QuickBooks Live, busy season Saturdays, the gender pay gap, bans on cashless stores, upcoming accounting conferences, and more

Show Notes 00:08 -- We got more reviews. Thank you! Give us a review on iTunes and we’ll read it on one of our weekly shows. 01:43 -- A survey revealed that you’ll get the best results from a blog post if you spend six hours working on it. 03:57 -- QuickBooks Live is now official — details on Intuit’s official Firm of the Future blog include the fact that Intuit has already hired 10 Boise-based ProAdvisors as part of the QuickBooks Live Bookkeeping team. 09:07 -- A survey by the IMA suggests that the gender pay gap is closing for management accountants. 10:57 -- A 2018 survey shows that mandatory busy season Saturdays are on the decline at CPA firms, but a shocking number still require their staff to work weekends. 12:11 -- Meanwhile, 8 percent of CPA firms will hire “anyone who is breathing,” according to a survey of AICPA Engage 2018 attendees. Could there be a correlation? 13:21 -- If you want to have a better busy season experience, stop pointing the finger at clients and start asking your team how you can facilitate a better process that makes it easy for clients to get you what you need. 16:59 -- The cashless debate continues! LA Eater asks, “ Restaurants Are Going Cashless. Is It Always Best for Business? ” Meanwhile, Philadelphia has already banned cashless stores , citing discrimination, and San Francisco is mulling its own ban . Gene Marks says you’re crazy if you reject any form of payment . 22:09 -- Facebook admitted that it stored hundreds of millions of user passwords in plain text for years, potentially enabling thousands of its employees to access them. 26:34 -- Here’s a rundown of upcoming accounting and bookkeeping training shows and conferences in 2019 , plus all the ones David and Blake will be attending. 28:51 -- When you’re booking your accommodations this upcoming conference season, consider the Rodeway Inn. They’ve got the best hotel WiFi , according to research. Get in Touch Thanks for listening! Let us know what you think on Twitter. Follow @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary . Also, to make sure you don’t miss any Cloud Accounting Podcast news, please like our Facebook page !