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AI Shakes Up Big Four Accounting Job Market
Episode 450
Can AI agents actually reduce your workload—or just add hype? Blake demos how he rebuilt bill-entry “Hubdoc-style” in about an hour with Zapier Agents, then maps out why most AI pilots fail without d…
Published on 11 hours ago
Can ChatGPT Agent Mode Reconcile My Checking Account?
Episode 449
Can an AI reconcile your books while you sleep? Blake and David run a live experiment with ChatGPT-5’s Agent Mode in Xero—watching it match transactions, stumble on prepayments, and reveal what’s rea…
Published on 1 week ago
GPT-5 Launch & Charting Fail, Crazy $$$ Going Into AI Accounting Tech
Episode 448
Blake and David discuss how both AICPA and NASBA have officially endorsed a 120-hour CPA licensure pathway in the ninth edition of the Uniform Accountancy Act, validating Blake's long-standing advoca…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Who's Most Likely to Quit Your Firm? & Higher Wages, Fewer Jobs
Episode 447
What happens when the traditional path from college to accounting career gets disrupted by AI and automation? This week, Blake and David explore who's most likely to quit accounting firms (hint: it's…
Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago
Colbert's Losing P&L, Impending AI Fraud Crisis, House Holds FASB Hostage
Episode 446
What happens when politicians threaten to cut funding from accounting standard-setters unless they eliminate specific rules? Blake and David explore unprecedented political interference in FASB and P…
Published on 3 weeks, 6 days ago
The $2T Stablecoin Opportunity for CPAs & Agentic AI in the Browser
Episode 445
What happens when a $2 trillion cryptocurrency market suddenly requires monthly audits? Blake and David break down the Genius Act, the new federal stablecoin legislation that just created a massive o…
Published on 1 month ago
The Losers of AI & What CPAs Need to Know About OBBBA
Episode 444
Why is AI failing at basic accounting tasks while claiming to outsmart PhD students? Blake and David dive into the stark reality of AI implementation in accounting, from Ramp's promising new expense …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
When AI Decides Who Gets Promoted & Who's Going to Tax Prom?
Episode 443
What happens when AI decides who gets promoted and who gets fired? Blake and David dive into the shocking reality that 60% of managers now use AI for HR decisions, with over 20% letting algorithms ma…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Xero Buys Melio, QuickBooks AI Agents Are Here, More Big Four Cheating
Episode 442
What happens when AI agents promise to transform accounting but create more cognitive burden than productivity gains? Blake and David explore the reality behind the AI agent hype as QuickBooks, Digit…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Tariffs, Iran, PE, CPA Pipeline, PCAOB, SEC
Episode 441
What happens when 19 states simultaneously abandon the 150-hour CPA requirement while tariffs create unprecedented uncertainty for CFOs? Blake and CFO.com reporter Adam Zaki explore the rapid transfo…
Published on 2 months ago