SponsorsPractice Ignition: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/piCenterCard:  https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/centerClient Hub: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clienthubNeed CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpeShow Notes1:06 – David reports back from the delightful 2021 QuickBooks Connect virtual conference 2:48 – What did Kristen Bell’s closing remark, “Remain Human” mean?    3:38 – We’re heading to Sage Transform 2021 4:32 – Blake has received the NASBA seal of approval for Earmark CPE!https://earmarkcpe.com/ 7:43 – Building a Best-in-Class A/P Tech Stack Without Breaking the Bankhttps://www.cpaacademy.org/webinars/a0D2S00000raCSPUA2 9:41 – Intuit to Discontinue QuickBooks Desktop in the UKhttps://www.accountingweb.com/technology/accounting-software-news/intuit-to-discontinue-quickbooks-desktop-in-the-uk UK QuickBooks Desktop will cease to be supported outside the UK & Irelandhttps://quickbooks.intuit.com/learn-support/en-uk/discontinued-offering/uk-quickbooks-desktop-is-no-longer-supported-outside-the-uk/00/654996 11:38 – Conversation with John Stokdyk from AccountingWEB on the QuickBooks news! 19:25 – Zillow’s Algorithm-Fueled Buying Spree Doomed Its Home-Flipping Experimenthttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-08/zillow-z-home-flipping-experiment-doomed-by-tech-algorithms 26:15 – Staffing Shortage Cripples Growth at 40% of Firmshttps://cpatrendlines.com/2021/10/27/staffing-shortage-goes-global/ 29:43 – Two in five accountants ‘too drained’ to workhttps://www.accountancydaily.co/two-five-accountants-too-drained-work 32:08 – Stop Derailing CAShttps://cpatrendlines.com/2021/10/31/stop-derailing-cas/ 34:29 – Trying to decide where to live now that your job is permanently remote? Maybe $2,000 worth of free coffee will help make up your mind.https://www.wsj.com/articles/remote-workers-can-live-anywhere-these-cities-and-small-towns-are-luring-them-with-perks-11633783904 38:26 – Remote-working jobs: Disaster looms as managers refuse to listenhttps://www.zdnet.com/article/remote-working-jobs-disaster-looms-as-managers-refuse-to-listen/ 39:37 – High Rock Accounting expands in Minnesotahttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/high-rock-accounting-to-expand-in-minnesota 42:42 – Bank increases lending limit to CPA firms seeking mergershttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/bank-increases-lending-limit-to-cpa-firms-seeking-mergers 43:25 – Botkeeper Raises $42M in Series C Funding from Paychex Founderhttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/botkeeper-raises-42m-in-series-c-funding-from-paychex-founder-301416557.html 44:51 – Patriot Software Secures Series-A Funding Roundhttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/payroll/news/21244354/patriot-software-secures-seriesa-funding-round 45:53 – Microsoft brings JavaScript to Excelhttps://techcrunch.com/2021/11/02/microsoft-brings-javascript-to-excel/ 48:18 – Microsoft Office—Transforming for the hybrid worldhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2021/11/02/microsoft-office-transforming-for-the-hybrid-world/ 53:25 – A2X Is Growing, In More Ways Than One.https://www.a2xaccounting.com/blog/leadership-team-announncement/ 51:25 – Stay in the flow of work with new collaborative apps for Microsoft Teamshttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2021/11/02/stay-in-the-flow-of-work-with-new-collaborative-apps-for-microsoft-teams/ 55:01 – A new look for bank reconciliation in Xerohttps://www.xero.com/blog/2021/11/new-look-bank-reconciliation/ 58:23 – Square – Q3 2021 Shareholder Letterhttps://s27.q4cdn.com/311240100/files/doc_financials/2021/q3/SQ-3Q-2021-Shareholder-Letter.pdf 60:00 – Intuit announces revenue sharing program, new bookkeeping features at QB Connecthttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/intuit-announces-revenue-sharing-program-new-bookkeeping-features-at-qb-connect 64:38 – AICPA opens .cpa web domain in Canadahttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/aicpa