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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2025 17:30

Is the CPA exam fundamentally flawed? With FAR section pass rates plummeting to a 15-year low of 36% and a staggering 40-point gap between discipline section pass rates, something isn't adding up. Dr. Josh McGowan of Troy University joins Blake Oliver to dissect these troubling statistics and explore how the 2024 CPA Evolution model may be inadvertently pushing candidates toward "easier" disciplines. They tackle the growing movement to drop the 150-hour requirement and propose a provocative solution: splitting the credential into specialized tax and financial/audit pathways. Whether you're preparing for the exam or leading a firm, this conversation reveals how accounting's licensing system might finally evolve beyond its one-size-fits-all approach.Meet Our Guest, Dr. Josh McGowan, CPALinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-josh-mcgowan-cpa-503846b7/X: https://x.com/Jmcgowan3838Need CPE?Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark: https://earmarkcpe.comSubscribe to the Earmark Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet in TouchThanks for listening and the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and Instagram. If you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Call us and leave a voicemail; maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040.SponsorshipsAre you interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus.Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAccountingPodcastSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyPodchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaserStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/OvercastClassifiedsWant to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Let the listeners of The Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad. Go here to create your classified ad: https://cloudacctpod.link/RunClassifiedAdTranscriptsThe full transcript for this episode is available by clicking on the Transcript tab at the top of this page

2025 tax preview: Perspective from an AICPA tax policy advocate

Tax Section Odyssey

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2024 18:07

In this joint episode with the JofA podcast, host Neil Amato discusses with Melanie Lauridsen, Vice President of Tax Policy & Advocacy for the AICPA, what tax practitioners can expect regarding tax legislation. The conversation covers key tax topics following the 2024 election, including the future of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting, and disaster relief efforts. Melanie provides insights into the challenges and opportunities facing tax professionals in 2025, emphasizing the importance of staying informed. What you'll learn from this episode: The latest updates on disaster relief for BOI reporting. Melanie's insights about the potential future of the TCJA provisions. How IRS funding might be impacted by the new administration AICPA resources Planning for tax changes – CPAs need to not only brace for tax law changes such as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) and expiring provisions but also be proactive in planning for them. Tax Advocacy – Advocacy is a core element of our purpose and value proposition. It is a strong mechanism for promoting trust and confidence in the CPA and CGMA credentials around the world. Transcript April Walker: Welcome back to the AICPA's Tax Section Odyssey podcast, where we offer thought leadership on all things tax facing the profession. I'm April Walker, lead manager from the Tax section, and today we have a joint episode with the JOA, providing information on several important tax topics, such as BOI, disaster relief, and also upcoming potential tax legislation. Let's hear more. Neil Amato: Welcome to the Journal of Accountancy podcast. This is Neil Amato with the JofA. This episode is a special collaboration between the JofA and the Tax Section Odyssey podcast. It's Nov. 19 as we're recording, two weeks since the 2024 election. With the election over, we have results. We also have questions about the future of several tax topics. Here to provide some analysis and clarity on those topics is Melanie Lauridsen, vice president–Tax Policy & Advocacy for the AICPA. Melanie, welcome back to the podcast. Melanie Lauridsen: Thank you for having me back, Neil. Amato: We talk pretty regularly, pretty much a quarterly basis. It's safe to say that even if we keep this discussion fairly narrow in scope, there is plenty to discuss, so we'll get right to it. I'm going to tease for the listeners that there will be discussion of the future of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. But first, I'd like to ask about BOI reporting, beneficial ownership information reporting, as that's been in the news lately as well. What's the latest from your lens, the advocacy lens, on the topic of FinCEN's disaster relief for BOI? Lauridsen: Good topic, Neil. Disaster relief is something, regardless of what it is, whether it's tax or BOI, it is critical that people are able to get it as quickly as possible in the largest scope possible. With BOI, we are grateful that FinCEN did offer disaster relief for victims of various hurricanes, most notably Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene, which created quite a bit of damage to the areas they hit. But, unfortunately, the scope of the relief, particularly for those victims of Hurricane Helene, is not as broad and as encompassing as we would have liked it to have been. They did offer a filing relief for those victims. However, they didn't extend it to entities that had been created prior to 2024 and therefore had a Jan. 1, 2025, deadline. We know that [for] some of the entities, it took everything away. It destroyed everything, and those entities have years to rebuild, and they really could use an extension. With that in mind, we are actually working with various state CPA societies, and we are also working with FinCEN in order to broaden the scope that was issued, in particular for victims of Hurricane Helene. Of course, we are working with people on the Hill because there are a lot of questions around the Corporate Transparency Act and BOI reporting to begin with, much more so also with disaster relief that they would like to see some expansion of the scope, too. Amato: Yeah, and on that topic of the reports that are in versus the reports that are expected, it's still a pretty small number. I know people like to do things at the last minute, but it's something like 6.5 million of 32 million, so still a long way to go. Lauridsen: There is an awareness issue there, and FinCEN is highly aware that there is an awareness issue because, like you said, 6.5 million filings of 32.6 [million], there's a little bit of a disconnect, especially when we're in November. So we're talking there's a month and a half to file to meet those other — what is it? — 20-plus million filings that we have to go in 1½ months? I don't think they're going to be able to meet those numbers, so, yes. But a couple of things to note about that 6.5 million. Of those 6.5 million, the majority of those filings are for entities that were created in 2024 and had that 90-day deadline, and also for the 30-day corrected and updates that are needed, and that's the 30-day deadline needed. A lot of the existing entities, those that were created prior to 2024, still need to file. Now, FinCEN realizes that their numbers are not where they want them to be, and they are now focusing on awareness and not so much on enforcement. But they are, like I said, making pushes for awareness, and they were even on our AICPA Town Hall, so you can look at the archive there because we did host Phil Lam for that. But also, the other day, I was watching national television, and I saw one of their commercials. I just about fell out of my seat. I didn't think the messaging was as clear as it could have been, but they are trying to make efforts there. Amato: Was this the coffee shop ad that you saw? Lauridsen: Yes, it is. Amato: We wrote about that earlier this year, that the outreach had begun. But still, I guess, a ways to go on that topic. Let's look ahead to one item that was popular at the tax conference. It's popular in the news headlines, and I know it's something you're paying attention to: the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. It's a very open-ended question, but I'll ask it anyway: What's the future of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act? Lauridsen: Well, Neil, we would all love to know exactly what the future is. But, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, it's interesting because a lot of people said prior to the election, we always knew that tax was going to be on the agenda. People were saying that, it all depended on if it was Democrat or Republican that ended up taking the presidency. Ultimately, the same topics are at stake. TCJA was always something that was going to be debated and discussed, regardless of who ended up being in office and who will be in office. The difference is we definitely know that President-elect Trump would like to see TCJA provisions become permanent. Now, the reality is all those provisions cost money, and there are real dollars associated with it. Even though we are going to be seeing in 2025 the trifecta effect, where the Republicans have swept across the board, it doesn't mean that everybody is in line with the same provisions, and therefore it doesn't mean we know exactly what will be coming. A lot of what is to come becomes an argument of how much things cost and how much things don't cost and what can be included and what can be agreed on. The debate is still very much alive as to what will happen with TCJA. I think, this is my pure speculation, I think we're going to see a hybrid of all the things that are there and not necessarily everything becoming permanent. But who's to say? Things could absolutely change. Amato: Do you want to talk about any of the particulars within that, for example, the SALT cap, estate tax policies, the future of the corporate tax rate? Lauridsen: All of those pieces are very interesting. The SALT cap, let's start with that one. The SALT cap, we have heard that they would like to eliminate the SALT cap. On a personal level, sure. I would love to see that go away. I know quite a few people feel that way about it. But the reality is that it costs money. Right now, the SALT cap at the $10,000 cap is a revenue raiser, and it helps pay for other aspects of it. If they were to eliminate it, that will cost a lot more money than what is anticipated. If we were to see a change, again, this is pure speculation on my part, obviously, we have to wait and see how things play out and what indicators we see. Right now, we haven't seen any specific indicators, but I wouldn't be surprised if the SALT cap ends up being raised slightly, not completely eliminated because, again, it costs money to eliminate it. Amato: OK, state tax policies next. Lauridsen: You said estate? Amato: Estate. Sorry, estate, not state, as opposed to state and local tax. Now, estate tax. Lauridsen: With estate tax policy, there's definitely a desire and a will to see the cap also eliminated because with TCJA, after TCJA, it will cut in half of what we're seeing. Who knows what we'll see in that play. Again, it costs money to be able to have no limit for estate tax planning purposes. I do think like the SALT cap we're going to see something come out in the middle. Maybe it'll maintain, maybe it might increase, but completely unlimited — I don't see that happening, either. Amato: Then finally, the corporate tax rate as it relates to the TCJA. Lauridsen: The corporate tax rate, that is definitely something that has been discussed. We have heard during the campaigns from President-elect Trump that he would like to lower the corporate tax rates, but please keep in mind that the current corporate tax rates in TCJA, again, they cost money. What is paying for those corporate tax rates are those small business provisions that we would like to see come back. For example, Sec. 174, the R&E expenditures. We would like to see that 100% bonus depreciation. We would like to see that come back, but those are some of those provisions that pay for that lower corporate tax rate. Of course, there's the [Sec.] 163(j) interest expense deduction and Sec. 199A, the qualified business income. Again, all those pieces come into play into that corporate tax rate because, technically, those are the pay-fors for that corporate tax rate, so it's a handoff. Amato: Good description of the pay-for aspect of it. Anytime there's a change in administration, I guess the IRS funding topic comes up. The IRS has said many times that the funding it received under the Inflation Reduction Act was helping it provide better service. Now, I guess that funding is going to be up for debate. What do you see as the future there? Lauridsen: Well, that is definitely something. The funding for the IRS, specifically, the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRA as we call it, is something that we are definitely going to keeping an eye on because, if you take a look at the Inflation Reduction Act, the majority of the money, $80 billion — that was allocated towards enforcement. Now there was a piece that was allocated to IRS services, and it is that piece, that portion where we've seen the increased answering of the telephone, the hiring of people at the IRS to be able to provide services with that. Now, we know that that particular funding for IRS services from the Inflation Reduction Act is set to run out by 2026. If the money runs out, what do you think will happen? We'll see decreased IRS services. The way we're looking at it is we do know there is interest in clawing back the Inflation Reduction Act funding and, specifically, for the enforcement piece of it. Our position is, well, let's not take it away from the IRS. Let's rebalance it and shift it over to services. One thing to note, though, is enforcement is a critical function of the IRS. Not everything under enforcement is audits, liens, and levies — all these things that people don't want to see happening. There are pieces of enforcement like Chief Counsel's Office that is covered under enforcement, and Chief Counsel are the ones who provide the regulations and those guides, the guidelines to people in order to be compliant with their taxes. It is a critical function of the IRS. Now, do they need as much as they got? I would venture to say and would like to see some of that money going from enforcement to IRS services and not necessarily clawed back. Amato: That's great. Now, I said we're two weeks since the election. We're also about one week since the AICPA & CIMA National Tax Conference. I know you were there. I know you were busy yourself, but maybe, as you interact with members, as you interact with people in Washington, if you could then look ahead to 2025, what do you see as challenges that are tax-related and also opportunities for the new year? Lauridsen: Some of the challenges that our people have, and we've actually done some informal surveys, too, and the results are the same and we're seeing this trend. There's a lot of growing concern with new legislation coming and, in particular, retroactive legislation or midyear legislation, which makes it particularly hard for members to be able to keep up with it. Retroactivity doesn't help because then you have to amend returns if you already started down that process. Of course, with both last-minute legislation and retroactive legislation, you have to keep on top of the tax changes. Now, you should do that on every given year, but when they do it retroactively or midyear, it makes it particularly hard when you're in the middle of filing season. That is one of the biggest challenges that our members are concerned about. Also, with new legislation, that means we are waiting on guidance from the IRS. The IRS [process] can be very time-consuming in looking at the rules to able to provide guidance. Again, people just want to be compliant. People aren't trying to get out of it. They just want to be compliant, and they need some guidance. That's another concern that we see there. Of course, other challenges that we're seeing associated with Sec. 199A — we would love to see the extension of that to continue, but ideally, we would also like to see the expansion of Sec. 199A. Again, that costs money, and where is that money going to come by in order to be able to achieve something along those lines within it. But, there are opportunities, Neil. Some of those opportunities there's mobile workforce, opportunities there's an appetite for that hopefully that we can see move forward, and that would be something that would make a lot of people's lives a lot easier. That essentially is saying to put a safe harbor that if you work less than 30 days in a state, then you don't file at that state level. It would have to be over 30 days to be able to move forward with that. The expanded use of 529 accounts to be able to pay for studying to sit for the CPA Exam or to be able to get your financial planning certification associated with that. There are pieces of opportunities. Another piece of opportunity that we would like to see — maybe we'll see a change with the Form 1099-K, with the threshold. Remember that was at $600, and there's been a debate where it could be, so maybe we'll see an increase in that threshold filing. Of course, disaster relief. We would love to be able to see some of the bigger positions that we've had associated with disaster relief to make a real difference for victims of disasters. Amato: Good points all. Thank you very much, Melanie. I'll give you the opportunity to give a closing thought if you have one. Lauridsen: My closing thoughts are, I think 2025 is a huge tax year. I think we just need to buckle down and get ready for that roller coaster that's going to be coming, and it's always important to keep up to date and follow through, but in this year, changes are happening. They're happening quickly. I think podcasts like this, webcasts, things like the AICPA Town Hall, they become even more critical for people to keep up to date. Amato: Great. We will keep having you on. We'll see you again in 2025, and thank you for being on the show today. Lauridsen: Thank you, Neil. Keep your finger on the pulse of the dynamic and evolving tax landscape with insights from tax thought leaders in the AICPA Tax Section. The Tax Section Odyssey podcast includes a digest of tax developments, trending issues and practice management tips that you need to be aware of to elevate your professional development and your firm practices. This resource is part of the robust tax resource library available from the AICPA Tax Section. The Tax Section is your go-to home base for staying up to date on the latest tax developments and providing the edge you need for upskilling your professional development. If you're not already a member, consider joining this prestigious community of your tax peers. 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How Kenyth Got His CPA Credits in 3 months and 36 Days

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Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2024 25:36

Blake and David meet with Kenyth Holdefer, who shares his unconventional path to becoming a CPA. Kenyth details how he obtained his bachelor's and master's degrees in just over four months through Western Governors University's competency-based education model, followed by passing all four CPA exams within six months. Kenyth highlights his transition from a successful career in mortgages to public accounting, emphasizing the potential for alternative educational paths in addressing the accounting profession's talent shortage.Meet Our Guest, Kenyth HoldeferLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-holdefer-101745105/Need CPE?Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark: https://earmarkcpe.comSubscribe to the Earmark Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet in TouchThanks for listening and the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and Instagram. If you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Call us and leave a voicemail; maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040.SponsorshipsAre you interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus.Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAccountingPodcastSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyPodchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaserStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/OvercastClassifiedsWant to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Let the listeners of The Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad. Go here to create your classified ad: https://cloudacctpod.link/RunClassifiedAdTranscriptsThe full transcript for this episode is available by clicking on the Transcript tab at the top of this page

State of the economy and liability risk management

AICPA Town Hall

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 62:06

Topics include: DC environment and profession analysis State of the economy and recent market shifts The latest technical updates Professional liability risk management hot topics Speakers:  Erik Asgeirsson, President and CEO, CPA.com Mark Peterson, EVP, Advocacy, AICPA Lisa Simpson, VP, Firm Services, AICPA Marci Rossell, Expert Economic Forecaster Sarah Ference, Risk Control Director, Professional Services, CNA Insurance Stan Sterna, VP, Professional Firms, Aon

NY CPA Spotlight: Innovation and Recruitment Mark the Future of Accounting Profession

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Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024 29:57

Calvin Harris has one of the most geographically and economically diverse state accounting professional societies to oversee as CEO of the New York State Society of CPAs. He brings his diverse experiences to the role, emphasizing building relationships and partnerships while stressing key factors such as harnessing and leveraging AI to reinvent the work CPAs do and the roles they can create. He talks on Paychex THRIVE, a Business Podcast, about how to bridge the gap between traditional practices and innovative approaches – including recruitment – and how to appreciate the adaptable nature of the profession while finding balance in your personal life. Topics Include: 00:00:00: Episode Preview 00:01:10: Introduction to Calvin Harris 00:01:29: Some Background on Calvin Harris 00:02:42: Calvin's Love for Funny T-Shirts 00:05:13: Differences Between CFO and CEO Roles 00:06:16: Challenges of Being a CEO - Balance of Costs and Investments 00:08:59: Unique Needs of New York CPAs 00:09:30: Importance of Local Chapters for NYSSCPA 00:14:08: Recruiting for Accounting Profession 00:16:10: Technology's Impact on the CPA Profession 00:18:24: Changes to the CPA Exam and Requirements 00:21:56: Investing in Yourself and Your Career Path 00:24:42: Future Focus for Accounting Professionals 00:26:00: Using Technology as Leverage in Career 00:27:05: What's New and Where are the Successes 00:29:11: Wrap-up and thank you DISCLAIMER: The information presented in this podcast, and that is further provided by the presenter, should not be considered legal or accounting advice, and should not substitute for legal, accounting, or other professional advice in which the facts and circumstances may warrant. We encourage you to consult legal counsel as it pertains to your own unique situation(s) and/or with any specific legal questions you may have.

Noncompetes, Accounting Top 100, and Consultants in the Spotlight - Fintech Flo: Episode 26 (5/16/24)

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Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2024 61:43

The FTC has been putting in work this year, suggesting a ban on noncompetes, as a way to protect employees, however they may be overstepping their boundaries. The Accounting Top 100 Firms report also came out earlier this quarter, and Drew and Mike get into the stats of what it says about the industry. Finally, consultants and advisory services are getting the recognition they deserve - which means someone is actually trying to figure out what it even means that people do in these service lines, and how necessary or unnecessary their work is! This episode and all FinTech Flo episodes are available for CPE credit over at FloQademy and on the Earmark app (links below!)Earn CPE credit while you watch, along with a bunch of other high quality, engaging, and entertaining CPE eligible video content for free as a member of FloQademy! https://learn.floqast.com/ or via the Earmark app! https://earmarkcpe.com/download/ There's lots you can do in your career with an accounting background - we're hiring! Learn more at www.floqast.com/careers Want to watch? Head over to www.youtube.com/floqast Produced by @FloQastStudioshttps://www.instagram.com/floqaststudios https://www.twitter.com/floqaststudios

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SEC Charges Trump's Audit Firm with Massive Fraud

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Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2024 67:24

The SEC charged Trump's audit firm with a massive fraud – 1,500 fake filings over 2.5 years! Plus, hundreds of small US banks are at risk due to commercial real estate loan exposure. We're also talking about the potential of AI tools like Claude and ChatGPT to automate various accounting and business tasks, the controversial Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership reporting requirements, and the possibility of its repeal. We wrap with fintech and crypto news, including Mercury Bank's rapid growth and potential regulatory issues.Sponsors Zoho - http://accountingpodcast.promo/zohoRelay - http://accountingpodcast.promo/relayKeeper - http://accountingpodcast.promo/keeperHarbor Compliance - http://accountingpodcast.promo/harborChapters(09:04) - Anthropic launches Claude for teams (11:12) - More LLM models pass CPA exam (18:28) - Blake demonstrates AI's abiity to help with emails (32:56) - 28 AI prompts for small businesses (36:39) - Oregon Senator going after TurboTax to issue refunds to Oregonians (38:44) - The possibility of a regional banking crisis (48:12) - The Corporate Transparency Act might be repealed (54:15) - Tether claims they can't find a Big 4 firm to audit them (56:54) - Mecurity Bank being looked at by FDIC (01:02:05) - Square to allow users to transfer percent of daily sales to Bitcoin (01:03:26) - Download and sign up for the Earmark app Show NotesAnthropic launches a free Claude iOS app and Team, its first enterprise plan | ZDNEThttps://www.zdnet.com/article/anthropic-launches-a-free-claude-ios-app-and-team-its-first-enterprise-plan/ SEC.gov | SEC Charges Audit Firm BF Borgers and Its Owner with Massive Fraud Affecting More Than 1,500 SEC Filingshttps://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2024-51 Oregon senator demands refunds for TurboTax customers over glitch | Accounting Todayhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/oregon-senator-demands-refunds-for-turbotax-customers-over-glitch Can LLMs Pass the CPA Exam? Evaluating Large Language Model Performance on the Certified Public Accountant Test by Will Zacher, Sanmukh Kuppannagari :: SSRN https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4788096 Sam Altman says helpful agents are poised to become AI's killer function | MIT Technology Review https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/05/01/1091979/sam-altman-says-helpful-agents-are-poised-to-become-ais-killer-function/ Why hundreds of U.S. banks may be at risk of failure https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/01/why-hundreds-of-us-banks-may-be-at-risk-of-failure.html Tether CEO Says An Audit By A Big Four Giant Is Our Top Priority https://coingape.com/tether-ceo-says-an-audit-by-a-big-four-giant-is-our-top-prioritterrestrialBlock lets Square merchants convert a part of their daily sales to bitcoinhttps://techcrunch.com/2024/04/24/block-now-lets-square-merchants-convert-a-part-of-their-daily-sales-to-bitcoin/ The 28 best AI prompts for small businesses https://www.sage.com/en-us/blog/the-28-best-ai-prompts-for-small-businesses/ Congress considers how to fix the Corporate Transparency Acthttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/congress-considers-how-to-fix-the-corporate-transparency-act Article from www.congress.gov https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8147/cosponsors Binance founder Changpeng Zhao sentenced to 4 months in prison after plea dealhttps://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/30/binance-founder-changpeng-zhao-cz-sentenced-to-four-months-in-prison-.htmlNeed CPE?Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark: https://earmarkcpe.comSubscribe to the Earmark Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet in TouchThanks for listening and the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and Instagram. If you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Call us and leave a voicemail; maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040.SponsorshipsAre you interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus.Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAccountingPodcastSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyPodchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaserStitcher:

EP 141 Leveraging Strengths During College Years with Jhase Edwards

Embrace Your Strengths

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 35:31

Jhase's Top 5 CliftonStrengths are: Connectedness, Belief, Input, Responsibility & Intellection Jhase Edwards is a Former D1 football student athlete from the University of Incarnate Word. He is from Houston, Texas but currently lives in San Antonio where he is finishing his Masters Degree in Accounting. Along with studying for his Masters courses, Jhase is also studying for the CPA Exam. After graduating in May 2024, Jhase will go work at KPMG, the fourth largest accounting firm in the world. Find out your strengths by taking the CliftonStrengths Top 5 Assessment Workshops and Coaching with Barbara Culwell Subscribe & Leave a Review on Embrace Your Strengths

EP 142 Leveraging Strengths During College Years with Jhase Edwards

Embrace Your Strengths

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 35:31

Jhase's top 5 CliftonStrengths are Connectedness, Belief, Input, Responsibility & Intellection Jhase Edwards is a Former D1 football student athlete from the University of Incarnate Word. He is from Houston, Texas but currently lives in San Antonio where he is finishing his Masters Degree in Accounting. Along with studying for his Masters courses, Jhase is also studying for the CPA Exam. After graduating in May 2024, Jhase will go work at KPMG, the fourth largest accounting firm in the world. Find out your strengths by taking the CliftonStrengths Top 5 Assessment Workshops and Coaching with Barbara Culwell Subscribe & Leave a Review on Embrace Your Strengths

139 ⎸ CPA Exam Success with Dawn Edelstein

The Ambitious Bookkeeper Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 41:43 Transcription Available

In this interview episode I chat with Dawn Edelstein, CPA Exam Success Coach, all about the keys to CPA exam success. From mindset to study methods, this episode is filled with practical advice to help you excel in your CPA exam journey. So grab your notebook and get ready to take some notes!In this episode you'll hear:The 3 Pillars of CPA Exam SuccessThe S.T.A.R. Framework for studyingFree resources & support for CPA Exam CandidatesPlanning & time managementResources mentioned in this episode:CPA Exam Success Checklist: cpaexamsuccess.ck.page/checklistGet all of Dawn's FREE resources here: linktr.ee/miamicoachconnectionMeet DawnFrench teacher turned CPA Exam Success Coach. After teaching high school French for seven years I took my first accounting course. I wanted to be a bookkeeper. I thought that would be better than the classroom. It was suggested to me to become a CPA. I said OK without thinking through the work involved. I then completed a 15-month dual degree graduate program for career-changers in order to get all of the credits needed to sit for the CPA exam. After 15 months, I was eligible to sit for the CPA exam, but I was terrified, confused, and thought I was the only one who felt this way. It wasn't until years later that I found my Unique Study System and finally made it to the CPA Exam finish line. I did this in a way that allowed me to successfully study for the CPA Exam while simultaneously having a full and fulfilling life. I now help struggling candidates to do the same. I help them to ditch the stress, struggle, and sacrifice and, instead, pass the CPA Exam with confidence and ease.Connect with Dawn

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The new shape of the CPA exam

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2023 22:05 Very Popular

With a radically new version of the test launching in 2024, the American Institute of CPAs' vice president of CPA examination and pipeline, Mike Decker, details the major changes, and shares valuable insights for how candidates can approach it.

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FinTech Flo - Episode 20 (12/14/23)

The FinTech Flo

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2023 65:46

We're wrapping up 2023 with the best episode of the year, which includes an Ask Us Anything section after the Concluding Cycle that is filled with insights on growing business and starting companies! Drew and Mike also tackle the biggest headlines from the Wall Street Journal, the IRS entity, changes to audit confirmations, and the insane world of employment at tech giants! You don't want to miss this Season 1 wrap up! This episode and all FinTech Flo episodes are available for CPE credit over at FloQademy and on the Earmark app (links below!)Earn CPE credit while you watch, along with a bunch of other high quality, engaging, and entertaining CPE eligible video content for free as a member of FloQademy! https://learn.floqast.com/ or via the Earmark app! https://earmarkcpe.com/download/ FinTech Flo - Episode 20 (12/14/23): Ask Us Anything, The Biggest Headlines, and a Wrap on 2023!There's lots you can do in your career with an accounting background - we're hiring! Learn more at www.floqast.com/careers Want to watch? Head over to www.youtube.com/floqast Produced by @FloQastStudioshttps://www.instagram.com/floqaststudios https://www.twitter.com/floqaststudios

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How to Survive Public Accounting and the CPA Exam

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2023 62:42

CPA Exam prep rockstars Peter Olinto and Roger Philipp join Blake and David to discuss the evolution of the CPA Exam over time, the importance of making studying entertaining, and challenges facing the accounting profession like public accounting burnout. Both Olinto and Philipp believe competition between CPA review courses drives innovation and helps students pass the exam, and they aim to make studying engaging through humor, memory techniques, and technology.Sponsors LiveFlow - http://accountingpodcast.promo/liveflowChapters (00:38) - Where did you learn to make CPA exam prep entertaining? (05:12) - Do you have any nightmare CPA exam stories? (10:39) - What does the current CPA exam look like and what's changing in 2024? (14:27) - Do you think the CPA exam changes will help the pipeline? (17:12) - Have CPA exam pass rates gone up with the 5th-year requirement? (19:58) - How did you both get involved with UWorld? (22:58) - Advice for accountants struggling to balance studying with their work and lives (29:23) - How are you dealing with reduced attention spans (36:30) - Do you tell students to diet and exercise as part of exam prep? (42:04) - Peter's famous coffee offer (43:00) - Why do you think young accountants are leaving the profession? (51:12) - The problem with work-life balance versus billable hours (59:08) - Wrap up and where to find out more about UWorld Meet Our Guests:Peter Olinto LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-olinto-5966586b/Twitter: https://twitter.com/peterolinto?lang=enRoger Philipp, CPA, CGMALinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rogerphilipp/Twitter: https://twitter.com/rogercpa?lang=enShow Noteshttps://newsroom.uworld.com/story/uworld-launches-all-new-cpa-exam-review-product-to-prepare-candidates-for-the-2024-cpa-evolution/Need CPE?Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark: https://earmarkcpe.comSubscribe to the Earmark Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet in TouchThanks for listening and the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and Instagram. If you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Call us and leave a voicemail; maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040.SponsorshipsAre you interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus.Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcasts YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAccountingPodcast Spotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/Spotify Podchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaser Stitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/Stitcher Overcast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast Classifieds Forwardly - https://www.forwardly.com/ClassifiedsWant to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Let the listeners of The Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad. Go here to create your classified ad: https://cloudacctpod.link/RunClassifiedAdTranscriptsThe full transcript for this episode is available by clicking on the Transcript tab at the top of this page

Tom Hood: FP&A and Accounting: “The Great Join”

FP&A Today

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 49:31

Tom Hood is one of the most influential leaders in accounting. The Executive Vice President, Business Growth and Engagement, at American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA has been named the Second Most Influential Person in Accounting since 2011 by Accounting Today Magazine (only pipped to the post by AICPA CEO Barry Melancon). In giving him their award the publication cited his “legendary energy, imagination and ability to foresee the future, and focusing them specifically on management accountants, helping them reimagine “the Future of Finance.” On Linkedin Tom has 780,000 followers and the platform recruited the accounting leader as one of their Top Voices. His passion for technological innovation in accounting has been evident since the early days of VisiCalc to Excel and ChatGPT. This combines with his rigorous enforcement against bad actors in the profession, and optimism about the future. In this episode Tom Hood describes one of the biggest shifts in accounting as “The Great Join between accounting and FP&A”. Hood says: “We need accounting to make sure the numbers are right and to maintain our stewardship and trust. But we also need the financial viewpoint, which we saw big time in the pandemic. This is needed to reimagine what's next in the profession.” Hood also reveals his passion reflecting accounting's role as one of the most fundamental tenets of business- and wider society“Accounting is a language of business. It is a language that many people‒dare I say most people‒don't truly understand. You become the value interpreter of everything about a business.” In this episode discover: Tom's career trajectory from to CFO at to Maryland Association of CPAs to EVP at the (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) The merger between the AICPA and CIMA (UK-based) and the global power base this provides the accounting profession The Great Join between FP&A and Accounting His passion for accounting tech as continuing to revolutionize business – from the dawn of VisiCalc to ChatGPT today His role in stamping out unethical accounting practices The changing up the CPA Exam and what it means for you How AI has already changed the game for accountants and how companies are transforming accounting How he got into accounting as a way of getting into the FBI and why that didn't work out YouTube video of the episode Follow Paul Barnhurst on LinkedIn Follow Datarails on LinkedIn

15-Year-Old Passes CPA Exam; NY Requires Independent Audits of AI Hiring Processes

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 55:58

The Accounting Podcast (formerly the Cloud Accounting Podcast) is the world's #1 accounting, bookkeeping, and tax podcast! Join us weekly for a roundup of accounting news, analysis, and interviews. Plus, earn free NASBA-approved CPE credits for listening with the Earmark app. Learn more at earmarkcpe.com.SponsorsOnPay - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpayRelay - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/relayForwardly - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/forwardlyChapters (00:04) - Preview: Accounting firms will transition to corporations (01:00) - Blake and David are back from their trips (05:03) - A 15-year-old in Mississippi has passed the CPA exam (07:00) - Jennifer asks about TAP's TurboTax Live Business experience (10:05) - Mackenzie's voicemail re: accounting shortage (18:37) - BDO USA is shifting from a partnership to a corporation (20:55) - EY officially announces it has called off "Project Everest" but is still the number one US audit firm for public companies (24:25) - M365 Co-Pilot updates (29:50) - Thomson Reuters announces $100 million per year AI investment (32:04) - Avalara launches a sales tax calculator in ChatGPT (36:17) - Gusto hires former head of data science and analytics from Google (37:09) - Taxfyle releases AI tax-prep bot (39:04) - New York announces new AI law for hiring (44:15) - A few more quick tech stories and the problems with client portals (47:06) - Wrapbook wrap-up (51:45) - Where to reach David and Blake Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpeShow NotesTech News: TaxFyle releases AI tax prep bot https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/tech-news-taxfyle-releases-generative-ai-tax-prep-bot Why everyone is mad about New York's AI hiring lawhttps://www.technologyreview.com/2023/07/10/1076013/new-york-ai-hiring-law/ Mississippi youth passes CPA Exam – at Age 15https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2023/jun/mississippi-youth-passes-cpa-exam-at-age-15.html BDO USA is Shifting From a Partnership to a Corporation - CPA Practice Advisorhttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/06/26/bdo-usa-is-shifting-from-a-partnership-to-a-corporation/81445/ Gusto hires former Google exec to add AI to products | Accounting Todayhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/gusto-hires-former-google-exec-to-add-ai-to-products KPMG cuts 5% of U.S. workforce | Accounting Today https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/kpmg-cuts-5-of-u-s-workforce KPMG's Big Four Dominance on Bank Audits Shaken by Failureshttps://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/kpmgs-big-four-dominance-on-bank-audits-shaken-by-failures Thomson Reuters adding AI to tax software | Accounting Todayhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/thomson-reuters-adding-ai-to-tax-software EY Tops Rival Audit Firms in Public Company Clients - CPA Practice Advisorhttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/06/20/ey-tops-rivals-in-public-company-audit-clients/81193/ Shopify vows to fight CRA request to hand over records from more than 121,000 Canadian businesseshttps://www.ctvnews.ca/business/shopify-vows-to-fight-cra-request-to-hand-over-records-from-more-than-121-000-canadian-businesses-1.6454822 Accounting firm EY calls off ‘Project Everest' to break up firm ...https://www.dailymirror.lk/business/Accounting-firm-EY-calls-off-Project-Everest-to-break-up-firm/215-261867 Finance Automation Platform Ramp Acquires AI Startup Cohere.iohttps://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2023/finance-automation-platform-ramp-acquires-ai-startup-cohere-io/ BDO USA is Shifting From a Partnership to a Corporation https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/06/26/bdo-usa-is-shifting-from-a-partnership-to-a-corporation/81445/ M365 Copilot, Microsoft's generative AI tool, explainedhttps://www.computerworld.com/article/3700709/m365-copilot-microsofts-generative-ai-tool-explained.html Intuit Supercharges Intuit GenOS with OpenAI's Large Language Models to Bring GenAI Experiences to Customershttps://investors.intuit.com/news/news-details/2023/Intuit-Supercharges-Intuit-GenOS-with-OpenAIs-Large-Language-Models-to-Bring-GenAI-Experiences-to-Customers/default.aspx Wrapbook Expands its Payroll Platform to Enable Seamless ...https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230629819270/en/Wrapbook-Expands-its-Payroll-Platform-to-Enable-Seamless-Collaboration-Across-Production-and-Accounting-Teams Kraken ordered to turn over its users' information to the IRShttps://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/kraken-ordered-to-turn-over-its-users-information-to-the-irs Some Chicago Restaurants Are Still Adding Surcharges Of Up to 20% to Checks. Should They?https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/some-chicago-restaurants-are-still-adding-surcharges-of-up-to-20-to-your-bill-should-they/3055697/ As Thomson Reuters Explains Its Acquisition of Casetext, Some Investors Seem Uncertainhttps://www.lawnext.com/2023/06/as-thomson-reuters-explains-its-acquisition-of-casetext-some-investors-seem-uncertain.htmlGet in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram! You can now call us and leave a voicemail, maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcasts Podchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaser Spotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/Spotify Stitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/Stitcher Overcast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CloudAccountingPodcast ClassifiedsUncat - https://www.uncat.com/Nett Tracker - https://www.nett-tracker.com/FinDaily - https://findaily.io/ Forwardly - https://www.forwardly.com/Want to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Why not let the listeners of The Cloud Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad? Hit the link below to get more info.Go here to create your classified ad: https://cloudacctpod.link/RunClassifiedAd The full transcript for this episode is available by clicking on the Transcript tab at the top of this page

IRS Loses $10 Billion In Debt Ceiling Deal & Proof ChatGPT Massively Increases Productivity

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 67:53

Why AICPA's 12-point plan won't solve the CPA crisis; Earnings reports from Intuit, Sage, and Xero; Ramp adds AI features to spend management platform; why grads are ditching jobs at the Big Four; 70% of Gen Z employees would switch jobs for better tech, and more!SponsorsLiveFlow - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveflowTech Guru - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/techguruClient Hub - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clienthubChapters (00:00) - IRS Loses $10 Billion In Debt Ceiling Deal & Proof ChatGPT Massively Increases Productivity (00:52) - Welcome to the show (04:52) - Potential debt-ceiling deal cuts IRS funding by $10 billion (07:38) - Chat GPT made workers 37% faster at completing tasks (11:44) - Accounting Today has ChatGPT retake the CPA exam (16:36) - Number of people taking accountancy exams drops to lowest level in 17 years (19:23) - WSJ article on the accounting industry's low starting pay problem (23:35) - The AICPA's 12-point plan to solve the accountant shortage (35:13) - Thetab.com article on why grads are ditching jobs at Big Four firms (38:13) - Update on the IRS's Free File tax system (41:18) - Let's talk about the Intuit earnings call (46:38) - Sage had their earnings call (48:43) - Ramp announces "Ramp Intelligence" (53:31) - Employee satisfaction reached an all-time high last year (55:33) - Gen Z employees would change jobs for better tech (01:01:34) - Wrap up and where to reach us. See you at AICPA Engage! Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpeShow NotesNew MIT Research Shows Spectacular Increase In White Collar Productivity From ChatGPT – JOSH BERSINhttps://joshbersin.com/2023/03/new-mit-research-shows-spectacular-increase-in-white-collar-productivity-from-chatgpt/ ChatGPT retakes CPA Exam as v4.0, passes | Accounting Todayhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/chatgpt-retakes-cpa-exam-as-v4-0-passes AICPA Council approves CPA pipeline plan | Accounting Todayhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aicpa-council-approves-cpa-pipeline-plan 70% of Gen Z Employees Say They Would Switch Jobs for Better Tech: Weekly Stathttps://www.cfo.com/human-capital/workforce-management/2023/05/gen-z-gen-x-baby-boomer-millennials-technology-work-environments-productivity-work-life-balance/ AICPA details plans to boost CPA pipeline | Accounting Todayhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aicpa-details-plans-to-boost-cpa-pipeline Overworked and underpaid: Why grads are ditching jobs at the Big Fourhttps://thetab.com/uk/2023/05/10/big-four-grad-scheme-whats-it-like-306634 The Future of AI in Finance is Here | Ramp Intelligencehttps://ramp.com/intelligence Numbers taking US accountancy exams drop to lowest level in 17 years | Financial Timeshttps://www.ft.com/content/e8dc2264-6b8d-4ed5-8bbd-e4a67e7d1e46 Avii Announces Significant Uplifts to Financial Modules In Avii ...https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230508005420/en/Avii-Announces-Significant-Uplifts-to-Financial-Modules-In-Avii-WorkspaceTM-Platform-for-Accounting-Firms Overworked and underpaid: Why grads are ditching jobs at the Big Fourhttps://thetab.com/uk/2023/05/10/big-four-grad-scheme-whats-it-like-306634 Sage Intact Launches Native AP Bill Automation to Cut Down on ...https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/pr-zen/sage-intact-launches-native-ap-bill-automation-to-cut-down-on-invoice-processing-time Intuit Inc. (INTU) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript https://seekingalpha.com/article/4606883-intuit-inc-intu-q3-2023-earnings-call-transcript Intuit (INTU) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Sayhttps://www.zacks.com/stock/news/2098768/intuit-intu-reports-q3-earnings-what-key-metrics-have-to-say ChatGPT retakes CPA Exam as v4.0, passes https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/chatgpt-retakes-cpa-exam-as-v4-0-passes Xero reports 28% year-over-year growth https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/xero-reports-28-year-over-year-growth Pentagon Says Accounting Mistake Leaves U.S. With $3 Billion ...https://www.wsj.com/articles/accounting-error-leaves-pentagon-with-3-billion-more-in-arms-for-ukraine-u-s-says-6d6f4576 AICPA details plans to boost the CPA pipeline https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aicpa-details-plans-to-boost-cpa-pipeline AICPA releases expanded plan for addressing CPA pipeline ...https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2023/may/aicpa-releases-expanded-plan-addressing-cpa-pipeline-challenges.html IRS to pilot free tax prep system in January https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-to-pilot-free-tax-prep-system-in-january Why Graduates Aren't Hot on Accounting Careers: Low Starting Pay ...https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-graduates-arent-hot-on-accounting-careers-low-starting-pay-onerous-testing-c05bf267 Software giant Sage strikes deal for US construction platform Coreconhttps://www.business-live.co.uk/technology/software-giant-sage-strikes-deal-26883546 Plan to accelerate talent pipeline solutions | Resources https://www.aicpa-cima.com/resources/article/draft-plan-to-accelerate-talent-pipeline-solutions QuickBooks Connect Returning to Las Vegas in 2023https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/education-hub/training-center/quickbooks-connect-returning-to-las-vegas-2023/ AICPA Council approves CPA pipeline plan https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aicpa-council-approves-cpa-pipeline-plan Intuit's (INTU) Q3 Earnings Beat Expectations, Sales Miss (Revised)https://finance.yahoo.com/news/intuits-intu-q3-earnings-beat-080700418.html The Sage Group plc (SGGEF) Q2 2023 Earnings Call Transcripthttps://seekingalpha.com/article/4605500-sage-group-plc-sggef-q2-2023-earnings-call-transcript Financial results announcements | Sage Investor Relationshttps://www.sage.com/investors/financial-information/results/ Sage Group 1H Revenue Beat Consensus as Underlying ARR Rose -- Earnings Reviewhttps://www.marketwatch.com/story/sage-group-1h-revenue-beat-consensus-as-underlying-arr-rose-earnings-review-daf93f65Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram! You can now call us and leave a voicemail, maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcasts Podchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaser Spotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/Spotify Stitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/Stitcher Overcast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CloudAccountingPodcast ClassifiedsClient Hub - https://clienthub.app/Future Firm Accelerate - https://futurefirmaccelerate.com/capUncat - https://www.uncat.com/Nett Tracker - https://www.nett-tracker.com/FinDaily - https://findaily.io/ Benchmark Growth - https://marketingforaccountingfirms.com/mastermind/ Want to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Why not let the listeners of The Cloud Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad? 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043 AI Aced Every Accounting Certification

Jason Daily

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 35:20

AccountingToday GPT-4 CPA Exam article https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/chatgpt-retakes-cpa-exam-as-v4-0-passesNew CPA exam study https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4452175Chain-of-thought prompting study https://arxiv.org/pdf/2201.11903.pdfA fantastic talk about the risks of AI (s/o to Hector Garcia for this one, not Jacob) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWiM-LuRe6wDigits Finance AI https://digits.com/ai/

Bots emerge as cyber threat for accounting firms

Journal of Accountancy Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 23:02

ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence bots have made a big splash this year, with ChatGPT even passing the CPA Exam earlier this month, but there is another kind of bot accountants need to know about. Cybercriminals have started using bots to identify zero-day vulnerabilities in routers, servers, smartphones, Windows, web browsers, and antivirus software. Once the hackers discover a vulnerability, they send out their bots to exploit it in as many places as possible, with CPA firms and finance departments among the potential targets. What can CPAs do to shore up their cyberdefenses? The latest episode of the Journal of Accountancy podcast, produced in partnership with the Small Firm Philosophy podcast, addresses that question with Roman Kepczyk, CPA/CITP, CGMA, director of firm technology strategy for Right Networks and author of the AICPA Private Companies Practice Section's CPA cybersecurity checklist. What you'll learn from this episode: · What a zero-day vulnerability is and why patching is so important. · The latest in strong password rules and tools. · Key cybersecurity risks and mitigation strategies for remote workers. · The technology trend Kepczyk is most excited about.

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ChatGPT Was Set Up To Fail The CPA Exam

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Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2023 63:41

Accounting Today said ChatGPT failed the CPA Exam — here's why that's misleading; a WSJ reporter clones herself with AI and tricks her bank and family; TurboTax tops the TV ads for tax year 2022; Audit firms remove partners who fault clients' internal controls; 80 percent of BDO Alliance partners vote to eliminate or modify the 150-hour ruleSponsorsShareFile - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/sharefileCCH Axcess - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/axcessSuiteFiles - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/suitefilesChapters (00:00) - ChatGPT Was Set Up To Fail The CPA Exam (00:30) - Does the accounting profession give your life meaning? (01:00) - Welcome to the show, David is on the road this week (04:49) - Accounting Today says ChatGPT completely failed CPA exam (07:48) - Blake ran some of his own tests with GPT-4 and takeaways people should get from this article (13:23) - WSJ article on the potential of AI and fraud (15:09) - Blake plays clips of Joanna's voice cloned compared to her actual voice (18:28) - TechCrunch article on Intuit's AI journey (23:35) - Accounting Today article on firms removing audit partners from engagements where they found internal control problems (28:41) - Accounting Today: PCAOB turns up the heat on auditing firms (32:20) - Three failed banks all had KPMG in common (38:26) - Which brands spent the most money on ads around tax day 2023? (41:30) - TurboTax starts sending out checks as part of "free free free" settlement (42:58) - Listener email about the 150 hour rule and underpaid CPAs (46:57) - BDO Alliance poll results on the 150 hour requirement (50:29) - Blake buys MedEvac insurance for the first time (53:09) - Some quick app news roundup (58:33) - Wrap up and where to reach us Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpeShow NotesKPMG pens deal with MindBridge to apply AI to digital audits | Accounting Todayhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/kpmg-pens-deal-with-mindbridge-to-apply-ai-to-digital-audits We ran the CPA exam through ChatGPT and it failed miserably | Accounting Todayhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/we-ran-the-cpa-exam-through-chatgpt-and-it-failed-miserably I Cloned Myself With AI. She Fooled My Bank and My Family. https://www.wsj.com/articles/i-cloned-myself-with-ai-she-fooled-my-bank-and-my-family-356bd1a3 Audit firms remove partners who fault clients' internal controls | Accounting Todayhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/audit-firms-remove-partners-who-fault-clients-internal-controls BDO Alliance poll of managing partners on 150-hour rulehttps://twitter.com/BlakeTOliver/status/1654553693830914048 TurboTax customers to receive checks for $141M settlement https://apnews.com/article/turbotax-inuit-settlement-checks-mail-0c01cf25aa34693163886d135f7a6560Accounting automation developer Gappify scores $10mhttps://fintech.global/2023/05/02/accounting-automation-developer-gappify-scores-10m/ Intuit's shifthttps://techcrunch.com/2023/04/27/intuit-ai-shift/ Hundreds Of Tax Prep Services Hit The Airwaves Before April https://www.insideradio.com/free/hundreds-of-tax-prep-services-hit-the-airwaves-before-april-18/article_b59beb46-e5a2-11ed-a08f-d7b730e240b8.html We had ChatGPT take the CPA exam — and it failed https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/we-ran-the-cpa-exam-through-chatgpt-and-it-failed-miserably ChatGPT Just Failed This Accounting Examhttps://www.digitalinformationworld.com/2023/04/chatgpt-just-failed-this-accounting-exam.html Accounting clerk created original art on billing statements to help a patient healhttps://www.cbsnews.com/video/accounting-clerk-created-original-art-on-billing-statements-to-help-a-patient-heal/Get in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram! You can now call us and leave a voicemail, maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcasts Podchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaser Spotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/Spotify Stitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/Stitcher Overcast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CloudAccountingPodcast ClassifiedsClient Hub - https://clienthub.app/Future Firm Accelerate - https://futurefirmaccelerate.com/capUncat - https://www.uncat.com/Nett Tracker - https://www.nett-tracker.com/FinDaily - https://findaily.io/Want to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Why not let the listeners of The Cloud Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad? Hit the link below to get more info.Go here to create your classified ad: https://cloudacctpod.link/RunClassifiedAd The full transcript for this episode is available by clicking on the Transcript tab at the top of this page

034 Can AI Pass the CPA Exam?

Jason Daily

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2023 25:08

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Passing the Audit Section of the CPA Exam

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Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2023 20:56

In this week's episode, Norma reflects on passing her Audit exam (YAY!) and how she is dealing with the last few weeks of school before graduation. Becky updates us on her General Ledger rotation and how much she is enjoying it!Links mentioned in this episodeLink to Jerry Maginnis' book, now featured in the Accounting Twins' Book ClubAdvice for a Successful Career in the Accounting Profession: How to Make Your Assets Greatly Exceed Your Liabilities by Jerry MaginnisFollow the Accounting Twins on Social Mediatwitter.com/AcctTwinsPodinstagram.com/accttwinspodlinkedin.com/company/accounting-twins-podcastfacebook.com/AccountingTwinsPodcasttiktok.com/@accttwinspodConnect with Beckytwitter.com/beckysteigerlinkedin.com/in/rebeccasteiger Connect with Normatwitter.com/normasteigerlinkedin.com/in/normasteigerReviewLeave a review on Apple Podcasts or PodchaserSubscribeSubscribe to the Accounting Twins Podcast in your favorite podcast app!This podcast is a production of Earmark Media LLCWant to sponsor this podcast? Full transcript available upon request.Season 3

Accountant Shortage Causing Negative City Credit Scores (live from Padgett REtreat)

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Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 61:26

Raising prices is a priority; NASBA extends time to complete CPA exam; Canopy now writes emails with AI; PwC to invest $1 billion in AI; staff not allowed to go to conferencesSponsorsCCH Axcess - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/axcessZoho - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/zohoKeeper - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/keeperChapters (00:05) - Preview: Accounting is in a bad place (02:58) - We launched the Federal Tax Updates Podcast with Padgett and welcome to our guests (07:27) - Amanda, why was this tax season harder than last? (09:13) - Tell us more about the Padgett REtreat (10:41) - What are some ways to think about raising your prices? (13:44) - The accounting shortage is affecting cities getting credit scores (22:36) - NASBA extends the time to take the CPA exam to 30 months (24:48) - AI and its future in accounting (27:09) - Canopy integrates ChatGPT into their suite (29:09) - PWC to invest $1 billion over the next 3 years in AI (33:10) - How long do you think until smaller and midsize firms will be using AI (35:14) - Lili Bank promises one-button accounting (46:17) - Listener mail about staff not being given chances to go to conferences (49:02) - Are accounting students set up only for the benefit of the Big 4 firms? (53:16) - Wrap up and thanks for listening Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpeShow NotesChatGPT Fails When It Comes to Accounting, Finds Major Studyhttps://www.latestly.com/technology/chatgpt-fails-when-it-comes-to-accounting-finds-major-study-5078092.htmlKPMG Joins MindBridge in Global Launch of AI-Assisted Audit Techhttps://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/kpmg-joins-mindbridge-in-global-launch-of-ai-assisted-audit-techWhat Microsoft's Dynamics GP Announcement Means for the User Communityhttps://dynamicscommunities.com/ug/dynamics-gp-ug/what-microsofts-dynamics-gp-announcement-means-for-the-user-community/ ChatGPT is still no match for humans when it comes to accounting https://phys.org/news/2023-04-chatgpt-humans-accounting.html Lili Claims Super App Status With New Accounting Platformhttps://www.pymnts.com/smbs/2023/lili-claims-super-app-status-with-new-accounting-platform/ Leading Financial Platform, Lili, Launches 'Lili Smart' to Integrate ...https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230418005500/en/Leading-Financial-Platform-Lili-Launches-%E2%80%98Lili-Smart%E2%80%99-to-Integrate-and-Consolidate-Accounting-Services-into-Small-Business-Banking KPMG signs AI deal to improve audit transparency https://www.accountancydaily.co/kpmg-signs-ai-deal-improve-audit-transparency NASBA extends time to complete the CPA exam to 30 monthshttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/nasba-extends-time-to-complete-the-cpa-exam-to-30-months Accounting Bachelors Degree Requirements: What You Need to Knowhttps://seaver.pepperdine.edu/blog/posts/accounting-bachelors-degree-requirements-what-you-need-to-know.htm ChatGPT: How AI will change law, finance, accounting and property ... https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/how-chatgpt-will-change-these-four-industries-20230328-p5cvzx Canopy Launches ChatGPT AI in Accounting Practice Management Softwarehttps://www.einnews.com/pr_news/629260399/canopy-launches-chatgpt-ai-in-accounting-practice-management-software Accountant shortage hurts city credit scores https://fortune.com/2023/04/21/accountant-shortage-affecting-city-credit-scores/ Technology News | ⚡Study Finds ChatGPT No Match for Human When It Comes to Accountinghttps://www.latestly.com/quickly/technology/study-finds-chatgpt-no-match-for-human-when-it-comes-to-accounting-5078092.html PwC Stakes $1 Billion on AI Investments in Tax, Consulting Workhttps://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/pwc-us-partners-with-microsoft-in-1-billion-ai-investmentGet in TouchThanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes, or Podchaser. Interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus, and NOW, you can see our smiling faces on Instagram! You can now call us and leave a voicemail, maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcasts Podchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaser Spotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/Spotify Stitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/Stitcher Overcast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/CloudAccountingPodcast ClassifiedsClient Hub - https://clienthub.app/Future Firm Accelerate - https://futurefirmaccelerate.com/capUncat - https://www.uncat.com/Nett Tracker - https://www.nett-tracker.com/Want to get the word out about your newsletter, webinar, party, Facebook group, podcast, e-book, job posting, or that fancy Excel macro you just created? Why not let the listeners of The Cloud Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad? Hit the link below to get more info.Go here to create your classified ad: https://cloudacctpod.link/RunClassifiedAd The full transcript for this episode is available by clicking on the Transcript tab at the top of this page

AM Now EP 4.26: CPA Exam News, the PCAOB on Audit Skepticism, ChatGPT Flunks Accounting

Accounting Matters

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2023 6:45

Join hosts Adam Olsen and Nicole Harger for this week's AM Now where they discuss: NASBA changing its Uniform Accountancy Act Model Rules, increasing the time a CPA candidate has to complete the exam after passing the first section from 18 months to 30 months A recent PCAOB report discussing the importance of a more skeptical eye when auditing a company's financials As ubiquitous and successful as ChatGPT has been recently, the technology averaged a mere 47% on accounting exams according to a recent study For more information on these topics:NASBA Announces Historic Rule Amendment Following Record Exposure Draft ResponsePCAOB – Professional Competence and Skepticism Are Essential to Quality AuditsThe ChatGPT Artificial Intelligence Chatbot: How Well Does It Answer Accounting Assessment Questions?Connect with Embark on: LinkedIn Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube Listen to AM Now on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, and Spotify.

Norma's CPA Exam Diary: Audit Section

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Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 25:54

It's time (again)! Norma recently took the Audit section of the CPA exams and wants you to follow along with her during the last 2 weeks leading up to her exam!Links mentioned in this episodeLink to Jerry Maginnis' book, now featured in the Accounting Twins' Book ClubAdvice for a Successful Career in the Accounting Profession: How to Make Your Assets Greatly Exceed Your Liabilities by Jerry MaginnisFollow the Accounting Twins on Social Mediatwitter.com/AcctTwinsPodinstagram.com/accttwinspodlinkedin.com/company/accounting-twins-podcastfacebook.com/AccountingTwinsPodcasttiktok.com/@accttwinspodConnect with Beckytwitter.com/beckysteigerlinkedin.com/in/rebeccasteiger Connect with Normatwitter.com/normasteigerlinkedin.com/in/normasteigerReviewLeave a review on Apple Podcasts or PodchaserSubscribeSubscribe to the Accounting Twins Podcast in your favorite podcast app!This podcast is a production of Earmark Media LLCWant to sponsor this podcast? Full transcript available upon request.Season 3CPA Exam Diary

What's With Fewer People Going Into Accounting?

Drink While You Think

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2023 44:03

In this episode of Drink While You Think, Kenji & Matthew share a beer and talk about the crisis in accounting, with fewer and fewer people entering the accounting profession.Tune in for topics like...

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States With 2024 CPA Exam Credit Extensions

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2023

"Life got in the way and now I am determined to acquire my CPA. 1. When does the new CPA Exam format come in? 2. What order would you recommend sitting the courses - is it FAR - AUD - REG - BEC? 3. Will there be any changes with the time and when you lose courses that you previously passed with the new CPA Exam format? Is it still within 18 months after the first pass?"

Another71 CPA Exam Podcast 108

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2023

CPA Exam Podcast 108 covers FAR Lectures without Notes, Passing CPA Exam without Accounting Degree, Study AUD in Busy Season, Pass FAR after Scoring 32, What CPA Exam Section after BEC in 2023, Passing FAR after 54/54, and Restudying after 67 on AUD. Get more CPA Exam Study Tips

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FAR CPA Exam Frustrations | Another71 Podcast 107

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2023

CPA Exam Podcast 107 covers FAR CPA Exam Frustrations, passing with Only NINJA CPA Review, getting College Credit for CPA Review Classes, Rewriting CPA Exam Notes, getting a 2024 CPA Exam Credit Extension, and using the Excel file in NINJA CPA Sparring classes. Includes: 1. Frustrated After Failing FAR 3 Times 2. Roger + NINJA Study Framework 3. Is NINJA CPA Review Enough to Pass? 4. How to take a CPA Review Course for College Credit 5. How to Rewrite Notes for the CPA Exam 6. 2024 CPA Exam Credit Extensions 7. How to use the NINJA CPA Sparring Excel File

States with 2024 CPA Exam Credit Extensions

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2023

Passing the BEC Section of the CPA Exam

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 18:58

Links mentioned in this episodeLink to Jerry Maginnis' book, now featured in the Accounting Twins' Book ClubAdvice for a Successful Career in the Accounting Profession: How to Make Your Assets Greatly Exceed Your Liabilities by Jerry MaginnisFollow the Accounting Twins on Social Mediatwitter.com/AcctTwinsPodinstagram.com/accttwinspodlinkedin.com/company/accounting-twins-podcastfacebook.com/AccountingTwinsPodcasttiktok.com/@accttwinspodConnect with Beckytwitter.com/beckysteigerlinkedin.com/in/rebeccasteiger Connect with Normatwitter.com/normasteigerlinkedin.com/in/normasteigerReviewLeave a review on Apple Podcasts or PodchaserSubscribeSubscribe to the Accounting Twins Podcast in your favorite podcast app!This podcast is a production of Earmark Media LLCWant to sponsor this podcast? Full transcript available upon request.Season 3

How to Study for the CPA Exam at Work with NINJA Audio

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2023

"I'd like to know if I can listen to the NINJA Audio while working without looking at the NINJA Book or the Notes."

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CPA Exam Score Release Dates (January – July 2023)

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2023

CPA Exam Score Release Dates (January - July 2023): January 11February 7February 22March 17April 11May 9May 24June 16July 11 See Also ➤ CPA Score Release Updates

CPA Exam Questions Not Covered in CPA Review Lectures

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2023

"I take BEC in three weeks and need help comprehending the application of the CPA Exam concepts. I recently took BEC and scored 62. I did well in the Economics portion but struggled with Internal Control, COSO principles, Financial management, and IT. Is there a way to better comprehend the material? I am going through the notes, and sometimes it makes sense, then sometimes, I have no idea what the question is asking. Currently, I have Roger CPA Review and Ninja. I did all of the modules for Roger CPA. I review my notes for each section, but I am just memorizing information, not comprehending it. I am getting started with NINJA, and I wish the notes and lectures fit better with the MCQs. Some MCQ topics aren't heavily covered in the lectures and are sometimes very lightly touched on in the notes."

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NINJA Only Path: NINJA Book vs Sparring Lectures

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023

"I have been studying for a few weeks and struggling to figure out the best study method to pass the CPA Exam with NINJA Only. Should I read the NINJA book first, watching a NINJA Sparring session? Could you recommend a study plan for me so that I can take my FAR exam in 4 weeks?"

Reading CPA Exam Book vs Watching Roger CPA Review Lectures

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2023

"I am looking for a CPA study plan where I can utilize Roger CPA Review and Ninja together. What is the best way to combine UWorld Roger CPA and Ninja? Some of the sections in Roger CPA Review don't line up with Ninja. I am reading the Ninja book first, then reading the Roger book and taking notes if things need to be clarified and better explained in either book. I am then reading the Ninja notes. The Ninja notes help me understand what I read from Ninja, but the sections are different in Roger. Is there a more efficient method that I should use with both CPA Review programs to maximize my study sessions?"

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Passing FAR CPA Exam in 2 Weeks with Expiring Credit

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023

"I've passed Auditing and Regulation and take my FAR CPA Exam in two weeks, and I am still figuring out where to focus. I'm two weeks from my exam, and I've not made any monumental progress since my last sitting for FAR. The issue is my reg exam expires on the 12th. The current methodology is to rep out as many mcqs as possible in a 1-1:30 hr time frame and subsequently take 30 mins to review the questions I've missed. I have been reviewing sims on the weekends when I have more time."

How to Study for CPA Exam and Work 50 Hours in Busy Season

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2023

"I am looking for the best way to use both Surgent CPA Review and Ninja to pass the AUD exam on short notice. I took the exam two weeks ago and failed with a 68. I had a Surgent CPA Review ReadyScore of 61. Surgent CPA recommends a Ready Score of 80 or higher. I am doing multiple choice questions, lectures, and audio lectures from Ninja CPA during work hours and currently working 50 hours per week in a CPA firm performing tax and accounting work during busy season. I have three children at home, so time can be challenging to come by. I am new to NINJA CPA, but I am enjoying the platform so far."

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Norma's CPA Exam Diary: BEC Section

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 19:34

Links mentioned in this episodeNorma and Becky's favorite Tik Tok family!Norma's outfit of the day for the exam Tik TokLink to Jerry Maginnis' book, now featured in the Accounting Twins' Book ClubAdvice for a Successful Career in the Accounting Profession: How to Make Your Assets Greatly Exceed Your Liabilities by Jerry MaginnisFollow the Accounting Twins on Social Mediatwitter.com/AcctTwinsPodinstagram.com/accttwinspodlinkedin.com/company/accounting-twins-podcastfacebook.com/AccountingTwinsPodcasttiktok.com/@accttwinspodConnect with Beckytwitter.com/beckysteigerlinkedin.com/in/rebeccasteiger Connect with Normatwitter.com/normasteigerlinkedin.com/in/normasteigerReviewLeave a review on Apple Podcasts or PodchaserSubscribeSubscribe to the Accounting Twins Podcast in your favorite podcast app!This podcast is a production of the Accounting Podcast NetworkWant to sponsor this podcast? Full transcript available upon request.Season 3CPA Exam Diary

2024 CPA Exam Blueprints: 3 Things I Like

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 1:00

In this video, I quickly cover three things I like about the 2024 CPA Exam Blueprints.

Post-CPA Exam Score Release Tips

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023

Now that the first CPA score release of 2023 has come and gone, here are some (super-quick) Post-CPA Exam Score Release tips for those who passed their exams and, more importantly, those who came up short.

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First CPA Exam Score Release of 2023 | Another71 Podcast 106

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2023

In Another71 Podcast 106, I cover the 2023 CPA Exam Score Release Dates, Roger CPA Review + NINJA study plans, How to Cram for FAR in 2 weeks, & More. Includes: 1. First CPA Exam Score Release of 2023 2. Roger + NINJA for FAR 3. Surgent + NINJA for AUD 4. When to use NINJA Cram 5. NINJA Only: Book vs. Sparring 6. How to Cram for FAR in 2 weeks 7. Roger + NINJA for BEC

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How to Find Motivation to Pass the CPA Exam?

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2023

"What do you do to stay motivated to pass the CPA Exam? I'm having a tough time with focus after leaving work especially during this holiday season."

How to Study for FAR CPA Exam & Remember the Material?

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2023

"I used NINJA as a supplement with Becker CPA Review. I am currently studying FAR. I have a question related to how to retain so much data and information? I study one FAR CPA Exam module, but as I am on modules 4-5, I start to forget module 1. There is so much data. I am feeling scared about how it will be covered? I completed it two months back, but started studying again. Now I have an exam in January. Please help me with any study tips you have."

Are NINJA CPA Task Based Simulations enough to Pass the CPA Exam?

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023

"Are the NINJA CPA Sims enough to get prepared for the CPA Exam task-based simulations?"

When to Start Studying for CPA Exam 8 years after college?

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2023

"I'm 41. Have 3 kids. I have been out of school for 8 years+. Planning on taking FAR in March. How long does it take the brain to get into study mode and start studying for the CPA Exam?"

Why do so many people fail CPA Exam Auditing?

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2023

"Howdy, Jeff. I see many people failing CPA Exam auditing, including myself, even as I score mid to high 80s on CPA practice tests. What would you estimate is the main tripping point for us? Many thanks for all you do."

How to Stop Second-Guessing Yourself on Practice CPA Exam Questions

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2022

How to Stop Second-Guessing Yourself on Practice CPA Exam Questions "Alright, Jeff, how do I keep myself from second-guessing every MCQ answer? This is my second go-around (my first try was seven years ago before life got in the way)…. and I had this issue then too. Whenever I do an MCQ, I find the answer and second guess myself on practice CPA Exam questions, and 75% of the time, I was initially correct. I tell myself not to second guess, but I still do. Any tips??? Please?"

The 150 Hour Problem