Podcast Episode Details

How Private Equity Could Hurt the Accounting Profession

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Episode 415

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Blake, David, and special guest ChatGPT examine the impact of private equity on accounting firms, looking at how PE ownership affects compensation and firm structures. They dig into recent data showing record numbers of accounting errors in public companies, linking these issues to the broader talent shortage crisis. They explore CalCPA's pushback against proposed licensing changes, the surprising economic costs of Daylight Savings Time, and more.
 

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Chapters

• (00:59) - Introducing ChatGPT as Co-Host
• (01:58) - Hot Topics in Accounting News
• (04:05) - Private Equity in Accounting Firms
• (07:35) - Debating the Impact of Private Equity
• (22:40) - DirectFile Controversy
• (28:02) - App News and Updates
• (34:23) - Enron's Return?
• (38:28) - Fraudsters and Presidential Pardons
• (42:00) - Accounting Errors on the Rise
• (44:52) - The Daylight Savings Debate
• (50:04) - AI Tools: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
• (58:26) - Final Thoughts and Announcements

 

Show Notes

Accounting errors force US companies to pull statements in record numbers

https://www.ft.com/content/716c4ad5-e8fa-4a34-afba-9fb2d1db019d

 

Republican lawmakers ask Trump to kill IRS Direct File

https://www.nextgov.com/digital-government/2024/12/republican-lawmakers-ask-trump-kill-irs-direct-file/401595/

 

IRIS to buy Dext in £500m deal

https://www.accountingweb.co.uk/tech/accounting-software/iris-to-buy-dext-in-ps500m-deal

 

How Private Funds Could Hurt Americans Under Trump

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/03/opinion/trump-presidency-billionaires.html

 

LegalZoom and 1-800Accountant Join Forces to Deliver Full-Service Tax and Bookkeeping Solutions for Small Business Owners

https://investors.legalzoom.com/news-releases/news-release-details/legalzoom-and-1-800accountant-join-forces-deliver-full-service

 

Zoho Releases New Payroll Solution in the U.S.

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2024/12/13/zoho-releases-new-payroll-solution-in-the-u-s/152935/

 

BILL Unveils 1099 Form Filing Solution for SMBs

https://investor.bill.com/news/news-details/2024/BILL-Unveils-1099-Form-Filing-Solution-for-SMBs/default.aspx

 

Is Enron back? Here’s what we know … 

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/is-enron-back-houston-19953844.php

 

CalCPA Submits Comm

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Published on 1 year ago