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The Accounting Podcast

Blake Oliver & David Leary

The Accounting Podcast

Blake Oliver & David Leary

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.

Mar 26

Fake SOC 2 Reports as a Service & Games for Busy Season

Can AI really handle accounting and tax work—or is it just creating new ways to fake compliance? Blake and David dig into allegations of fraudulent SOC 2 reports, how taxpayers are actually using AI for tax prep, and why tools like Claude are creeping into...

Fake SOC 2 Reports as a Service & Games for Busy Season

Mar 26

Baby, Where The Hell Is My Audit?

Will AI actually take accountants’ jobs—or just change what their work looks like? Blake and David unpack the gap between AI hype and reality, from a LinkedIn challenge that found zero accountants replaced by AI to how firms like PwC and EY are shifting st...

Baby, Where The Hell Is My Audit?

Mar 09

Accounting for the U.S. Iran War

What do tariffs, war, AI agents, and a collapsed accounting startup have in common? This week, Blake and David connect the dots between rising economic pressure and rapid tech change. They break down the lopsided cost of drone warfare, small businesses get...

Accounting for the U.S. Iran War

Mar 03

The AI Agent That Can Do A Partnership Tax Return

Can an AI prep a partnership return on its own? Blake and David dig into Basis’s $100M unicorn claim, Intuit’s OpenAI/Anthropic tie-ups and Claude Cowork, and what it means for firms. They also cover how to capitalize on tariff refund lawsuits, the Senate’...

The AI Agent That Can Do A Partnership Tax Return

Feb 24

Tariff Refund Opportunity for Accountants & Taxpayers Don't Trust AI

SCOTUS just struck down Trump’s global tariffs—so who gets the $133B back, and how can firms capture advisory fees helping clients claim refunds? Blake and David unpack importer-of-record refunds, contingency-fee questions, and why “that’s pure profit.” Pl...

Tariff Refund Opportunity for Accountants & Taxpayers Don't Trust AI

Feb 16

The Best & Worst Firms in Accounting with Dom Piscopo

Which accounting firms really deliver sane hours and happy teams? Dom Piscopo (Big Four Transparency) reveals this year’s best—and worst—by job satisfaction and hours, including surprising outliers. Blake and David also unpack how AI startups are carving u...

The Best & Worst Firms in Accounting with Dom Piscopo

Feb 11

The Most Famous Accountant In The World Is A DJ

What happens when AI starts cutting audit bills? Blake and David unpack KPMG’s push for a 14% fee cut from Grant Thornton, Botkeeper’s shutdown versus Pilot’s “AI accountant,” and how agents like Claude are already doing real client work. You’ll hear why e...

The Most Famous Accountant In The World Is A DJ

Feb 04

AI Could Displace 50% of Entry-Level White-Collar Jobs

Could AI wipe out half of entry-level accounting roles? Blake and David recount a brazen “courier scam” on David’s porch to unpack how deepfakes and spoofed calls fuel today’s fraud (“less than 10% can tell AI video from real”). You’ll learn practical cont...

AI Could Displace 50% of Entry-Level White-Collar Jobs

Jan 26

Fiscal State of Nation Act & Solving for CPA Mobility with Lindsay Patterson

Are you accidentally breaking CPA rules across state lines? Guest Lindsay Patterson, CPA CIA breaks down the new mobility landscape after alternative licensure paths—and the surprising data firms must track to avoid fines, failed peer reviews, and redoing ...

Fiscal State of Nation Act & Solving for CPA Mobility with Lindsay Patterson

Jan 23

The CPA Workload Dilemma: Can We Do Better?

Carla McCall shares insights on the challenges faced by the accounting profession, including workload, work-life balance, and the AICPA's role. She addresses misconceptions about the responsibilities of the AICPA, discusses her firm's approach to managing ...

The CPA Workload Dilemma: Can We Do Better?

Jan 19

Trust In Accountants At Historic Low, the Fraudster Inside the SBA & IRS

Are we causing our own busy-season chaos? Blake and David break down a simple scheduling system that spreads tax work, trains clients, and slashes extensions. They debate Congress’s barcode bill vs. e-filing, unpack a poll showing GOP support for a million...

Trust In Accountants At Historic Low, the Fraudster Inside the SBA & IRS

Jan 14

Instead of Armed IRS Agents We Got Armed ICE Agents

Raids replaced audits, and guns replaced spreadsheets. Blake and David connect the dots from Minnesota's sprawling public-assistance fraud to a decade of IRS budget cuts and ICE crackdowns. You'll learn why enforcement shifted from prevention to raids, wha...

Instead of Armed IRS Agents We Got Armed ICE Agents

Jan 08

Can AI Replace “Thought Leaders”? A 2026 Reality Check

Think AI will free you from ‘mundane bookkeeping’ so you can do advisory? Blake and David say it’s the opposite. Hear how owners already use AI as a de facto CFO, why drafting narratives—not matching bank feeds—is the real win, what the ‘AI premium’ means ...

Can AI Replace “Thought Leaders”? A 2026 Reality Check

Jan 05

$95 Million Missing—and Still a Clean Audit?

How does $95 million go missing at a bank—and still get a clean audit? Blake and David unpack the Evolve Bank/Synapse meltdown, what auditors missed, and how SOC reports fall short. Plus: the penny shortage pushing cash rounding at the register, the shocki...

$95 Million Missing—and Still a Clean Audit?

2025/12/29

What Tax Pros Charge & the PE "Dumpster Fire"

Is private equity turning firms into a 'dumpster fire'? Blake and David unpack Accounting Today's survey showing partners are upbeat while staff are sour on PE. They hit Andersen's $176M IPO, why Big Four ties to Big Tech raise independence questions, and ...

What Tax Pros Charge & the PE "Dumpster Fire"

2025/12/22

The CPA Who Controls Epstein's Fortune

Chapters * (00:47) - Jeffrey Epstein's CPA and Lawyer * (03:10) - Wall Street Journal Article on Epstein's Associates * (05:58) - Discussion on Epstein's Financial Operations * (14:25) - Trump's Executive Order on Cannabis Businesses * (18:16) - Tax...

The CPA Who Controls Epstein's Fortune

2025/12/15

The IRS Agents Who Will Watch OnlyFans At Work

Will IRS agents have to watch OnlyFans to police the new “no tax on tips” deduction? Blake and David unpack the wild twist: a study showing that women-led audit teams deliver higher-quality work at lower fees, and why AI could finally kill the billable hou...

The IRS Agents Who Will Watch OnlyFans At Work

2025/12/08

Trump's Department of Education Says Accountants Aren't Professionals

Are accountants no longer “professionals”? We unpack the DOE proposal that could slash grad loan limits—and what AICPA/NASBA plans to do about it. Plus: Deloitte’s AI-made citations, EY’s audit turnaround, PwC’s end‑to‑end AI audit ambitions, and OpenAI’s ...

Trump's Department of Education Says Accountants Aren't Professionals

2025/11/28

What Americans Are Most Afraid of Discussing at Thanksgiving

Do money talks make your family squirm more than politics? In this Thanksgiving mailbag, Blake and David dig into a Bankrate survey on taboo money chats, the grim 2026 grad job market, and the maze of CPA experience sign-offs after NASBA’s program vanished...

What Americans Are Most Afraid of Discussing at Thanksgiving

2025/11/22

Intuit's $100m/yr OpenAI Deal & How Tech Companies Juice Profits

Blake breaks down how AI can help with cost segregation and explains why AI currently works best on tasks that take humans 2-5 minutes. Michael Burry is betting against AI companies, claiming they're manipulating earnings by stretching server depreciation ...

Intuit's $100m/yr OpenAI Deal & How Tech Companies Juice Profits