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Majority of CAS practices support 3+ general ledgers; KPMG may have turned a blind eye to deforestation; Intuit to replace QuickBooks Desktop POS with Shopify; Startup accelerators from Intuit and AICPA Sponsors Tri-Merit - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/trimerit LiveFlow - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/liveflow Patriot - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/patriot Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpe (00:00) - Catching Up On AccounTech News (00:47) - Introduction and why we are doing this extra episode (01:42) - Voice authentication in the banking industry (04:45) - ESG update from David (14:02) - Deloitte's Australia becomes a victim of fraud (16:45) - Armanino crypto team has now started a new firm (17:49) - CAAS by the numbers (28:07) - Why switching from QuickBooks to Xero or vice versa is so difficult (32:05) - Accounting conferences entry fees excludes average CPA from going (39:32) - Listener mail on pricing (45:52) - QuickBooks POS system is partnering with Shopify (49:43) - AICPA and CPA.com new startup accelerator cohort (53:23) - Intuit cohort of startups (55:55) - Revolut struggles (01:02:23) - How to contact Blake or David Show Notes Revolut auditor concerned over £477m in late accounts https://www.accountancydaily.co/revolut-auditor-questions-ps477m-late-accounts Intuit Announces 2023 Cohort of Toronto Startup Accelerator Program http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230302005347/en/Intuit-Announces-2023-Cohort-of-Toronto-Startup-Accelerator-Program/?feedref=JjAwJuNHiystnCoBq_hl-SP7CEH_PxTjduXJ0SDrbU6qcp-o_pnudlUwsb5apQ1S4gUE65BTfjH3-pSuqdv0gW3cb3F4oTIgUqCPafFkgu67Ap_pA_yJ1XPgPy1DuJnY The Dishonest Accounting of Net-Zero Emissions https://capitalandmain.com/the-dishonest-accounting-of-net-zero-emissions AICPA and CPA.com Announce 2023 Startup Accelerator Cohort https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/02/28/aicpa-and-cpa-com-announce-2023-startup-accelerator-cohort/77261/ Say Goodbye to QuickBooks Desktop Point-of-Sale https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/accounting-tech/general-ledger/say-goodbye-to-quickbooks-desktop-point-of-sale/ AICPA & CIMA Sponsor Inaugural 'IFRS Sustainability Symposium' https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/in-the-news/people-and-business/aicpa-cima-sponsor-inaugural-ifrs-sustainability-symposium/ Professional accountants fall out of favour on ESG assurance https://www.responsible-investor.com/professional-accountants-fall-out-of-favour-on-esg-assurance/ ESG Reporting Now Common at Large Companies, But Report ... https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/02/28/esg-reporting-now-common-at-large-companies-but/77221/ Voice Cloning: A Blessing or a Curse for the Voice Banking Industry? https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/23813/voice-cloning-a-blessing-or-a-curse-for-the-voice-banking-industry Revolut User Base Grows Alongside Auditor Warnings https://www.pymnts.com/news/digital-banking/2023/revolut-user-base-grows-alongside-auditor-warnings/ How auditing giant KPMG became a global sustainability leader while serving companies accused of forest destruction - ICIJ https://www.icij.org/investigations/deforestation-inc/audit-firms-kpmg-environmental-sustainability-logging/ AICPA and CPA.com announce new startup accelerator cohort for 2023 | Accounting Today https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aicpa-and-cima-announce-new-startup-accelerator-cohort-for-2023 Xero Announces New Chief Product Officer - CPA Practice Advisor https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2023/02/28/xero-announces-new-chief-product-officer/77265/ IRS Processing Returns as Fast as It Gets Them - CPA Trendlines https://cpatrendlines.com/2023/02/27/irs-processing-returns-as-fast-as-it-gets-them/ Tweet from Ryan Elblein re: cost of ENGAGE https://twitter.com/relblein/status/1631125387005640704?s=12&t=bI7JWUng6zVr0Ei5O2Qv3g [CAP] Accounting / Finance as a percentage of Revenue https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?tab=cm#inbox/FMfcgzGrcjRMDlRGJhxfWPBrwJQzLxWQ CAS by the numbers | Accounting Today https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/cas-by-the-numbers Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow a...