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If one side in a conflict can repeatedly deploy assets costing tens of thousands of dollars while forcing the other side to respond with systems costing millions, the math is troubling.
For decades, the complexity of business tax returns functioned as a moat around compliance revenue. If AI can cross that moat, even partially, we need to rethink some assumptions.
I’m honored to be the keynote speaker at PICPA’s 129th Annual Meeting & Celebration, May 4–5 at The Omni Bedford Springs. I’ll be speaking on how CPAs can stay ahead of AI and evolve alongside the technology changing our profession.
Before he was headlining Coachella and selling out stadiums, John Summit was John Schuster, CPA—a Big Four auditor at EY. Discover how he traded balance sheets for bass drops and why his new album, CTRL ESCAPE, is the ultimate anthem for every accountant looking to exit the corporate grind.
Botkeeper is shutting down. Let’s call this what it was. It was a fraud.
One of the underappreciated drivers of the CPA shortage is how hard we’ve made it to stay a CPA.
84% of Americans are worried the national debt will hurt future generations' economic opportunities. That’s according to a Harris Poll conducted on behalf of the AICPA. But here's the thing: right now there's no requirement for anyone to actually present the government's audited financial statements to Congress. A new bipartisan bill would change that.
The Department of Education wants to strip accounting of its professional degree status. This would slash federal loan limits for accounting students from $50,000 to $20,500 per year, starting in 2026. On episode 464 of The Accounting Podcast, David and I dug into this proposal.
You want an accounting firm that can run without you. The problem is that the traditional firm model makes it impossible. Hourly billing ties revenue to hours. Hours drive compensation. Partners become bottlenecks. And “growth” just means more work. I joined Liz Farr on her podcast to talk about how modern firms are breaking that loop.
Honored to share that I've been chosen for Accounting Today’s 2025 Top 100 Most Influential People in Accounting list.
I’m teaming up with Rightworks Community for a live fireside chat, “Fireside Chat with Blake Oliver: Rewiring CPE—Tech, Learning & the Power of Community.” We’ll dig into how modern tools and communities are reshaping how accountants learn, and how your firm can turn CPE into a real advantage.
Forward bills by email and let an AI agent create draft bills in Xero—lines coded, tax allocated, PDF attached. Free template included.