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Sponsors Rippling: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rippling DEXT: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/dext Dark Horse: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/darkhorse Show Notes 5:29 – Blake talks about his visit to the Institute of Management Accountants in Texas, his interview with IMA President Jeff Thomson, and gives more detail on the upcoming Earmark CPA! 8:25 – State auditor steps down after failing accounting exams https://www.newscentermaine.com/article/news/politics/state-auditor-steps-down-after-failing-accounting-exams/97-3073da7f-0106-4811-9f20-9db9fef24efd 13:04 – Ski Areas Are Struggling To Find Employees For The Upcoming Season https://www.npr.org/2021/09/29/1041411706/ski-areas-are-struggling-to-find-employees-for-the-upcoming-season 14:07 – Exclusive-PwC tells U.S. employees they need never return to the office https://finance.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-pwc-tells-u-employees-211505972.html 18:42 – Work-life balance improves audits, but not job satisfaction https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/work-life-balance-improves-audits-but-not-job-satisfaction 21:57 – In-person Zoom is the new norm for many workers returning to the office https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/27/return-to-work-in-person-hybrid/ 23:50 – The real stakes of Apple’s battle over remote work https://www.vox.com/recode/22690190/apple-remote-work-from-home-employee-cher-scarlett-janneke-parrish 24:57 – Remote work is making productivity and innovation harder, says Microsoft study https://www.zdnet.com/article/remote-work-is-making-productivity-and-innovation-harder-says-microsoft-study/ 25:53 – Accounting Today calls for nominations for 2021 Top 100 People https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/accounting-today-calls-for-nominations-for-2021-top-100-people 27:30 – Intuit Investor Day 2021 https://investors.intuit.com/events-and-presentations/event-details/2021/Intuits-Investor-Day-2021/ 27:52 – Our strategy is to be an “AI-driven expert platform” https://www.intuit.com/strategy/ 28:46 – QuickBooks Online Advanced adding Excel integration https://quickbooks.intuit.com/blog/whats-new/quickbooks-online-advanced-adding-excel-integration/ 33:47 – Listener mail – QuickBooks v. Quicken? Thanks, Stephen Smith! 39:20 – Avalara Acquires Track1099 to Help Businesses Manage IRS Form Filing Requirements https://www.avalara.com/us/en/about/press/category/2021/10/avalara-acquires-track1099-to-help-businesses-manage-irs-form-filing-requirements.html 42:49 – Xero System Status – Current and Past Incidents https://status.xero.com/ 45:50 – What’s new in QuickBooks Online: September 2021 https://quickbooks.intuit.com/blog/whats-new/whats-new-in-quickbooks-online-september-2021/ 51:01 – A Message from Sage CEO Steve Hare to Sage colleagues https://www.sage.com/en-gb/news/press-releases/2021/09/a-message-from-sage-ceo-steve-hare-to-sage-colleagues/ 52:05 – (LSPD) Alert: Did You Lose Money on Your Lightspeed Commerce Investment? Contact Johnson Fistel Regarding Investigation https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/09/29/2305700/0/en/LSPD-Alert-Did-You-Lose-Money-on-Your-Lightspeed-Commerce-Investment-Contact-Johnson-Fistel-Regarding-Investigation.html 52:24 – Lightspeed (TSX:LSPD) Stock: Is an Accounting Scandal Brewing? https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/lightspeed-tsx-lspd-stock-accounting-145454977.html Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpe Get in Touch Thanks 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) 695-1040 Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.com Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessities TeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch