January 23, 2023

Blake Oliver

Accounting

Take Control of Your Life In Accounting

January 23, 2023

Blake Oliver

Accounting

I believe that our profession can escape the busy season mindset. After all, there is an infinite amount of work in accounting. So if you try to do it all, you will fail.

January 4, 2023

Blake Oliver

Accounting

Why can't accountants work 40-hour weeks?

January 4, 2023

Blake Oliver

Accounting

Why can't accountants work 40-hour weeks?

Here’s the number one argument I hear against the 40-hour week for accountants, and why it’s wrong.

January 3, 2023

Blake Oliver

Accounting

Ron Baker: Audits are Useless

January 3, 2023

Blake Oliver

Accounting

Audit is "completely irrelevant" and "useless." That’s according to accounting thought leader, Ron Baker.

January 2, 2023

Blake Oliver

Accounting

Here's How To Save The Accounting Profession

January 2, 2023

Blake Oliver

Accounting

Here's how to save the accounting profession: The top 100 accounting firms agree to stop exempting their people from overtime. Every person in the firm earns 1.5x pay for hours over 8 per day and 40 per week.

November 21, 2022

Blake Oliver

Accounting

Changing the Face of Public Accounting

November 21, 2022

Blake Oliver

Accounting

It's a week of thanks and I owe a big thanks to Randy Crabtree for featuring my many opinions on our accounting profession in his latest article on Accounting Today.

November 15, 2022

Blake Oliver

Accounting

What The AICPA Gets Wrong About The 150-Hour Rule

November 15, 2022

Blake Oliver

Accounting

What The AICPA Gets Wrong About The 150-Hour Rule

We all know that the 150-hour rule is one of the top reasons accountants don't become CPAs. But the AICPA seems to be in denial about it. Here’s why they get it wrong and why the accounting profession should undo the big mistake that is the 150-hour rule.

August 4, 2022

Blake Oliver

Accounting

How to fix the leaky CPA pipeline

August 4, 2022

Blake Oliver

Accounting

We have a CPA pipeline problem. At the current rate, we aren’t minting nearly enough new CPAs to replace those who will be retiring soon. Here's how to fix it.

July 2, 2021

Blake Oliver

Accounting

5 Alternatives to Pilot Accounting

July 2, 2021

Blake Oliver

Accounting

There are some very solid alternatives to Pilot Accounting, both for bookkeeping and taxes. Here are my top five.

October 30, 2020

Blake Oliver

Accounting

At the expense of its partners’ neutrality, Expensify boosts Biden

October 30, 2020

Blake Oliver

Accounting

At the expense of its partners’ neutrality, Expensify boosts Biden

2020 has been difficult enough already! The last thing accountants need right now is their software partners calling their independence and objectivity into question with unsolicited political opinions.

Read my op-ed in Accounting Today about that controversial email from Expensify founder and CEO David Barrett.

Do you agree? Disagree? Let me know your thoughts on LinkedIn.

January 7, 2020

Blake Oliver

Accounting

Does your CPA firm employ California accountants as contractors? A new law could change how you do business

January 7, 2020

Blake Oliver

Accounting

Does your CPA firm employ California accountants as contractors? A new law could change how you do business

Do you own an accounting or bookkeeping firm? Do you employ California residents as independent contractors to provide accounting services for your clients? If so, there’s a new law in California that could affect how your firm does business — even if you’re located in a different state.