SponsorsOnPay https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpayFreshBooks https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/freshbooksScribe https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/scribeNeed CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpeShow Notes01:37 – Top Firms 2022: What Great Resignation?             https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/top-firms-2022-what-great-resignation 03:19 – 2022 State of Accounting Firms Trends Reporthttps://insights.caseware.com/caseware-2022-state-of-accounting-firms-trends-report 05:58 – The fastest-growing firms in the U.S. — 2022        https://www.accountingtoday.com/list/the-fastest-growing-firms-in-the-u-s-2022 08:00 – YPTC Scores Second Place on Accounting Today’s 2021 List of Best Accounting Firms to Work Forhttps://www.yptc.com/yptc-scores-second-place-on-accounting-todays-2021-list-of-best-accounting-firms-to-work-for/ 12:20 – Cloud computing expected to skyrocket in accounting firmshttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/caseware-survey-finds-two-thirds-plan-to-increase-use-of-cloud-computing-solutions 12:30 – Vast Majority of Accounting Firms Plan to Tap into Cloud Technology Due to Pandemic: Global Surveyhttps://www.cfodive.com/press-release/20220309-vast-majority-of-accounting-firms-plan-to-tap-into-cloud-technology-due-to/ 14:25 – Email from Tyler – Audit at a Big Four – Thank you!  21:33 – DoorDash Partners with Office Depot to Offer Business and Learning Essentials On Demandhttps://doordash.news/consumer/doordash-partners-with-office-depot-to-offer-business-and-office-essentials-on-demand/ 25:27 – A bit about surge pricing 27:24 – IRS budget increase slashed in latest spending bill              https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-budget-increase-slashed-in-latest-spending-bill 28:23 – IRS proposes to raise fees for enrolled agentshttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-proposes-to-raise-fees-for-enrolled-agents 28:44 – IRS going on a hiring spreehttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-looking-to-hire-10-000-people-fast IRS to fast-track 10,000 hirings to address backloghttps://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2022/mar/irs-fast-track-10000-hirings-address-backlog.html IRS direct-hiring 5,000 in service centers https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2022/mar/irs-direct-hiring-in-service-centers.html 29:25 – IRS audits poorest families five times as much as others  https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-audits-poorest-families-five-times-as-much-as-others IRS audits the poor at 5 times the rate of everyone else, analysis findshttps://www.cbsnews.com/news/irs-audit-eitc-five-times-as-likely-to-get-audited/ 31:51 – Why underfunding the IRS hurts the accounting profession 37:18 – Practice Ignition becomes ‘Ignition’         https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/practice-ignition-becomes-ignition-enhances-platform 38:17 – Contabilizei Receives Investment of $60M Led by Softbankhttps://www.pymnts.com/smbs/2022/contabilizei-receives-investment-of-60m-led-by-softbank/ 40:30 – Patriot Software patents dual-ledger featurehttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/patriot-software-successfully-patents-dual-ledger-accounting-solution-as-software-feature 44:35 – Chargebee acquires collections management platformhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/chargebee-adds-accounts-receivable-services-by-acquiring-collections-management-platform-numberz 45:14 – MarginEdge & Intuit Launch Unified Restaurant Solutionhttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/marginedge--intuit-launch-unified-restaurant-solution-301485003.html 50:35 – Fieldguide raises $17M in new funding   https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/fieldguide-raises-20-million-in-series-a-funding-at-100-million-valuation 52:55 – Tax and audit software reaching the clouds?  56:01 – Exclusive: Found raises $60 million for self-employed business bankinghttps://www.axios.com/exclusive-found-raises-60-million-for-self-employed-business-banking-944d74ad-d2e6-4c4a-b953-1