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The Accounting Podcast

Blake Oliver & David Leary
AI In Accounting
Accounting
Artificial Intelligence
IRS
Intuit
AICPA
Quickbooks
PCAOB
Accounting Profession
Donald Trump
Tariffs
Work-Life Balance
Remote Work
Private Equity
Turbotax
Accounting Industry
CPE Credits
Openai
Xero
CPA Licensure

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.

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Is AI the real threat to accounting firms, or is it the client experience? Blake and David unpack a KPMG-linked Polymarket insider-trading investigation, AI-powered fraud, Xero’s influencer backlash, and a tax startup founder charged with defrauding ... more

Can AI prepare a tax return—and catch errors the software misses? Blake shares how Claude Cowork reconciled books, built workpapers, and completed two business returns, while David examines EY’s bonuses for human judgment, Deloitte’s $21 million DEI ... more

Can AI make tax prep cheaper without replacing the experts behind it? Hector Garcia joins Blake and David to unpack Intuit’s TurboTax pricing pressure, QuickBooks’ push into the mid-market, and whether AI-powered services are a bridge to automation. ... more

AI agents are going rogue — deleting bookings, sending unauthorized emails, and lying about it — and Blake and David trace the trend into the $3 trillion of off-balance-sheet AI commitments hiding in Big Tech's footnotes (and why accountants will get... more

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Britton Ratcliffe
Public member of the New Mexico Public Accountancy Board, youngest board member to date
New Mexico Public Accountancy Board
Episode: TurboTax Losing Customers Over Price, Thomson Reuters Builds Own AI
Ben Jaros
Research Fellow, Hoover Institution
Hoover Institution
Episode: Rogue AI Agents, Off-Balance-Sheet AI Financing & Xerocon 2026
Adrienne Gonzalez
Managing Editor
Going Concern
Episode: PwC Cuts Disney & The Uncertain Career Path for CPAs
Sam Leon
Founder of The Millennial CPA
The Millennial CPA
Episode: How Sam Leon Uses Claude Cowork to Prep Tax Returns 5x Faster
Shelly Weir
President and CEO of the Florida Institute of CPAs
Florida Institute of CPAs (FICPA)
Episode: AICPA Says By 2040 Compliance Will Be Automated
Jeff Siebert
Co-founder and CEO of Digits
Digits
Episode: AI Beats Humans at Bookkeeping & Powers Finance Team of One
Jim Bork
One of the panelists; referenced as leading AI inside a large firm
Witham
Episode: Is GAAP Inflating the AI Bubble?
Kenji Kuramoto
Managing Partner in Residence at Basis; Founder at Acuity
Basis / Acuity
Episode: Treasury Declares US Insolvent, AI Does Taxes (with Kenji Kuramoto)
Dom Piscopo
Founder of Big Four Transparency, an initiative to collect and analyze salary and job satisfaction data in accounting firms.
Big Four Transparency
Episode: The Best & Worst Firms in Accounting with Dom Piscopo

Hosts

Blake Oliver
Host of The Accounting Podcast; frequent analysis of accounting news and AI impacts.
David Leary
Co-host covering accounting news, finance tech, and industry trends; active in sponsor integrations.

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 583 ratings
  • Hyper focused on AI

    Seems like all they like to talk about these days is AI. Gets old and repetitive.

    Apple Podcasts
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    Louie_5
    United States8 months ago
  • Orange Man Bad

    They seemed to run out of material to talk about in resort to bashing Trump

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    djcopelandusmce
    United States9 months ago
  • Good content but…

    Please do something with your audio setup to fix the mouth noises. Ew.

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    debbiegrick
    United States10 months ago
  • Too Political

    I used to enjoy this podcast but the hosts lately spend too much time taking misinformed jabs at certain politicians. If only they would stick to accounting.

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    JaxRemmy
    United Statesa year ago
  • Current and relevant info

    The Accounting Podcast has provided one more path to earn CPE while staying caught up on current events. With so much going on in the financial and political world at the moment, I have appreciated the thoughtful discussion. It helps me digest the issues and in turn keep my clients better informed.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    chillSverige
    United Statesa year ago

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Rogue AI Agents, Off-Balance-Sheet AI Financing & Xerocon 2026
Q: Ben, is Prop 40 good or bad for California's economy and why?
Ben explained that the revenue depends heavily on how many billionaires relocate and how many actually file under residency rules; removing those who left reduces the potential revenue from a theoretical $100 billion to a more conservative range around $40 billion, with the risk that residency rules could undermine expected cash flows.
How Sam Leon Uses Claude Cowork to Prep Tax Returns 5x Faster
Q: Could you walk us through one return end to end and explain what the AI is doing?
Sam outlines the end-to-end flow: collect documents, generate an intake-driven list of required docs, build a work paper with AI, redact and organize documents, input numbers into the return, and finally run an AI-driven reviewer to verify consistency across current and prior-year data.
How Sam Leon Uses Claude Cowork to Prep Tax Returns 5x Faster
Q: All right, Sam, I want to talk about this software that you're building. What are you working on?
Sam describes TaxWeave as a platform that consolidates client lists and documents, integrates intake, and enables agent-style AI actions to automate preparation and reviews, with a focus on making a one-click, end-to-end workflow for tax firms.
AICPA Says By 2040 Compliance Will Be Automated
Q: What does the AICPA Rise 2040 report predict for the future of routine compliance?
It predicts routine compliance will be largely automated by 2040, pushing CPAs toward higher‑value work like strategic guidance, AI oversight, data translation, and human‑centered advisory.
AI Beats Humans at Bookkeeping & Powers Finance Team of One
Q: What is the current performance gap between AI models and human accountants on bookkeeping tasks?
AI models have reached approximately 80% accuracy on standard bookkeeping tasks, with dedicated stacks like Digits achieving near 98%, indicating that specialized, domain-aware systems outperform generic off-the-shelf models in complex or industry-specific contexts.

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A weekly roundup of accounting, finance, and tech news with a pragmatic, opinionated bent. Topics span large firm dynamics, AI and automation in accounting, tax policy and regulatory shifts, and the practical realities of running a modern practice. Known for candid takes, sponsor integrations, and a focus on how technology reshapes workflows, billing, and client service, the show also offers NASBA-approved CPE credits via a partner app. Notable is how AI tooling, software ecosystems, and private equity moves intersect with day-to-day accounting work, delivering both practical guidance and broader industry context that appeals to practitioners and firm leaders alike.

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Recent guests on The Accounting Podcast include:

1. Britton Ratcliffe
2. Ben Jaros
3. Adrienne Gonzalez
4. Sam Leon
5. Shelly Weir
6. Jeff Siebert
7. Jim Bork
8. Kenji Kuramoto

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