The Accounting Podcast

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Stories in this episode: Intuit CEO Brad Smith to Step Down — WSJ Brad Smith will step down as Intuit CEO at end of year — CNBC Sage Group shares plummet as Deutsche Bank downgrades software firm to 'sell' — Proactive Investors Thomson Reuters debuts cloud accounting app for small businesses — Accounting Today The one ASX company Bronte Capital thinks could be a $100b global tech giant — Australia...

Stories in this episode: Meet the 15-year-old who's the Microsoft Excel world champion (which is a real thing) — CNN Minding the expectation gap in a CAS engagement — Journal of Accountancy Subscribe:  Listen on iTunes Listen on Google Play

Stories in this episode Xero acquires Hubdoc — Accounting Today Welcoming Hubdoc to the Xero family — Xero Blog Subscribe:   Listen on iTunes Listen on Google Play

Learn more about Geni and what she’s up to at evenanerd.com and mentorplus.com (an organization that teaches accountants how to be better consultants to their clients).   Subscribe:  Listen on iTunes Listen on Google Play

Stories in this episode GAO: U2F Security Keys Could Protect Taxpayers — Tom's Hardware Gusto raises $140 million to go after small business payroll and benefits with more gusto — TechCrunch Xero acquires Hubdoc — Accounting Today Stampli raises $6.7M in Series A funding to streamline invoice management — TechCrunch Balancing “We” and “Me”: The Best Collaborative Spaces Also Support Solitude — Har...

Stories in this episode: NetSuite Outage Idles Finance Departments — CFO Google: Security Keys Neutralized Employee Phishing — Krebs on Security Human Resources Firm ComplyRight Breached — Krebs on Security Subscribe:  Listen on iTunes Listen on Google Play

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Stories in this episode: What is the cloud? Inside a secret Microsoft site that’s securing your data — Today Accounting software biz Intuit flogging bit barn to throw its lot in with AWS — The Register Bringing full-service payroll to customers in all 50 states — Xero Blog Certify acquires Abacus — Accounting Today Subscribe:  Listen on iTunes Listen on Google Play

Stories in this episode: Hey Mid-Market, Xero and Intuit are coming! — Digital First Subscribe:  Listen on iTunes Listen on Google Play

Stories in this episode: Hey Mid-Market, Xero and Intuit are coming! - Digital First Labor Costs Will Skyrocket Over the Next Decade - CFO.com Global Business Payment Is Becoming Much Easier - Bill.com Subscribe:  Listen on iTunes Listen on Google Play

Stories in this episode: Here's How The New Postcard-Sized 1040 Differs From Your Current Tax Return The New Tax Form Is Postcard-Size, but More Complicated Than Ever California Unanimously Passes Historic Privacy Bill California Passes Groundbreaking Consumer Data Privacy Law With Fines for Violations Analysis: The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 Subscribe:  Listen on iTunes Listen on Goo...

Questions asked in this episode:  Does the decision affect sales of services online across state borders in addition to goods? Are there any strategies businesses can use to avoid sales or quantity thresholds for collecting sales tax? Will we see an increase in states taxing services? What process or technology should we look at for tracking sales by jurisdiction? Is it even worth it to comply? Wi...

Stories in this episode: Last week’s IPO, Avalara, is today’s big winner in internet tax rally — Accounting Today — Shares in the sales tax management firm rose as much as 32 percent after Wednesday’s ruling, extending gains to more than double since its public debut last week.  Supreme Court rules that internet businesses must collect all state and local sales taxes — Los Angeles Times — Check ou...

Stories in this episode: IRS budgets $291M on technology for tax reform — Accounting Today — The Internal Revenue Service plans to spend close to $300 million to implement the new tax law, including approximately $20 million for an estimated 450 new forms, instructions and publications. Cloud Technology Advances the Accounting Profession: A Survey of Accounting and Finance Professionals — FloQast...

Stories in this episode: Aprio to acquire HPC — Accounting Today — Aprio LLP, a Top 100 Firm, has signed an agreement to acquire HPC , a cloud-based accounting firm that services its clients online. Top 10 Accounting Firm IT Survey Surprises — CPA Practice Advisor — An IT survey reports that more than half of midsize and large accounting firms (51%) have outsourced their entire IT infrastructure t...

Stories in this episode: The Indicator - Time Bandits [Podcast] - Take a listen to Planet Money’s new daily podcast. This episode features time tracking software and how some employers’ policies are potentially causing “wage theft” by shorting employees on their paid breaks and rounding down to the quarter hour increment. Business Insider - Slack's latest product update proves that vendor lock-in...

AutoEntry began life as OCREX, a tool for extracting transactions from paper bank statements. Not long after, the company expanded to extracting information from other types of documents, including receipts, purchase orders, and invoices. One thing that makes AutoEntry different than other document processing solutions is that it can extract full line item detail from documents, making it very pow...

Stories in this episode: Microsoft, Commonwealth Bank, KPMG partner for Wiise joint venture — ZDNet Wiise Guys: KPMG Teams Up with CBA Bank to Sell Microsoft Accounting Software — Digital First PayPal confirms that it is buying payments startup iZettle for $2.2B in an all-cash deal — TechCrunch Become EXCEL-lent: Excel Tips & Tricks for Accountants — FloQast Subscribe: Listen on iTunes/Apple P...

Mentioned in this episode: Buffett’s Berkshire Braces for ‘Wild’ Swings From New Accounting — Bloomberg Net Worth Composition By Levels Of Wealth: Build A Business Already — Financial Samurai The Wealthy Are Hoarding $10 Billion of Bitcoin in Bunkers — Bloomberg Episode 823: Planet Monet — Planet Money Subscribe: Listen on iTunes/Apple Podcasts Listen on Google Play

Stories mentioned in this episode:  The IRS really needs a new computer system — Accounting Today What Accountants On NetSuite Need To Know From SuiteWorld 2018 — FloQast Blog When Identity Thieves Hack Your Accountant — Krebs on Security A Robot Does the Impossible: Assembling an IKEA Chair Without Having a Meltdown — WIRED Subscribe:  Listen on iTunes/Apple Podcasts Listen on Google Play

Tom is a CPA. He is also the founder and managing director of mAccounting , an Indianapolis based CPA firm specializing in outsourced accounting, tax, and CFO services to small and mid-sized companies. In 2015, mAccounting was recognized as one of the most progressive accounting firms in the nation when it was selected as an Intuit “Firm of the Future”. Prior to launching mAccounting, Tom spent 14...

Discussed in this episode: Job disruption is quickly coming to accounting, too Subscribe: Listen on iTunes/Apple Podcasts Listen on Google Play

In this episode: PwC and Northern Trust launch blockchain audit KPMG offers IBM Watson-enabled accounting tools No Coffee Breaks Needed: Companies Add Software Robots to Workforce The Evolution of the One Firm Client Practice Why Artificial Intelligence is the Future of Accounting Subscribe: Listen on iTunes/Apple Podcasts Listen on Google Play

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