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The Accounting Podcast

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

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 earmarkcpe.com.

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Could Grant Thornton’s $5 billion CBIZ deal create a Big Five? Blake and David unpack the private-equity-backed combination, what it means for accounting firm ownership, and why controller talent is still hard to find. They also examine AI’s effect o... more

Could an AI agent decide to hack a system, or cancel your software subscription just to complete its task? Blake and David examine reports of AI agents escaping guardrails, flooding IRS rulemaking with generated comments, and taking autonomous busine... more

Can one accountant really do tax prep five times faster with AI? Blake and David talk with Sam Leon, founder of The Millennial CPA, about how he uses Claude projects to turn client documents into tax workpapers, speed up review, and run a solo firm b... more

What do World Cup taxes, AI-built accounting tools, and remote work have in common? In this episode, Blake and David unpack how tax rules hit global athletes and sports bettors, why Xero’s new AI products signal a shift toward accountants building th... more

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Recent Guests

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
Chris Macksey
CEO of Prix Fixe Accounting
Prix Fixe Accounting
Episode: The Future of Advisory: Unlocking Your Firm’s CFO Potential (from The Earmark Podcast)
James Erving
Head of Sales Americas at Fathom
Fathom
Episode: The Future of Advisory: Unlocking Your Firm’s CFO Potential (from The Earmark Podcast)
Madeline Reeves
Founder and CEO of Fearless Foundry
Fearless Foundry
Episode: Banking on Change: How Renegade Firms Redefine Success (from The Earmark Podcast)

Hosts

Blake Oliver
Host of The Accounting Podcast (and variations of the show name over time); leads analysis and commentary on accounting news, AI, and industry trends.
David Leary
Co-host, providing industry context, practical analysis, and conversational balance with the co-host on accounting and tech topics.

Reviews

4.5 out of 5 stars from 582 ratings
  • Hyper focused on AI

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

    Apple Podcasts
    1
    Louie_5
    United States7 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 States8 months ago
  • Good content but…

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

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    debbiegrick
    United States9 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 States10 months 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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The show is praised for staying current on accounting news with balanced opinions.
Some listeners criticize audio quality and perceived political slant from episodes.
Audience enjoys easy-to-follow discussion and practical takeaways, plus CPE integration.

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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.
Treasury Declares US Insolvent, AI Does Taxes (with Kenji Kuramoto)
Q: How do AI agents change the CAS market and workflow?
Agents can handle transactional work, enable more scalable client interfaces, and potentially increase efficiency by 60-80% while requiring human oversight for complex items.

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A broadly focused accounting and finance round-up that blends timely industry news with AI-driven workflows, practice management, and regulatory shifts. Regular hosts dissect Big Four movements, automation adoption, tax policy, and CPE-enabled learning, while weaving in vendor updates and real-world firm anecdotes. The format balances accessible analysis with practical takeaways for practitioners, managers, and firm leaders who want current event context and actionable insights without getting bogged down in technical minutiae. A standout angle is the sustained emphasis on AI-enabled working and its impact on pricing, staffing, and service delivery across firms of all sizes.

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Recent guests on The Accounting Podcast include:

1. Sam Leon
2. Shelly Weir
3. Jeff Siebert
4. Jim Bork
5. Kenji Kuramoto
6. Dom Piscopo
7. Chris Macksey
8. James Erving

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