Blake Oliver & David Leary

The Accounting Podcast

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The Accounting Podcast (formerly the Cloud Accounting Podcast) is the world's #1 accounting, bookkeeping, and tax podcast! Join us weekly for a roundup of accounting news, analysis, and interviews. Plus, earn free NASBA-approved CPE credits for listening with the Earmark app. Learn more at https://earmarkcpe.com.

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Blake Oliver & David Leary

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#Xerocon San Diego: The Jamies of Hubdoc (acquired by Xero) 26.08.2019 20:38

Sponsors LivePlan: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/lpbootcamp Halon Tax: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/halontax TOA Global: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/toaglobal Show Notes 00:57 – Meet one of the Two Jamies - Jamie McDonald, Executive GM, Product, Accounting and Global Services at Xero 01:44 – Jamie M talks career, and his new promotion 02:45 – What’s ahead for Hubdoc? Jamie...

What price ethics? Auditors stand to lose earnings in exchange for integrity 19.08.2019 41:56

Sponsors BQE CORE - http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core Rewind.io - http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Show Notes 01:25 – Happy Birthday, Blake! 03:26 – David takes QuickBooks Online Accountant for a spin the real world 05:30 – The new titanium-flavored Apple Card – all hype, no substance? | ZDNet 07:45 – A few of QBOA’s underperforming features - the Accountants Apps Program and...

Dear AICPA! I Wrote Your Concession Letter 15.08.2019 50:50

Sponsors BQE CORE - http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core REWIND.io - http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Show Notes 01:38 – Welcome Ben Wann, CMA, CPA, and MBA to the show! 02:39 – Notable industry departures: Matt Rissell exits TSheets amidst some corporate remodeling | BoiseDev Jennifer Warawa parts ways with Sage and the accounting industry | Accounting Today Blake Oliver departs...

#Xerocon San Diego: LivePlan's Sabrina Parsons, CEO, and Kathy Gregory, Director of Strategic Development 13.08.2019 35:13

Sponsor LivePlan: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/lpbootcamp Show Notes 00:31 – A personal word of thanks to our sponsors 01:00 – Sabrina and Kathy define advisory from their perspective 03:05 – Finding the why - Asking the right questions to help build a strong advisory service 07:01 – Another model of combining bookkeeping and advisory - former guest, Kenji Kuramoto 10:22 – Worth repe...

Ransomware attacks continue! 10.08.2019 43:54

Sponsors BQE CORE: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core Show Notes 00:08 – Blake and David talk politics for a brief moment in time ... 00:47 – While Andrew Yang has a touch of bot-phobia, he's the only 2020 presidential candidate talking AI in any meaningful way. 01:24 – Yang's take on "reality TV" style elections |The Hill 02:04 – What it takes to hit the debate stage | NYTimes 04:34 – The...

#Xerocon San Diego: Shawn Kanungo, Disruption Strategist, Founder, and Keynote Speaker 06.08.2019 39:25

Sponsors Halon Tax: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/halontax TOA Global: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/toaglobal LivePlan: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveplan Shownotes 02:25 – Shawn explains the difference between a linear accountant and an exponential accountant 04:24 – Get stuff done! Embracing the gig economy with a Fiverr experiment 05:36 – Shawn shares some career backgro...

Is your QuickBooks secure in the cloud? Four hosting companies ransomwared 01.08.2019 54:20

Sponsors BQE CORE - http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core Rewind.io - http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Show Notes 02:23 – Blake and David recap the ongoing iNSYNQ ransomware debacle 03:07 – Official iNSYNQ ransomware update ( https://www.insynq.com/support/#status ) 04:00 – iNSYNQ feedback from unhappy Tweeters 05:12 – Homeland Security's October 2018 warning about possible ransomw...

SNH19: Mayumi Young, Social Innovator and Founder of CPA MOMS® 31.07.2019 21:48

Sponsors LivePlan: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveplan HalonTax: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/halontax TOA Global: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/toaglobal Show Notes 00:56 – Welcome to The Cloud Accounting Podcast 01:06 – David's at Scaling New Heights 01:38 – Mayumi talks about life before CPA MOMS® 03:13 – Why CPA MOMS® wants to be the “eHarmony” of the accounting world 0...

News Update with Marie Phillips, CPA and Jennie Taber, CPA at the Accounting & Finance Show LA 25.07.2019 35:08

This episode was recorded live at the Accounting & Finance Show LA at the Los Angeles Convention Center on July 24, 2019. Sponsor Accounting & Finance Show LA: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/accountingshowla Show Notes 02:31 — QuickBooks Cloud Hosting Firm iNSYNQ Hit in Ransomware Attack — Krebs on Security ( https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/07/quickbooks-cloud-hosting-firm-insynq-...

#Xerocon San Diego: Ben Richmond, VP of Business Growth at Xero 20.07.2019 18:39

Sponsors TOA Global: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/toaglobal LivePlan: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveplan Halon Tax: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/halontax Show Notes 1:20 - Ben’s view of advisory and where it fits in with compliance 4:36 - What is Ben’s biggest challenge in his role as VP of Business Growth in the Americas? 5:53 - The importance of book-to-tax workflow 8:23...

Why Amazon — and accounting firms — have no choice but to retrain their workers 16.07.2019 32:44

Sponsors FloQast: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/floqast AutoEntry: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/autoentry Show Notes 00:53 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast! 00:57 - Amazon’s Latest Experiment: Retraining Its Work Force | NYTimes ( https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/technology/amazon-workers-retraining-automation.html ) 05:23 - The end of the war for talent? | Accounting Toda...

SNH19: Jina Etienne, CPA, CGMA, takes a holistic approach to diversity 15.07.2019 18:48

Sponsors Halon Tax: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/halontax TOA Global: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/toaglobal LivePlan: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveplan Show Notes Coming soon! Get in Touch Thanks for listening! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, do us a favor and write a review on iTunes . Interested in s...

California requires bot disclosure, texting clients after hours, Walmart lays off hundreds of accountants, and more 13.07.2019 30:08

Sponsors FloQast: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/floqast AutoEntry: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/autoentry Show Notes 00:53 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast! 04:34 - A California law now means chatbots have to disclose they’re not human | Quart 07:21 - 73% Think It's OK to Text Clients After Business Hours | SmallBizTrends 10:28 - Layoff Watch ’19: Walmart Accountants and Fina...

AICPA ENGAGE: Jason Deshayes, Accounting Advisory leader at Elliott Davis 10.07.2019 15:48

Sponsor FloQast: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/floqast Show Notes Coming Soon! Get in Touch Thanks for listening! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, do us a favor and write a review on iTunes . Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus . Subscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctp...

AICPA ENGAGE: Liz Mason, Byron Patrick, & Rachel Fisch 08.07.2019 31:01

Sponsor FloQast: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/floqast Show Notes 00:53 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast 01:16 - We're at AICPA ENGAGE 2019 02:09 - What are the top threats facing the accounting profession? 04:53 - If I'm not doing audit, why would I go to the trouble of being a CPA firm these days? 06:07 - What's going on with the CPA in Canada 09:22 - Over the last 8 years, CPA hi...

SNH19: Desktop Accounting Podcast 07.07.2019 10:38

Sponsors Halon Tax: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/halontax TOA Global: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/toaglobal LivePlan: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveplan Show Notes 00:53 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast ! 01:27 - What are you looking forward to the most at Scaling New Heights ? 02:40 - How is the balance between desktop and cloud at the conference? 04:05 - What do...

Accounting Salon Interviews: Nayo Carter-Gray of 1st Step Accounting 03.07.2019 18:52

Sponsor Elefant: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/elefant Show Notes Coming Soon! Connect with Nayo Carter-Gray Follow Nayo Carter-Gray and 1st Step Accounting on Instagram. Get in Touch Thanks for listening! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, do us a favor and write a review on iTunes. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Account...

Your Post-Spring Conference Season News Roundup 01.07.2019 58:30

Sponsors FloQast: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/floqast AutoEntry: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/autoentry Show Notes 00:58 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast! 01:45 - We got more reviews! Click here to leave a review on iTunes . 07:23 - Scaling New Heights 2020 will be in St. Louis 08:00 - Xero is launching apps.xero.com as the new Xero Marketplace 08:56 - Make the move from ‘t...

#Xerocon: Tony Ward, President of the Americas at Xero 30.06.2019 18:01

Sponsors Halon Tax: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/halontax TOA Global: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/toaglobal LivePlan: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveplan Show Notes 00:53 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast! 01:49 - What made you want to join Xero? 02:38 - Tony's background in software 02:55 - How do you respond to the observation that another non-American is taking o...

SNH19: Rich Preece of Intuit talks QuickBooks Live and how customer demand is driving industry transformation 27.06.2019 27:26

Sponsors Halon Tax: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/halontax TOA Global: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/toaglobal LivePlan: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveplan Show Notes Coming Soon! Get in Touch Thanks for listening! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, do us a favor and write a review on iTunes . Interested in sp...

#Xerocon San Diego: Xero and Stripe Join Forces 21.06.2019 22:49

Sponsors Halon Tax: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/halontax TOA Global: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/toaglobal LivePlan: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveplan Show Notes 00:58 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast! 01:40 - David observes folks are starting to get upset with “fetching” because it’s becoming an uncontrolled process … “it’s easier to build a stable process to g...

SNH19: Right Networks Challenges QuickBooks Online 19.06.2019 15:03

Sponsors Halon Tax: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/halontax TOA Global: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/toaglobal LivePlan: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveplan Show Notes 00:58 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast! 02:08 - Woodard Network is rebranded to Woodard Alliance 02:55 - Right Networks turns QuickBooks Desktop to 'Always On' | Accounting Today 06:45 - David's observa...

Is the CPA Worth it in 2019, 2020, 2021…? Also, H&R Block Acquires Wave and Xero Appoints Jamie McDonald to Lead Accounting & Global Services 17.06.2019 48:09

Sponsor Xero: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/joinxero Show Notes 3:36 — AICPA to Oversee New Internet Domain for CPAs | AICPA 7:36 — Given the change in the profession, what's the value of the CPA license in 2019 and beyond? 8:42 — A listener asks if the CPA is worth it. Blake responds. 11:36 — CPA numbers have stagnated according to NASBA data 12:56 — How much is the CPA Exam worth in 2019?...

Interview and Demo of CORE with BQE Software CEO Shafat Qazi on Facebook Live 16.06.2019 59:53

Sponsor BQE Software: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/core Show Notes Click here to download the slides from the Facebook Live event. 00:58 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast! 02:04 - Background on Shafat Qazi and BQE Software 13:11 - Background on BQE Core 25:25 - Live demo of BQE Core 34:31 - Demo of BQE Business Intelligence 44:23 - Demo of Core Intelligence 56:21 - Visit BQE and see...

AICPA ENGAGE: Megan Lewczyk, CPA & Ryan Lazanis, CPA, CA 14.06.2019 36:39

Sponsor FloQast: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/floqast Show Notes This episode is sponsored by FloQast . Closing the books is a manual, error-prone, and time-consuming process. There has to be a better way than Outlook emails, Excel checklists, and endless status update meetings. FloQast was built by accountants for accountants to help them close faster and more accurately. The bottom line:...