

The Accounting Podcast
The most authoritative voice in accounting news. Every week, Blake Oliver and David Leary break down the stories reshaping the profession — AI, the Big Four, firm M&A, audit failures, and the talent crisis — with analysis you won't get from the trade press. Earn free NASBA-approved CPE just for listening, with the Earmark app.
Episodes


The HIRE Act Would Tax Firms 25% for Offshore Labor

Who Gets No Tax on Tips, Why Firms Struggle With Tech, Xero Updates

Excel Gets AI, FP&A Pros Under Threat, QBO AI Feeds Blowback
In this episode of the Accounting Podcast, Blake and David discuss the use of AI in accounting, including Blake's experience using ChatGPT for strategic planning and the issues with QuickBooks' new AI-powered bank feeds. They explore how AI can be used to improve efficiency and margins in accounting firms, but also cau...

AI Shakes Up Big Four Accounting Job Market

Can ChatGPT Agent Mode Reconcile My Checking Account?

GPT-5 Launch & Charting Fail, Crazy $$$ Going Into AI Accounting Tech

Who's Most Likely to Quit Your Firm? & Higher Wages, Fewer Jobs

Colbert's Losing P&L, Impending AI Fraud Crisis, House Holds FASB Hostage

The $2T Stablecoin Opportunity for CPAs & Agentic AI in the Browser

The Losers of AI & What CPAs Need to Know About OBBBA

When AI Decides Who Gets Promoted & Who's Going to Tax Prom?

Xero Buys Melio, QuickBooks AI Agents Are Here, More Big Four Cheating

Tariffs, Iran, PE, CPA Pipeline, PCAOB, SEC

AICPA Doesn't Care If PCAOB Goes Away

The Death of the Financial Close: Aaron Harris on AI's Accounting Revolution

Real Life Ways Accountants Use AI, How Sage Will Eliminate the Close

The $400 Million Question: Should Congress Eliminate the PCAOB?(From the Earmark Podcast)

Excel Still Trumps AI, Tariffs Under Threat, QBO Price Increases Justified?

Beyond the Hype: Real-World AI in Accounting and Finance
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