It's Not Too Hard To Get The CPA, It's Too Much Time And Money

Sponsors TaxDome: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/taxdome ApprovalMax: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/approvalmax Gusto: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/gustonext Show Notes 0:24 –Accountancy Problems – Studying Accounting at 3:00 a.m. https://twitter.com/AcctncyProblems/status/1441319313294561283 2:24 – AOC's 'Tax the Rich' dress could've used a different slogan https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/aocs-tax-the-rich-dress-couldve-used-a-different-slogan 4:00 – As More Workers Go Solo, the Software Stack Is the New Firm https://future.a16z.com/solo-workers-software-stack/ 7:56 – Have you used the IRS Tax Pro Account Feature? Details from the AICPA’s Weekly Weigh-In survey question. 10:14 – How Accounting Giants Craft Favorable Tax Rules from Inside Government https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/business/accounting-firms-tax-loopholes-government.html?referringSource=articleShare 14:00 – How Top Accounting Firms Help Their Clients Sidestep Taxes https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/19/business/accounting-firms-tax-loopholes-government.html 15:10 – News Analysis: Getting Over Government's Revolving Door http://www.taxhistory.org/thp/readings.nsf/ArtWeb/FA6ABE3DDF54E7EC852579C20073FD39?OpenDocument 16:12 – House tax bill would likely force Peter Thiel to pull $5 billion from his IRA https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/17/house-tax-bill-would-likely-force-peter-thiel-to-pull-5-billion-from-his-ira.html 17:07 – California Governor Signs Bill Targeting Amazon Warehouse Quotas https://www.wsj.com/articles/california-governor-signs-bill-targeting-amazon-warehouse-quotas-11632367503?mod=tech_lead_pos4 21:30 – KPMG urges boards to focus on climate risks https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/kpmg-urges-boards-to-focus-on-climate-risks 22:40 – Heroic Accounting https://ssir.org/articles/entry/heroic_accounting 25:54 – Listener Mail on the 150-hour education requirement – Thanks, Mike! 27:34 – Accountants reply: Is it too hard to become a CPA? https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/practitioners-speak-out-is-it-too-hard-to-become-a-cpa 29:36 – Listener Mail on CPA – Thanks T.C. Whittaker! 32:34 – NY Law Firm Slams Intuit Over QuickBooks Transaction Fees https://www.law360.com/articles/1424069/ny-law-firm-slams-intuit-over-quickbooks-transaction-fees 34:57 – Intuit launches venture arm to invest in startups with innovation for small businesses, consumers https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/22/intuit-launches-venture-arm-to-invest-in-startups-with-innovation-for-small-businesses-consumers/ 37:25 – Coinbase adds direct deposit into crypto accounts https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/27/coinbase-adds-direct-deposit-into-crypto-accounts-.html 37:48 – China's top regulators ban crypto trading and mining, sending bitcoin tumbling https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-central-bank-vows-crackdown-cryptocurrency-trading-2021-09-24/ 39:01 – SEC’s Gensler Doesn’t See Cryptocurrencies Lasting Long https://www.wsj.com/articles/secs-gensler-doesnt-see-cryptocurrencies-lasting-long-11632246355 43:07 – Longest Article Title Ever? Gilded Launches Compass: The Most Advanced QuickBooks Integration for Crypto Institutional adoption of cryptocurrency has intensified the demand for sophisticated crypto accounting functionality. Gilded Compass streamlines financial reporting for cryptocurrency in QuickBooks Online. https://financialpost.com/globe-newswire/gilded-launches-compass-the-most-advanced-quickbooks-integration-for-crypto-institutional-adoption-of-cryptocurrency-has-intensified-the-demand-for-sophisticated-crypto-accounting-functionality-gild 44:03 – Meet Compass: The Most Advanced QuickBooks Integration for Crypto https://blog.gilded.finance/gilded-compass-quickbooks/ 44:45 – Does your business use Gilded? Let us know! 45:22 – Expensify is Carbon Neutral in 2021 https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210922005893/en/Expensify-is-Carbon-Neutral-in-2021 46:24 – SURVEY: Zoom Tops Microsoft Teams for Now https://cpatrendlines.com/2021/09/19/survey-zoom-tops-microsoft-teams-for-now/ 47:50 – REPAY, Veem Collaborate on B2B Payments https://www.pymnts.com/news/b2b-payments/2021/repay-veem-collaborate-on-b2b-payments/ 47:57 – American Express and Extend Partner to Enable Virtual Cards for U.S. Small and Mid-Sized Businesses