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Sponsors Odoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odoo Client Hub: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clienthub Rewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewind Meet Liz LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masonliz/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lizzynorma Website: https://highrock.co/ Show Notes 1:12 – Meet our guest, Liz Mason, CEO and Founder of High Rock Accounting 2:46 – Is the Maricopa County election audit truly an audit? Here's what professional auditors have to say … https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/elections/2021/06/01/professional-auditors-take-a-look-at-arizona-senate-audit-of-maricopa-county-2020-election/5212065001/ 6:08 – Liz gives us the scoop on her excited, and busy world! 8:17 – Gensler Ousts PCAOB Chair; Other Board Members to Follow https://www.cfo.com/auditing/2021/06/gensler-ousts-pcaob-chair-other-board-members-to-follow/ Duhnke removed as PCAOB chair as transition to new board begins - Journal of Accountancy https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/jun/new-pcaob-transition-duhnke-removed-as-chair.html 10:00 – Intuit Answers Questions About ProAdvisor Pricing https://report.woodard.com/articles/intuit-answers-questions-about-proadvisor-pricing-fpwr 10:05 – Upcoming changes: Accountant discounts and QuickBooks Online pricing - Firm of the Future https://www.firmofthefuture.com/content/papp-faqs/ 10:52 – QuickBooks Online Price Changes - insightfulaccountant.com https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/accounting-tech/general-ledger/quickbooks-online-price-changes/ 19:35 – Bench Raises $60 Million USD Series C and Expands Beyond Accounting with Launch of Bench Banking https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210603005032/en/Bench-Raises-60-Million-USD-Series-C-and-Expands-Beyond-Accounting-with-Launch-of-Bench-Banking 21:43 – Shopify adds to list of strategic deals with investment in Vancouver’s Bench Accounting https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-shopify-invests-in-vancouvers-bench-accounting/ 29:26 – Clio Legal Software https://www.clio.com/ 30:18 – The Job Ahead: Small businesses and the global economic recovery https://www.xero.com/content/dam/xero/images/xsbi/the-job-ahead-may-2021.pdf 33:05 – Nearly half of firms say COVID-19 spurred innovation, growth: Study https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/nearly-half-of-firms-say-covid-19-spurred-innovation-growth-study 42:50 – Liz zeroes in on Rebel Rock, the cannabis-focused spinoff of High Rock https://rebelrock.co/ 46:30 – Sage 2021 Close the Books Survey reveals businesses can shorten close process times by 36 percent by switching from spreadsheets to cloud financial management https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/06/02/2240469/0/en/Sage-2021-Close-the-Books-Survey-reveals-businesses-can-shorten-close-process-times-by-36-percent-by-switching-from-spreadsheets-to-cloud-financial-management.html 48:19 – Thanks to Joe in Los Angeles for calling in! Latest product news – June 2021 https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/06/latest-product-news-june-2021/ 55:01 – David discusses the Greenback app integrations https://www.greenback.com/ 56:03 – We got a review! Thank you, App Ninha! 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 Subscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcasts Podchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaser Spotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/Spotify Google Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlay Stitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/Stitcher Overcast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast