Big Accounting Firms Are Doomed

Episode 269

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Show Notes

02:33 – David’s QBO Troll

08:26 – Are the big firms falling apart?

09:59 – The Big Firm Biz Model

13:03 – Is this model sustainable?

14:29 – Why Blake moved to tech

17:06 – Remote work changed everything

18:21 – Can accounting jobs be more meaningful?

20:27 – Accounting standards haven’t changed in 100 years

22:52 – Companies and investors don't care about the financial numbers like they used to. The metrics are changing.

26:39 – People want a meaningful job

28:45 – Lifestyle spending accounts - what are they?

31:45 – Schools aren't teaching accounting students about other opportunities

35:18 – ‘I spent 5 hours on the phone’: Woman exposes TurboTax for taking thousands of her tax return in viral TikTok

36:38 – TPG refund

39:56 – DIY vs. tax pro: How taxpayers choose

41:53 – Working with tax organizers needs to be easier - bad customer experience

44:11 – Companies need to raise their prices and focus on customer experience instead of speed

46:29 – AICPA & CIMA stand with the people of Ukraine

49:11 – Ex-Big 4 Partner On Why the Big 4 Firms Should Pull Out of Russia: 'It's the Right Thing to Do and You Know It'

50:31 – Visa and Mastercard Suspend Russian Operations

51:05 – Spoils of War? Ukraine Says No Taxes Due on Captured Russian Tanks

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