CNBC tells taxpayers to seek out EAs if they can't find a CPA, crypto fraud by a pastor who claims God told him to do it, issues with IRS taxpayer notices and filing, accounting irregularities at agricultural giant ADM send the stock plummeting, CPA reciprocity is a pain, AI updates including Microsoft Mesh VR meetings in Teams, FTC forcing TurboTax to stop advertising as "free," Wave’s new paid subscription model, and the liquidation threat facing massive Chinese developer Evergrande.

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Chapters

(00:29) - Welcome to the show
(02:19) - CNBC article on what to do if you can't find a CPA to do your taxes
(07:12) - Trump tax leaker sentenced to 5 years in prison
(08:45) - FTC rules Intuit can no longer advertise their product as free
(12:51) - H&R Block and Intuit are suing each other and each one's AI
(18:39) - Brex is cutting 20% of their staff
(20:59) - Microsoft Mesh and virtual reality meetings
(24:14) - Wave introduces paid pro plan
(26:05) - Microsoft passes Apple as the world's most valuable company
(30:01) - Blake reads a few live viewer comments
(30:57) - ADM suffers big stock drop amid accounting investigation
(36:03) - Pastor charged with cryptocurrency fraud
(38:35) - FTX has amassed $4.4 billion by selling cyrpto assets
(39:54) - Tingo fraud update and correction
(44:43) - Iowa CPA survey shows CPAs support alternative pathways to license besides 150-hour requirement
(52:29) - A few IRS stories
(01:00:19) - Blake teases China and Evergrande story
(01:01:37) - Wrap up and please fill out our listener survey