About this episode
Blake and David examine the downfall of FTX and founder Sam Bankman-Fried and look at some controversies around Deloitte auditors backdating audit paperwork in Canada, receiving only a minor fine. They also marvel at Donald Trump's attempt to blame accountants for alleged financial statement fraud in his organization. All this, and other news including NASBA's CEO's upcoming retirement, IRS budget cut updates, and generational differences around public accounting work environments. Sponsors LiveFlow - http://accountingpodcast.promo/liveflow Relay - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/relay Keeper - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/keeper Chapters (00:39) - Blake is back from Maryland where he gave a talk on AI and accounting (04:05) - CPA Journal uses bad AI to draw conclusions on AI's future in accounting (10:21) - Guinness Stout might not exist without taxes (13:33) - Jeff Bezos is moving to Miami (17:12) - Over 2/3 of Ohio CPAs are 50 or older (22:47) - Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty (24:19) - WeWork files for bankruptcy (30:17) - Trump trial updates: Donald Trump takes the stand (41:08) - CPA Ontario fines Deloitte (47:23) - IRS budget cut again (52:57) - NASBA CEO Ken Bishop plans to retire (54:25) - BDO and other firms becoming ESOPs (56:16) - Expensify closes their longue in SF (01:00:18) - We're going to QuickBooks Connect (01:01:06) - Blakes shares Instagram clip of street CPA interview (01:03:00) - Wrap up and how to earn free CPE for listening to this podcast Show Notes House passes Israel aid tied to IRS cuts, triggering Biden clash | Accounting Today https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/house-passes-israel-aid-tied-to-irs-cuts-triggering-biden-clash New York accounting firm Grassi announces ESOP | Accounting Today https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/new-york-accounting-firm-grassi-announces-esop Trump’s Sons Cast the Blame for Fraud on Their Company’s Accountants https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/02/nyregion/eric-trump-donald-jr-fraud-trial.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare NASBA CEO Ken Bishop plans to retire | Accounting Today https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/nasba-ceo-ken-bishop-plans-to-retire IG reel: Good salary BUT don’t become a CPA https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzCgptfpjmv/ Can Artificial Intelligence Become an Accounting Expert? - The CPA Journal https://www.cpajournal.com/2023/10/24/can-artificial-intelligence-become-an-accounting-expert-2/ Deloitte Auditors Got Caught Changing Their Computer Clocks to Backdate Workpapers https://www.goingconcern.com/deloitte-auditors-got-caught-changing-their-computer-clocks-to-backdate-workpapers/ Ohio floats plan to recruit more CPAs https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/ohio-floats-plan-to-recruit-more-cpas WeWork, once valued at $47 billion, files for bankruptcy https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/07/wework-files-for-bankruptcy.html Here's how much WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann made before the company's bankruptcy https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/07/heres-how-much-wework-founder-adam-neumann-got-before-bankruptcy.html Sam Bankman-Fried found guilty on all seven criminal fraud counts https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/02/sam-bankman-fried-found-guilty-on-all-seven-criminal-fraud-counts.html Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is leaving Seattle for Miami https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/03/amazon-founder-jeff-bezos-is-leaving-seattle-for-miami.html Ohio Society of CPAs Develops Action Plan Aimed at Talent Shortage https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/11/06/ohio-society-of-cpas-develops-action-plan-aimed-at-talent-shortage/97271/ Billions still lost through bad accounting, says auditor general https://mg.co.za/business/2023-11-03-billions-still-lost-through-bad-accounting-says-auditor-general/ Eric Trump testified over and over again he had nothing to do with his dad’s accounting. Then he was shown his own emails https://fortune.com/2023/11/03/eric-trump-testifies-fraud-trial-never-worked-donald-financial-statements-emails-testimony-involvement/ Former FTX CEO found guilty of fraud https://www.bankingdive.com/news/former-ftx-ceo-sam-bankman-fried-found-guilty-7-counts-fraud-conspiracy/698555/ House Passes Israel Aid Bill Tied to IRS Cuts https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/11/02/house-passes-israel-aid-bill-tied-to-irs-cuts/97224/ Jeff Bezos: Leaving Seattle and Embracing Miami https://www.smallbiztechnology.com/archive/2023/11/jeff-bezos-leaving-seattle-and-embracing-miami.html/ Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos moves to Florida, where his parents live-and capital gains are not taxed https://finance.yahoo.com/news/billionaire-amazon-founder-jeff-bezos...