Ramp Wants to Be the Federal Spend Card, Interview with Mark Koziel
Firms are telling CPAs not to use their credentials on LinkedIn, email signatures, or business cards. Why? We asked AICPA President Mark Koziel in our latest episode. Plus: Ramp's federal contract bid, tariff uncertainty, and the plan to kill the PCAOB.
The crazy calculation behind Trump's tariffs
David and I demonstrate live how to create convincing fake receipts using AI—and discuss the serious implications for fraud detection. We also break down the weird math of Trump's new tariffs.
You can now make realistic fake receipts with GPT-4o
While everyone else was using ChatGPT to create Studio Ghibli-style images last week, accountants took a different route. We're not making beautiful Japanese anime. We're making fake receipts!
"I was accused of lying": PCAOB's Christina Ho on standing up to Senator Warren
In my recent conversation with Christina Ho on the Earmark podcast, she shared her experience as the first PCAOB Board Member to publicly dissent on a proposal and the surprising backlash that followed.
Should the PCAOB be disbanded? A board member's surprising take
Should DOGE “delete” the PCAOB? In other words, should the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board be disbanded and its responsibilities returned to the SEC? And has the PCAOB had any contact with DOGE, the “Department of Governmental Efficiency?”
17% of millennials are considering not filing taxes this year
In our latest episode of The Accounting Podcast, we dive into this shocking statistic and IRS officials' claims that budget cuts will widen the tax gap by $500 billion.
How PCAOB inspections favor big accounting firms and burden smaller ones
Did you know smaller audit firms face PCAOB inspections at a higher rate than the Big Four? I didn’t. I learned that in my recent Earmark Podcast conversation with Christina Ho, a PCAOB Board Member appointed in 2021.
Is the PCAOB's 46% audit deficiency rate misleading investors?
What if the numbers we use to measure audit quality are fundamentally flawed? PCAOB Board Member Christina Ho reveals why the headline-grabbing 46% deficiency rate in public company audits deserves serious scrutiny.
How to use AI to analyze data and draft financial reports in minutes
In my latest Earmark Podcast episode, I dive deep with Nicolas Boucher, LinkedIn's #1 finance thought leader, who demonstrates how to leverage ChatGPT, Python, and specialized AI tools to transform financial workflows.
Top 10 accounting programs by CPA Exam success rate for 2025
Did you know that the University of Northern Iowa tops the nation in preparing students to pass the CPA Exam? As we discussed in Episode 425 of The Accounting Podcast, the CPA Success Index provides fascinating insights into which accounting programs most effectively prepare students.