Financial Success and Reality: What Americans Think vs. What They Earn
51% of Americans say they need $100,000-$250,000 yearly to feel financially successful. Yet only 13.2% of US households actually earn that much. That's a massive disconnect.
Firms Using AI Make More $, PCAOB Shutdown Fight, The Impossible Tariff Test
Firms using AI generate $45K more revenue per employee than non-adopters. Plus: How to protect yourself from AI voice scams, and why the "impossible" tariff test (with its 4% pass rate) might be your next career move.
Accounting's Uncomfortable Truth: We've Institutionalized Dishonesty
I joined Devon Coombs on his "Ambition, Aligned" podcast for what might be my most candid conversation yet about the accounting profession's biggest problems.
Beyond the Purchase: The Make-or-Break Integration Phase of Firm Acquisitions
Most buyers overinvest in the acquisition process and underinvest in what really matters - integration. This episode of Earmark Podcast dives deep into the critical post-acquisition phase of firm mergers.
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.
DOGE proves the IRS can move 100x faster without red tape
DOGE fixed an IRS website login button in 71 minutes instead of 103 days, demonstrating how bureaucracy slows government progress. Their next target: modernizing IRS data systems.
The $350M tax evasion case every CPA should know about
Douglas Edelman struck gold with a $7 billion military contract during the war in Afghanistan. Now he’s in jail as one of America’s biggest alleged tax cheats.
Thinking about not filing your taxes? Here's why that's a terrible idea
17% of millennials may skip filing taxes this year due to IRS job cuts. Find out why this strategy backfires.
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!