Listener Mail: Finding Balance with Tech & CPA Pipeline Problem

This week, Blake and David Leary sort through the mail and respond to a variety of listener emails and voicemails. Amongst the topics covered, they explore working as a TurboTax preparer to barriers faced by career-changers entering public accounting. They go on to debate the root causes behind accounting's heavy workloads and offer perspectives on how licensing rules and firm profitability shape experiences. Sponsors OnPay - http://accountingpodcast.promo/onpay A2 Advisors - http://accountingpodcast.promo/luke Earmark - https://earmarkcpe.promo/EarmarkMediaKit Chapters (00:04) - Welcome to the show and some personal updates from David and Blake (07:38) - A TurboTax expert tells us why she loves her job (16:26) - Tyler writes in about the pipeline problem (23:42) - Looking at other career certification requirements as inspiration for CPA change (27:47) - CPA mobility and reciprocity (37:32) - Bank statements are the norm for getting any loan in Puerto Rico (39:37) - The CPA profession is the transmission of a car (44:37) - Accountant's starting salaries are the biggest pipeline problem (53:39) - Blake checks in with the live chat (57:26) - Creating a "paralegal" type license in the accounting field (58:59) - Ways to mitigate busy season (01:02:17) - Wrap up and remember to send us your thoughts and stories Show Notes Coming soon! Listener Survey Please take our listener survey: https://accounting.show/survey Need CPE? Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark: https://earmarkcpe.com Subscribe to the Earmark Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get in Touch Thanks 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. Sponsorships Are you interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus . Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.com Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessities TeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch Subscribe 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 REFRAME WORKSHOP - https://www.reframe2024.com/ Royalwise - https://royalwise.com/partner Forwardly - https://www.forwardly.com/ Classifieds 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? Let the listeners of The Accounting Podcast know by running a classified ad. Go here to create your classified ad: https://cloudacctpod.link/RunClassifiedAd