SponsorsOnPay: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpayTallyfor: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/tallyforFactorAE: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/factoraeNeed CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpeShow Notes01:38 - Elon Musk says he will pay over $11 billion in taxes this yearhttps://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/20/elon-musk-says-he-will-pay-over-11-billion-in-taxes-this-year.html 03:49 - Earmark (the Apple version) Lives!  05:18 - Just how does Earmark CPE work?   10:22 - CPA Exam Stats  14:52 - 150 hours required for non-CPA partner in CPA firm17:54 - In re QuickBooks Desktop25:07 - Relationships with clients - Greg Bayramian29:22 - Blake’s take on handling client communications     35:25 - Trump Fraud Inquiry’s Focus: Did He Mislead His Own Accountants? - The New York Times              https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/nyregion/trump-fraud-inquiry.html?searchResultPosition=136:00 - Our initial discussion of the Trump fraud inquiry in Episode 235https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/235 40:37 - Thieves Nab $100M in Pandemic Relief Funds - CFO           https://www.cfo.com/fraud/2021/12/thieves-nab-100m-in-pandemic-relief-funds/ Criminals have stolen nearly $100 billion in Covid relief funds, Secret Service sayshttps://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/21/criminals-have-stolen-nearly-100-billion-in-covid-relief-funds-secret-service.html White House downplays Secret Service estimate of COVID fraudhttps://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-jen-psaki-small-business-b41e0ac90640a943e5c664e3a1781ee5 45:24 - Comparing pandemic shrink to retail shrink 46:16 - IRS seized $3.5 billion in cryptocurrency this past year, agency says            https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/irs-seized-35-billion-cryptocurrency-year-agency-says-rcna6157 48:12 - Sage to acquire cloud-based retail management system | Accounting Today          https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/sage-to-acquire-cloud-based-retail-management-system Sage to acquire Brightpearlhttps://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/12/21/2356173/0/en/Sage-to-acquire-Brightpearl.html Sage snaps up retail management company Brightpearl for £225 millionhttps://www.techradar.com/news/sage-snaps-up-retail-management-company-brightpearl-for-pound225-million 49:55 - Xero to acquire Canadian tax software provider, TaxCycle | Xero Blog        https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/12/xero-to-acquire-taxcycle/ Xero (ASX:XRO) snaps up TaxCycle on $75.7m spreehttps://www.finnewsnetwork.com.au/archives/finance_news_network350595.html Xero to acquire Canadian tax software provider, TaxCyclehttps://www.xero.com/blog/2021/12/xero-to-acquire-taxcycle/ 52:48 - Tax Change Hits Payment Apps - CPA Trendlines  https://cpatrendlines.com/2021/12/21/tax-change-hits-payment-apps/ 55:42 - Ekos raises $21 million Series B to digitally connect the craft supply chainhttps://www.goekos.com/blog/ekos-raises-21-million-series-b-to-digitally-connect-the-craft-supply-chain/ Get in TouchThanks 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) 695-1040Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessitiesTeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merchSubscribe
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