The Accounting Podcast

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SponsorsFloQast: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/floqastAutoEntry: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/autoentryShow Notes00:53 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast!04:34 - A California law now means chatbots have to disclose they’re not human | Quart07:21 - 73% Think It's OK to Text Clients After Business Hours | SmallBizTrends10:28 - Layoff Watch ’19: Walmart Accountants and Finance Workers In Charlotte, NC | Going Concern14:58 - MYOB glitch sees 220 payment summaries sent in error | Accountants Daily17:41 - Deloitte flash poll: "What is your organization’s biggest challenge associated with controllership transformation?"21:43 - Fifty Years, Little Progress for Black Accountants | Bloomberg Tax23:47 - Proposal would enable adaptive-learning CPE self-study for CPAs | Journal of Accountancy29:25 - Subscribe to show notes via emailGet in TouchThanks 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.SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast

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SponsorFloQast: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/floqastShow Notes00:53 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast01:16 - We're at AICPA ENGAGE 201902:09 - 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 Canada09:22 - Over the last 8 years, CPA hires have increased 4% but non-CPA hires have increased 10%12:03 - What's with this Canadian firm getting sued by the SEC?15:04 - Tom Maxwell on Twitter: "Do you text with your clients?"20:15 - What do you see as the best opportunities for CPAs as robots take over lower level tasks?30:13 - Follow @fischbooks, @byron_cpa, and @LizzyNorMa on TwitterGet in TouchThanks 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.SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast

SponsorsHalon Tax: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/halontaxTOA Global: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/toaglobalLivePlan: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveplanShow Notes00:53 - 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 you think about the Right Networks QB Desktop "Always On" announcement?06:23 - Why not just shift to full cloud accounting?07:53 - Any other SNH highlights?08:32 - What's next for the Desktop Accounting Podcast?09:04 - Follow the Desktop Accounting Podcast on TwitterGet in TouchThanks 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.SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast

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SponsorsFloQast: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/floqastAutoEntry: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/autoentryShow Notes00:58 - 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. Louis08:00 - Xero is launching apps.xero.com as the new Xero Marketplace08:56 - Make the move from ‘trusted’ to ‘transformative’ | Accounting Today10:59 - QuickBooks Live Bookkeeping update: Interested in becoming a QuickBooks Live Bookkeeper? | Firm of the Future12:21 - The recruiting site for QuickBooks Live bookkeepers is now live16:24 - Enterprise-Technology Companies Trigger Investor Zeal | WSJ19:41 - Facebook’s Libra is live: What CPAs should consider about the new cryptocurrency | Accounting Today25:49 - SURVEY: Nearly Half of Firms Use Videoconferencing | CPA Trendlines28:08 - Top Video-Conferencing Tools: GoToMeeting, Skype [SURVEY] | CPA Trendlines30:15 - 10 tech stories you may have missed: Faster WiFi is coming | Accounting Today34:36 - OneDrive Personal Vault brings added security to your most important files and OneDrive gets additional storage options | Microsoft36:19 - Warning Issued For Millions Of Microsoft Windows 10 Users | Forbes38:12 - #144 Dark Pattern | Reply All39:18 - Episode 922: The Cost Of Getting Your Money Back | Planet Money41:36 - IMA celebrates 100th year | Accounting Today43:01 - The state of bookkeeping in 2019 | Accounting Today47:15 - Finding and Hiring Quality Staff a Top Challenge in 2019 | CPA Practice Advisor50:39 - San Francisco company to bring division HQ, 450 jobs to Nashville | bizjournals.com51:28 - Fresh off a $2.65B valuation, Plaid co-founder William Hockey is leaving | TechCrunch52:29 - Skubana raises $5.4M for its e-commerce operations software | TechCrunch53:55 - Thomson Reuters to Acquire Audit Company Confirmation | CPA Practice Advisor54:51 - Fluidly wins £5M in RBS competition funding to unlock AI for SMEs | Fluidly56:09 - Acumatica acquired by global private equity firm in bid to take on Oracle, Microsoft and other business software giants | Geekwire56:28 - FreshBooks Adds Retainers to Help Service-Based Businesses Collect Recurring Revenue | PR News WireGet in TouchThanks 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.SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast

SponsorsHalon Tax: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/halontaxTOA Global: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/toaglobalLivePlan: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveplanShow Notes00:53 - Welcome to the Cloud Accounting Podcast!01:49 - What made you want to join Xero?02:38 - Tony's background in software02:55 - How do you respond to the observation that another non-American is taking over for Xero Americas?03:31 - You think you have a long commute? Try Sydney to Denver!03:52 - Is Xero done with San Francisco?04:32 - How are you planning to crack open the US market?06:51 - "Platform companies win; product companies get bought or go away."08:44 - Where does Xero fit in when it comes to the new world of software plus a service?10:54 - What's the rationale behind the Xero PwC partnership?13:08 - What's going to be the impact on small accountants and bookkeepers who can't write code?14:32 - Any big plans for 2019, 2020?15:58 - How to connect with Tony and learn more about XeroGet in TouchThanks 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.SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast

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SponsorsHalon Tax: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/halontaxTOA Global: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/toaglobalLivePlan: http://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveplanShow Notes00:58 - 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 get paper bank statements then manually scan them”04:25 - Blake fills in David on Day 1 of Xerocon06:18 - Xero announces smarter tools to help accountants and bookkeepers manage their digital practice — Including Tax Mapper, which removes the workarounds at tax time08:45 - Global Software Leaders Xero and Stripe Join Forces to Bring Seamless Payments to Millions of Small Businesses — The first two innovations announced today that are being developed under the new partnership include: 1) A new Stripe feed, designed to bring comprehensive transaction data for all Stripe payments into Xero for easy reconciliation and greater insights, whether a small business invoices from the Xero platform or an ecommerce site, and 2) Auto pay, allowing small businesses to set up and receive recurring payments for repeat billing customers directly through Xero17:05 - PwC and Xero Extend Global Collaboration to Help Small Business SucceedGet in TouchThanks 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.SubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast