Off the Books

There are a ton of accounting memes out there, and Drew doesn’t understand them (or Harry Potter or Thanos, as it turns out). Steve breaks them down, and shares his own Avada Kedavra moment in accounting.

The crew gets schooled on the past, present, and future of XBRL—plus, what it means for reporting professionals, who uses that data, and how it’s pronounced (hint: it’s not “ex-err-bull”).

We check in with our European correspondent Conor O’Kelly for a look at what’s been happening in the world of accounting and finance overseas. Put a kettle of tea on and tune in!

Recently, an old third-party vendor of Nintendo was hacked, leaking valuable source data. Drew, Ernest, and Andy tune into the situation, and decode what that means to risk pros and technology fans. Warning: things get real nerdy, real quick.

It’s part two of our conversation with Professor Bill Dilla of Iowa State University! We’re talking about the future of accounting education, what those in the industry can learn from students, and more.

Grab your Trapper Keeper, we’re headed back to school! Professor Bill Dilla of Iowa State University gets us up to speed on the world of accounting higher education.

This episode’s on a different wave. Listen to a spooky tale based around a real-life accounting horror story shared by listeners.

The recent CARES Act includes provisions that delay the implementation of CECL. Yep, now the government’s involved with accounting standards. We dig in and find out what that means.

So the 2021 federal budget came out, and it calls for folding the PCAOB into the SEC. Say what? Join host Drew Deubner as he tries to make heads or tails of that, and asks risk and finance experts if this could ever really see the light of day.

In this episode Steve Soter, Camille Rudy, and Ernest Anunciacion discuss what a global pandemic means for accounting, finance, and audit. Drew herds the resident cats and gets his head around what it all means.