

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.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Mar 10, 2021 • 52min
AICPA Calls For SBA To Change Unfair PPP Guidance
SponsorsOdoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odooRelay Financial: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/relayMarginDriver: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/margindriverShow Notes2:30 - Cryptocurrency Buys Are Not Reportable To The IRShttps://www.cointracker.io/blog/cryptocurrency-buys-are-not-reportable-to-the-irs 7:29 - What’s in the $1.9T stimulus bill passed by the Senatehttps://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/whats-in-the-1-9t-stimulus-bill-passed-by-the-senate 13:47 - AICPA calls on SBA to change 'unfair' PPP guidance, deadlinehttps://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/mar/aicpa-calls-on-sba-to-change-unfair-ppp-guidance-deadline.html 16:05 - AICPA urges delay in tax deadline until June 15https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aicpa-urges-delay-in-tax-deadline-until-june-15 19:42 - FreshBooks, Salt Edge Team On Open Banking Techhttps://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/freshbooks-teams-with-salt-edge-smb-open-banking-tech/ 20:22 - QuickBooks launches all-new Business Account https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/quickbooks-launches-a-new-business-account-powered-by-fintech-modulr 20:36 - QuickBooks gets all Modulr with new business accounts https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2021/03/03/quickbooks-gets-all-modulr-with-new-business-accounts/ 21:44 - Xero to buy Plandayhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/xero-to-buy-planday 25:33 – Why we’re securing your account with Multi-Factor Authenticationhttps://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/introducing-xero-verify/ Xero – Further Reading https://www.planday.com/ Xero to acquire Planday to simplify workforce management and compliance https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/xero-to-acquire-planday/ Xero steps into workforce management space with $285m dealhttps://www.smh.com.au/business/small-business/xero-steps-into-workforce-management-space-with-285m-deal-20210304-p577s8.html Xero buys Planday: Accounting software firms biggest ever deal creates four growth optionshttps://www.afr.com/chanticleer/xero-s-biggest-ever-deal-creates-four-growth-options-20210304-p577q6 What our new multi-factor authentication process means for Aussie customers https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/mfa-what-it-means-for-au-customers/ A message from Anna Curzon: What the Planday acquisition means for you https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/what-the-planday-acquisition-means-for-you/ 28:06 - Countingup closes £9.1M for its business current account with built-in accounting features https://techcrunch.com/2021/03/04/countingup-series-a/ 29:33 - Square acquires majority of Tidal, Jay-Z’s streaming service, in $297 million deal.https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/business/media/tidal-square-jay-z-dorsey.html 34:42 - The Robots Are Coming for Phil in Accounting - The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/06/business/the-robots-are-coming-for-phil-in-accounting.html 42:37 - Burger Restaurant Renames Menu So You Can Expense Itemshttps://www.ladbible.com/news/food-burger-restaurant-renames-menu-so-you-can-expense-items-20210221 43:54 - Indoor marijuana grower keeps strict schedule to maximize output, avoid bottleneckshttps://mjbizdaily.com/indoor-marijuana-grower-schedule-maximizes-output-and-avoids-bottlenecks/Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram! You can now call us and leave a voicemail, maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store:

Mar 3, 2021 • 1h 2min
#Accountant Is Not What You Think It Is On TikTok
SponsorsRewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewindBooksTime: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/bookstimeOdoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odooShow Notes02:30 – Blake’s take on craptastic TikTok tax advicehttps://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/213 03:08 - How the word 'accountant' became synonymous with sex workers, strippers, and OnlyFans creators on TikTokhttps://www.insider.com/what-is-a-tiktok-accountant-meaning-meme-2021-2 04:38 – Rocky Paterra – I’m an Accountant https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNLNHzjeSd8 09:58 - TransferWise Rebrands To Wise https://www.pymnts.com/news/cross-border-commerce/cross-border-payments/2021/transferwise-rebrands-to-wise/ 10:25 - Receipt Bank is Now Dexthttps://www.accountingweb.com/technology/accounting-software-news/receipt-bank-is-now-dext 11:07 - Welcome to Dext - Dexthttps://dext.com/us/blog/welcome-to-dext Dext Product FAQs – Dext https://help.receipt-bank.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017865657-Dext-Product-FAQs 14:47 - White House will give small firms two-week exclusive PPP accesshttps://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/white-house-will-give-small-firms-two-week-exclusive-ppp-access 16:07 - Fraud Checks and Errors Slow Small-Business Relief Loanshttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/22/business/paycheck-protection-program-small-business-coronavirus.html?referringSource=articleShare 17:58 - Which States Are Taxing Forgiven PPP Loans?https://taxfoundation.org/state-tax-forgiven-ppp-loans/ 20:42 - Federal Reserve Financial-Services Systems Disrupted for Hourhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-reserve-reports-several-business-lines-disrupted-by-operational-error-11614194912Rare Outage Takes Fed Payment Systems Offline https://www.cfo.com/credit/2021/02/rare-outage-takes-fed-payment-systems-offline/ 21:30 - Yellen sounds warning about 'extremely inefficient' bitcoinhttps://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/22/yellen-sounds-warning-about-extremely-inefficient-bitcoin.html 21:59 – CAP Crypto Update episode https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/bonus214 23:33 - Bitcoin’s Value Is All in the Eye of the ‘Bithodler’https://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoins-value-is-all-in-the-eye-of-the-bithodler-11613826002 25:03 - Companies investing in crypto may be in for a rude accounting surprise https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/companies-investing-in-crypto-may-be-in-for-a-rude-accounting-surprise 27:53 - Intuit's Q2 revenue declines due to later tax season https://www.zdnet.com/article/intuits-q2-revenue-declines-due-to-later-tax-season/ 28:21 - Square Doubles Down On Bitcoin; Posts Solid Q4https://www.pymnts.com/earnings/2021/square-doubles-down-on-bitcoin-generates-1-7-billion-in-crypto-revenue/ 29:06 - More than half of Square’s revenue now comes from bitcoin tradinghttps://www.paymentssource.com/news/more-than-half-of-squares-revenue-now-comes-from-bitcoin-trading 33:03 - What’s new in QuickBooks Online – February 2021https://quickbooks.intuit.com/blog/whats-new/whats-new-in-quickbooks-online-february-2021/ 35:26 - Help grow your small business with Venmo: Business profiles are officially available for all sellers http://blog.venmo.com/hf2t3h4x98p5e13z82pl8j66ngcmry/2021/2/24/help-grow-your-small-business-with-venmo-business-profiles-are-officially-available-for-all-sellers 38:02 - Latest product news – March 2021https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/latest-product-news-march-2021/ 40:12 - New & Improved in FreshBooks: Accounts Payable Aging Report, Credits, and Morehttps://www.freshbooks.com/blog/product-updates-february-2021 41:35 - ADP Launches 'Roll™ by ADP®' Mobile App, a Completely Reimagined Way for Small Businesses to Do Payrollhttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/adp-launches-roll-by-adp-mobile-app-a-completely-reimagined-way-for-small-businesses-to-do-payroll-301235154.html 45:35 - Affirm Launching Buy Now, Pay Later Debit Card

Feb 25, 2021 • 1h 4min
Bad App Causes $900 Million Bill Pay Blunder
SponsorsDext: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/dextOdoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odooRelay Financial: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/relayShow Notes1:50 – David got bitten by the Bitcoin bug! 6:25 - Tax season off to a slow start, lawmakers complain to IRShttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/tax-season-off-to-a-slow-start-lawmakers-complain-to-irs 8:19 – Is an end to the pandemic in sight? 12:27 - Take control of your calendar this busy seasonhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/take-control-of-your-calendar-this-busy-season 14:58 - Democrat bills would help the IRS go after wealthy, corporationshttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/democrats-introduce-bills-to-increase-taxes-on-wealthy-and-corporations 22:00 - Screenshot of the Horrific UI Design That Led Citigroup to Accidentally Send $893 Million https://www.core77.com/posts/105540/Screenshot-of-the-Horrific-UI-Design-That-Led-Citigroup-to-Accidentally-Send-893-Million What can we learn from Citi's $900 million mistake? - DEV Communityhttps://dev.to/feileacan/what-can-we-learn-from-citi-s-900-million-mistake-3p0j 29:20 - Sales-Hiding Software Outsmarts U.S. Tax Collectors (Podcast)https://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/sales-hiding-software-outsmarts-u-s-tax-collectors-podcast 35:20 - Don’t Get Zapped: Enforcement against Businesses That Use Sales Suppression Software Is on the Upswinghttps://www.blankrome.com/publications/dont-get-zapped-enforcement-against-businesses-use-sales-suppression-software-upswing 37:33 - Most Restaurants Couldn’t Pay December’s Renthttps://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2021/survey-says-most-nyc-restaurants-couldnt-pay-december-rent/ 39:28 - 32% of Small Businesses Have a Month or Less in Cash Reserveshttps://smallbiztrends.com/2021/02/alignable-small-business-cash-reserves-report-covid-recovery.html 43:01 - SURVEY: If Only We Had Time For…https://cpatrendlines.com/2021/02/18/survey-if-only-we-had-time-for/ 46:38 - Robinhood Fails to Meet Deadline to Give Customers Tax Formshttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-17/robinhood-misses-irs-deadline-to-give-customers-their-tax-forms 48:40 - Brex applies for bank charter, taps former Silicon Valley Bank exec as CEO of Brex Bank https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/19/brex-applies-for-bank-charter-taps-former-silicon-valley-bank-exec-as-ceo-of-brex-bank/ 49:12 - Iwoca Integrates With Xero For Pay Later Optionhttps://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/iwoca-integrates-with-xero-for-smb-pay-later-option/ 50:35 - PayPal Wants To Become The Banking World's Next 'Super App'https://thefinancialbrand.com/107787/paypal-venmo-banking-super-mobile-app-payments/ 54:14 - PayPal - Pay touch-free with a QR codehttps://www.paypal.com/us/webapps/mpp/qrcode 54:16 - Revolut Business Introduces QR Codes For Paymentshttps://www.pymnts.com/news/payment-methods/2021/revolut-business-introduces-qr-codes-for-payments/ 55:41 – We’ve got VOICEMAIL! Thank you, Giuseppe for sharing your struggles with QuickBooks Cash! 59:37 - Shopify Smashes Estimates With Q4 Resultshttps://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2021/shopify-q4-results-smash-estimates-growth-could-slow-post-covid/ 59:54 - Why Amazon Snapped Up Selzhttps://www.pymnts.com/amazon-acquisitions/2021/why-amazon-snapped-up-selz/ 60:12 - Exciting News! DEAR Systems and Orderhive have joined Cin7 https://www.cin7.com/blog/cin7/exciting-news-dear-systems-and-orderhive-have-joined-cin7/https://www.orderhive.com/orderhive-has-joined-cin7Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram! You can now call us and leave a voicemail, maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: ...

Feb 19, 2021 • 1h 6min
Deloitte Canada Gives Up On CAS
SponsorsBQE CORE: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/coreBookkeep: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/bookkeepBooksTime: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/bookstimeShow Notes1:00 - Welcome back, Rachel Fisch! 2:40 - MNP to acquire subset of Deloitte business to expand footprint in select locations across Canadahttps://www2.deloitte.com/ca/en/pages/press-releases/articles/mnp-acquires-subset-of-deloitte-business.html 9:31 – Episode 49 Discussion about KPMG back in December of 2018https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/49 14:49 - EY U.S. Chair Kelly Grier Is Super Excited About EY’s Super Bowl Ad, You Guyshttps://www.goingconcern.com/ey-u-s-chair-kelly-grier-is-super-excited-about-eys-super-bowl-ad-you-guys/ 15:15 – Take a listen to EY’s Super Bowl Ad 16:00 - Same year that EY elected to forgo performance based raises, it’s getting a super bowl commercial.https://www.reddit.com/r/Accounting/comments/ldxyha/same_year_that_ey_elected_to_forgo_performance/ 18:07 - Verizon, Deloitte Unveil 5G Retail Platformhttps://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2021/verizon-deloitte-unveil-seismic-5g-powered-retail-productivity-and-efficiency-platform/ 21:46 – More about Elon Musk’s Starlink https://www.starlink.com/ 23:09 - Tax forms help reveal extent of unemployment fraud in UShttps://apnews.com/article/tax-forms-reveals-unemployment-fraud-d79070609d6f7eedc8a03b5e37b17506 27:11 - SBA works to fix PPP loan bottleneckshttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/sba-works-to-fix-ppp-loan-bottlenecks 28:31 - Loan System Bugs Holding Up PPP Loans: AICPAhttps://www.cfo.com/credit/2021/02/loan-system-bugs-holding-up-ppp-loans-aicpa/ 30:13 - IRS warns of e-file identity theft scamhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-warns-of-e-file-identity-theft-scam 32:40 - TSheets is Becoming QuickBooks Time https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/general-ledger/tsheets-is-becoming-quickbooks-time/ 34:02 - Cleareye.ai and Microsoft partner on PPP loan forgiveness platformhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/cleareye-ai-and-microsoft-partner-on-ppp-loan-forgiveness-platform 35:19 - Former WageWorks CFO, CEO Settle Accounting Casehttps://www.cfo.com/legal/2021/02/former-wageworks-execs-settle-accounting-case/ 36:16 - Rippling Launches Time & Attendance Toolhttps://www.accountingweb.com/technology/accounting-software-news/rippling-launches-time-attendance-tool 38:20 - Zapier announces 3,000+ apps and brings automation inside partner productshttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/zapier-announces-3-000-apps-140800817.html 39:34 - The 7 best online whiteboards in 2021https://zapier.com/blog/best-online-whiteboard 42:42 - PayZen Nets $5M For Hospital Payment Platformhttps://www.pymnts.com/healthcare/2021/payzen-nets-5m-funding-for-hospital-payment-platform/ 44:12 - Credit Karma Integrates Account With TurboTaxhttps://www.pymnts.com/consumer-finance/2021/credit-karma-integrates-spend-account-with-turbotax-in-first-post-acquisition-move/ 45:17 - Another Remote-Work Year Looms as Office-Reopening Plans Are Delayedhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/another-remote-work-year-looms-as-office-reopening-plans-are-delayed-11613039402 49:27 - Salesforce says work from home is here to stayhttps://finance.yahoo.com/video/salesforce-says-home-stay-155726928.html 51:17 - Virtual accounting: How to succeed remotelyhttps://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/feb/virtual-accounting-remote-success.html 52:59 - Luckin Coffee files for bankruptcy after accounting scandalhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/luckin-coffee-files-for-bankruptcy-after-accounting-scandal 53:36 - German Markets Watchdog Chief Fired Over Wirecard Scandalhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/german-markets-watchdog-chief-fired-over-wirecard-scandal-11611943958 54:17 – Stay tuned for more info on Rachel’s Accounting and Finance Tech Club events on Clubhouse (app)! Get in Touch with Rachel! Twitter: https://twitter.com/fischbooksLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachelfisch/Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you lik...

Feb 17, 2021 • 43min
Crypto Update with Shehan Chandrasekera & Dr. Sean Stein Smith
GuestsShehan Chandrasekera, CPAhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/shehanc/CPA Practice Advisor 40 Under 40 honoreeHead of Strategy for Tax at CoinTrackerDr. Sean Stein Smith, CPAhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sean-stein-smith-dba-cpa-63307444/Assistant Professor at Lehman College (CUNY)Founder at Company NameInstitute for Blockchain & Cryptoasset ResearchShow Notes2:55 - Bitcoin to Come to America’s Oldest Bank, BNY Mellonhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/bitcoin-to-come-to-america-s-oldest-bank-bny-mellon-11613044810 4:49 - Tesla Buys $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin: What Could Possibly Go Wrong?https://www.wsj.com/articles/tesla-and-bitcoin-what-could-possibly-go-wrong-11612797620 5:47 - What Do Bitcoin and Tulip Mania Have in Common?https://interestingengineering.com/what-do-bitcoin-and-tulip-mania-have-in-common 5:50 - The underlying value of cryptocurrency 7:00 - Store of value, or more? 8:18 - Exiting Robinhood Could Create A Tax Nightmare For Crypto Usershttps://www.forbes.com/sites/shehanchandrasekera/2021/01/28/exiting-robinhood-could-create-a-tax-nightmare-for-crypto-users/?sh=7a02ea1b4ad611:07 - Five taxable events regarding crypto 14:42 - Four types of cryptocurrency holders in the U.S.16:18 - If your clients hold crypto, what risks do you face, as an accountant, or tax preparer? 21:39 - Asking About Crypto on An Organizer? It's Not Enoughhttps://www.boomer.com/post/asking-about-crypto-on-an-organizer-it-s-not-enough?vgo_ee=76sfxqcZn66PFl4np71OpQ%3D%3DBy Gary Boomer 22:00 - Is Bitcoin a bubble? 33:27 - What does the future hold for Bitcoin? 38:53 - What are the business use cases for blockchain? 41:10 - Smart contracts in the blockchain Additional Crypto Reading: Mastercard to Support Some Cryptocurrencies on Its Networkhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/mastercard-to-support-some-cryptocurrencies-on-its-network-11613004823?mod=article_inline Intent On Ban, India To Give Transition Time To Crypto Investors https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/intent-on-ban-india-to-give-transition-time-to-crypto-investors-bq-exclusive As Bitcoin Soars Toward $50,000, Data Reveals Tesla Billionaire Elon Musk Triggered A $1.2 Billion Price Short-Squeezehttps://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2021/02/12/as-bitcoin-soars-toward-50000-data-reveals-tesla-billionaire-elon-musk-triggered-a-12-billion-bitcoin-price-short-squeeze/?sh=98368a2219ed Bitcoin Is an Incredibly Dirty Businesshttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-26/is-bitcoin-mining-worth-the-environmental-cost Bitcoin's wild ride renews worries about its massive carbon footprinthttps://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/05/bitcoin-btc-surge-renews-worries-about-its-massive-carbon-footprint.htmlWhat is dogecoin? Elon Musk has sent the meme cryptocurrency soaringhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/what-is-dogecoin-the-meme-cryptocurrency-elon-musk-has-sent-soaring-170244933.htmlGet in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram! You can now call us and leave a voicemail, maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsPodchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaserSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/OvercastClassifiedsGo here to create your classified ad: https://cloudacctpod.link/RunClassifiedAd Want to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Why not let the listeners of The Cloud Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad? Hit the show notes for the link to get more info and be sure to check out our special stimulus pricing of four episodes for just $100. Full Transcript Available Upon Request - ...

Feb 15, 2021 • 15min
Ed Kless on the Pandemic's Impact on Remote Work in Accounting
Meet Ed KlessLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/edkless/Twitter - https://twitter.com/edklessSage - https://www.sage.com/en-us/blog/author/ed-kless/Sage Thought Leadership Podcast – https://sagethoughtleadership.comThe Soul of Enterprise – http://thesoulofenterprise.com/Show NotesAnother Remote-Work Year Looms as Office-Reopening Plans Are Delayedhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/another-remote-work-year-looms-as-office-reopening-plans-are-delayed-11613039402Learn more about the Sage Accountants Networkhttps://www.sage.com/en-us/accountants/products/sage-accountants-network/Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram! You can now call us and leave a voicemail, maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsPodchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaserSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/OvercastClassifiedsGo here to create your classified ad: https://cloudacctpod.link/RunClassifiedAd Want to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Why not let the listeners of The Cloud Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad? Hit the show notes for the link to get more info and be sure to check out our special stimulus pricing of four episodes for just $100. Full Transcript Available Upon Request - info@cloudaccountingpodcast.com

Feb 10, 2021 • 59min
Terrible TikTok Tax Advice
SponsorsQuickFee: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/quickfeePractice Ignition: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/piOdoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odooShow Notes1:30 - Terrible financial advice is going viral on TikTokhttps://www.vox.com/the-goods/22229551/tiktok-personal-finance-day-trading-tesla-scam1:44 - TikTok Compilation Life Hack A Piece Of Information You Learned That feels Illegal to Know MashUpshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An3zt1xE6bA2:20 - Question: https://youtu.be/An3zt1xE6bA?t=163:40 - Start a church: https://youtu.be/An3zt1xE6bA?t=714:25 - S corp: https://youtu.be/An3zt1xE6bA?t=979:44 - Closing the Diversity Gap - Strategic Financehttps://sfmagazine.com/post-entry/february-2021-closing-the-diversity-gap/11:28 - Diverse talent leaving accounting jobs due to 'lack of inclusion'https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/diverse-talent-leaving-accounting-jobs-due-to-lack-of-inclusion13:00 - Accounting profession marks centennial of first Black CPA with new diversity campaignhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/accounting-profession-marks-centennial-of-first-black-cpa-with-new-diversity-campaign13:20 - Here's Another Reminder That Accounting Firms Used to Be Pretty Racist Back In the Dayhttps://www.goingconcern.com/heres-another-reminder-that-accounting-firms-used-to-be-pretty-racist-back-in-the-day/14:00 - BlackCPAcentennial https://www.icpas.org/BlackCPAcentennial15:47 - What Auditors Know about Amazon Product Ratingshttps://cpatrendlines.com/2021/02/05/what-auditors-know-about-amazon-product-ratings/The Paper: Audit Leadership Diversity and Audit Qualityhttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/7047321:16 - TSheets is Becoming QuickBooks Time https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/general-ledger/tsheets-is-becoming-quickbooks-time/Introducing QuickBooks Time: It’s TSheets … with a new namehttps://quickbooks.intuit.com/blog/news/introducing-quickbooks-time-its-tsheets-with-a-new-name/22:01 - QuickBooks Online Accountants Getting Upgrade https://www.accountingweb.com/technology/accounting-software-news/quickbooks-online-accountants-getting-upgrade23:54 - Intuit - Changes to QuickBooks Online Payments Bank Transfer (ACH) Deposit Speed & Pricinghttps://intuit.me/3tSGicC26:06 - Small Business Bank Account & Debit Card - QuickBooks Cash https://quickbooks.intuit.com/payments/business-bank-account/27:37 - CAP Listener, Todd Plager, weighs in on QuickBooks Cash30:00 - Intuit Acquires OneSaas https://www.intuit.com/blog/investors/intuit-acquires-onesaas/32:21 - Okta: Best-of-Breed Apps Are Still Winning https://www.saastr.com/okta-best-of-breed-apps-are-still-winning/34:24 - Xero: Latest product news – February 2021https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/02/latest-product-news-february-2021/38:02 - Here's Why This Fintech Stock Is Skyrocketing on Fridayhttps://www.fool.com/investing/2021/02/05/heres-why-this-fintech-stock-is-skyrocketing-on-fr/42:06 - Cloud AP/AR company Lockstep closes $10M in Series A fundinghttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/cloud-accounting-company-lockstep-closes-10m-in-series-a-funding42:41 - Whistleblowing soars to record with Americans working from homehttps://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/whistleblowing-soars-to-record-with-americans-working-from-home43:45 - Microsoft CEO Nadella Bets Businesses Are Ready to Spend Big on Employee Softwarehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-ceo-nadella-bets-businesses-are-ready-to-spend-big-on-employee-software-11612447214Microsoft Vivahttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-viva45:46 - Deloitte in hot water in China after an employee makes a PPT exposing alleged accounting violations https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202102/1215067.shtmlDeloitte Whistleblower Alleges Auditing Violations in Chinahttps://www.caixinglobal.com/2021-02-06/deloitte-whistleblower-alleges-auditing-violations-in-china-101661171.html49:20 - CDC paid Deloitte $44 million for faulty vaccine appointment system https://www.businessinsider.com/cdc-deloitte-flawed-coronavirus-vaccine-appointment-system-2021-253:21 - We've got VOICEMAIL! Thank you, Sean Birdsell! 55:18 - Taxpayers need clarity on coordination of ERC and PPP loanshttps://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/jan/ppp-loan-employee-retention-credit-erc-taxpayers-need-clarity.htmlGet in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet

Feb 3, 2021 • 1h
Sage Outage Leads To Threats Of Violence
SponsorsOdoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odooQuickFee: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/quickfeeRelay Financial: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/relayShow Notes01:08 - GameStop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GameStop 01:31 - Can’t Stop GameStophttps://www.npr.org/2021/01/25/960454567/cant-stop-gamestop 03:38 - This is how Wall Street thinks the Reddit-fueled GameStop trade unravelshttps://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/28/this-is-how-wall-street-thinks-the-reddit-fueled-gamestop-trade-unravels-.html 05:27 - Robinhood Raises $1B Amid GameStop Firestormhttps://www.cfo.com/credit/2021/01/robinhood-draws-1b-from-credit-line-amid-gamestop-firestorm 07:01 - For GameStop day traders, the moment they've dreamed abouthttps://apnews.com/article/us-news-health-coronavirus-pandemic-financial-markets-financial-crisis-834f2dd17cbbc5222e2fc4be3f41ab42 09:47 - The CAP-GameStop Connection? 13:18 - Sage customers are losing their minds – and could face SARS trouble – after outageshttps://www.businessinsider.co.za/on-sars-deadline-day-sage-systems-go-down-again-and-clients-are-going-crazy-2021-1 14:17 - A South African CAP Listener weighs in on the Sage Debacle. Thank you! 17:55 - We've got eMAIL - on PPP guilt, and Quicken! Thank you, Anonymous Listener! 20:44 - Melio raises $110M on a $1.3B valuation to bring B2B payments for SMBs into the 21st centuryhttps://techcrunch.com/2021/01/25/melio-raises-110m-on-a-1-3b-valuation-to-bring-b2b-payments-for-smbs-into-the-21st-century/ 21:01 - Melio hits $1.3bn valuationhttps://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/37337/melio-hits-13bn-valuation 22:27 - Expensify adds Enhanced Invoicing And Bill Pay to its Preaccounting Platform https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/vendor-news/expensify-adds-enhanced-invoicing-and-bill-pay-to-its-preacc/ Expensify Rounds Out Its Preaccounting Platform With Enhanced Invoicing And Bill Payhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210125005260/en/Expensify-Rounds-Out-Its-Preaccounting-Platform-With-Enhanced-Invoicing-And-Bill-Pay 27:05 - FLEETCOR Acquires Cloud Software Platform Provider of B2B Online Bill Paymenthttps://www.fleetcor.com/news/fleetcor-acquires-cloud-software-platform-provider-of-b2b-online-bill-payment/ Additional Reading on Roger: Roger Has Been Acquired by FLEETCORhttps://www.accountingweb.com/technology/accounting-software-news/roger-has-been-acquired-by-fleetcor Roger Blog | Roger acquired by FLEETCOR, a leading global business payments companyhttps://www.roger.ai/post/roger-acquired-by-fleetcor 27:51 - Pilot Raises $60M To Help SMBs Modernize Financeshttps://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/pilot-raises-60-million-dollars-help-smbs-modernize-finances/ 28:16 - Pilot Closes $60M Series C from Sequoia: What Comes Nexthttps://pilot.com/blog/pilot-closes-60m-series-c-from-sequoia-what-comes-next 32:24 - Check Launches With $35M To Streamline Payrollhttps://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/check-launches-with-35-million-streamline-payroll/ 33:27 - Plaid Unveils Deposit Switchhttps://www.pymnts.com/news/banking/2021/plaid-unveils-deposit-switch-to-digitize-account-funding/ 34:47 - DailyPay Launches CYCLE To Disburse Paymentshttps://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/dailypay-launches-cycle-disburse-off-cycle-payments/ 38:55 PPP loan application within QuickBooks Capital now availablehttps://quickbooks.intuit.com/blog/news/ppp-loan-application-within-quickbooks-capital-now-available/ 39:43 - What’s new in QuickBooks Online: January 2021https://quickbooks.intuit.com/blog/whats-new/whats-new-in-quickbooks-online-january-2021/ 41:51 - TaxJar goes to bat for customers in Tennesseehttps://blog.taxjar.com/taxjar-goes-to-bat-for-customers-in-tennessee/ 43:56 - TaxAct and TaxDome pair to create end-to-end tax managementhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/taxact-and-taxdome-pair-to-create-end-to-end-tax-management 44:53 - Tax filing season to start Feb. 12, IRS announceshttps://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/jan/tax-return-filing-season-starts-feb-12-2021.html 45:08 - IRS chief: Agency is 'current' on mail as start of filing season approacheshttps://thehill.com/policy/fin...

Jan 28, 2021 • 51min
Proof That Accountants Are More Productive Working From Home
SponsorsRewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewindPractice Ignition: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/piBookkeep: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/bookkeepShow Notes01:10 - Sage cloud accounting offline for entire week as SMMEs wait to file returnshttps://citizen.co.za/business/business-news/2424489/sage-cloud-accounting-offline-for-entire-week-as-smmes-wait-to-file-return02:02 - Sage South Africa on Twitter: "📢We’re really sorry that our customers are still experiencing problems with Sage Business Cloud Accounting. We understand this is causing serious disruption to our customers’ business and we are working round the clock, with our partners, to restore the service." https://twitter.com/SageGroupZA/status/135215756634481459204:11 - WE'VE GOT VOICEMAIL! Thank you, Mary Going! 06:29 - WFH In 2021? Get Ready For Those Remote Salary Adjustmentshttps://www.goingconcern.com/wfh-in-2021-get-ready-for-those-remote-salary-adjustments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wfh-in-2021-get-ready-for-those-remote-salary-adjustments10:57 - Biden’s Wall Street watchdogs signal new era of tough oversighthttps://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/bidens-wall-street-watchdogs-signal-new-era-of-tough-oversight12:02 - Pay Equity Startup Raises $17.1 Million in Round Led by Bessemerhttps://www.theinformation.com/articles/pay-equity-startup-raises-17-1-million-in-round-led-by-bessemer14:47 - LendingClub Gets OK to Acquire Radius Bancorphttps://www.pymnts.com/news/partnerships-acquisitions/2021/lendingclub-gets-ok-to-acquire-radius-bancorp/15:46 - Rewind Closes $15 Million Series A to Meet Mounting Market Demand for Cloud Data Protection https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/vendor-news/rewind-closes-15-million-series-a-to-meet-mounting-market-de/17:25 - TripActions Raises $155 Million To Boost Travel https://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/2021/tripactions-raises-155-million-to-boost-travel-spend-management/19:39 - The best laptop 2021: 15 best laptops money can buy in 2021https://www.techradar.com/news/mobile-computing/laptops/best-laptops-130436122:42 - The 5 best SMS apps for small businesses in 2021https://zapier.com/blog/best-sms-app24:23 - Navigate from Hubdoc to Xero and streamline your workhttps://www.xero.com/blog/2021/01/navigate-from-hubdoc-to-xero/26:48 - 'Zoom fatigue' has hit 4 in 10 employees -- your best course of actionhttps://www.cfodailynews.com/articles/zoom-fatigue/29:24 - Need to Take a Dump but Stuck in a Zoom Call? There’s an App for Thathttps://www.goingconcern.com/need-to-take-a-dump-but-stuck-in-a-zoom-call-theres-an-app-for-that/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=need-to-take-a-dump-but-stuck-in-a-zoom-call-theres-an-app-for-that31:22 - Nearly a Third of Workers Say They’d Quit Before Returning to the Office When All This is Overhttps://www.goingconcern.com/nearly-a-third-of-workers-say-theyd-quit-before-returning-to-the-office-when-all-this-is-over/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nearly-a-third-of-workers-say-theyd-quit-before-returning-to-the-office-when-all-this-is-over31:46 - OfficeSpace Survey: 71 Percent of Employed Americans Eager to Return to the Office https://rebusinessonline.com/officespace-survey-71-percent-of-employed-americans-eager-to-return-to-the-office/33:49 - A Cultural Tax History Of The Three-Martini Lunch https://www.forbes.com/sites/taxnotes/2021/01/21/a-cultural-tax-history-of-the-three-martini-lunch/36:34 - Remote Work Is More Productivehttps://cpatrendlines.com/2021/01/07/remote-work-is-more-productive/39:46 - Welcome to the Fake Office Commute (Turns Out People Miss the Routine)https://www.wsj.com/articles/welcome-to-the-fake-office-commute-turns-out-people-miss-the-routine-1161038361741:24 - WFH In 2021? Get Ready For Those Remote Salary Adjustmentshttps://www.goingconcern.com/wfh-in-2021-get-ready-for-those-remote-salary-adjustments/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wfh-in-2021-get-ready-for-those-remote-salary-adjustments43:00 - No Meetings, No Deadlines, No Full-Time Employeeshttps://sahillavingia.com/workGet in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on

Jan 20, 2021 • 58min
Visa and Plaid Split After Nearly One Year Together
SponsorsBooksTime: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/bookstimeQuickFee: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/quickfeePractice Ignition: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/piShow Notes00:56 - Blake's been forgiven by the PPP! 05:50 - ‘It Was a Joke’: Some Small Businesses Got $1 Relief Loanshttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/business/small-businesses-ppp-covid.html?referringSource=articleShare 09:42 - Bitcoin and SPACs Give 2021 a Flavor of Dot-Com Bubblehttps://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-01-04/bitcoin-and-spacs-give-2021-a-flavor-of-dot-com-bubble14:24 - Visa and Plaid Abandon Merger After Antitrust Division’s Suit to Block https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/visa-and-plaid-abandon-merger-after-antitrust-division-s-suit-block 17:38 - Visa, Fintech Startup Plaid Drop Merger Plans After DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit https://www.forbes.com/sites/rachelsandler/2021/01/12/visa-drops-plans-to-acquire-fintech-startup-plaid-after-doj-antitrust-lawsuitRelated stories: Plaid CEO touts new ‘clarity’ after failed Visa acquisition https://techcrunch.com/2021/01/14/plaid-ceo-touts-new-clarity-after-failed-visa-acquisition/ Visa Opts Out Of Plaid Acquisition, Cites Lawsuit https://www.pymnts.com/news/partnerships-acquisitions/2021/visa-opts-out-plaid-acquisition-cites-complex-litigation/ 18:44 - Stripe Stops Processing Payments for Trump Campaign Websitehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/stripe-stops-processing-payments-for-trump-campaign-website-11610319116 19:54 - Shopify Takes Trump Organization and Campaign Stores Offlinehttps://www.wsj.com/articles/shopify-takes-trumpstore-com-offline-in-response-to-riot-11610035673 21:10 - Who is Jack Ma? Where the Alibaba co-founder came from and disappeared https://nypost.com/article/who-is-jack-ma-where-alibaba-founder-cam-from-disappeared-to/ 23:16 - Individual CPAs can apply for .cpa domains nowhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/individual-cpas-can-apply-for-cpa-domains-now 31:57 - Cloud-based farm accounting solution launched by ag tech start-up Traction https://www.agriculture.com/news/technology/cloud-based-farm-accounting-solution-launched-by-ag-tech-startup-traction 32:57 - TrustBooks Releases Full Accounting Software Niched Specifically for Legal https://www.prweb.com/releases/trustbooks_releases_full_accounting_software_niched_specifically_for_legal/prweb17651217.htm 35:25 - Commerce7 and Ekos Integrate to Help Wineries Sync D2C Sales, Inventory and Accounting https://wineindustryadvisor.com/2021/01/13/commerce7-ekos-integrate-help-wineries 36:32 - Lightspeed Rolls Out Vendor Network For SMBs https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/lightspeed-rolls-out-vendor-network-for-smbs/ 40:26 - Here’s Intuit’s plan to get Mint back on track after years of neglecthttps://www.fastcompany.com/90591464/intuit-mint-new-version-and-alternatives 47:45 - Listener questions from M. Ives. Thank you! 50:55 - Melody Seefeldt talks credit hours for the CPA. 51:56 - Color us corrected (via Twitter)! 53:10 - Talk to us! Tell us how your tax season goes! Share your PPP adventures! We really want to know! Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram! You can now call us and leave a voicemail, maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsPodchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaserSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/OvercastClassifiedsBreadwinner - https://bread...


