The Accounting Podcast (formerly the Cloud Accounting Podcast) is the world's #1 accounting, bookkeeping, and tax podcast! Join us weekly for a roundup of accounting news, analysis, and interviews. Plus, earn free NASBA-approved CPE credits for listening with the Earmark app. Learn more at earmarkcpe.com.SponsorsZoho - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/zoho Forwardly - https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/forwardlyAccruer - https://accountingpodcast.promo/accruerChapters
(00:00) - Preview: Owning your own accounting firm is a path to the upper middle class

(00:59) - Welcome to The Accounting Podcast

(03:04) - Jirav raises $20 million in series B round

(04:09) - How likely a startup is to fail based on their funding round

(09:45) - Is this the end of Evernote?

(12:00) - Codat shutting down most desktop APIs

(15:14) - Pilot lays off 13% of its workforce

(18:10) - Collective raises $50 million

(19:49) - Are tax prep companies giving customers' personal information to social media giants?

(29:38) - Even the IRS website sends your data to Google Analytics!

(35:06) - WSJ article on the accounting shortage

(39:32) - Blake checks in on the live chat

(49:15) - Accountests ChatGPT challenge

(53:29) - Claude.AI as a ChatGPT alternative

(56:49) - Wrap up and please check out our TurboTax Live Business Tax Return experience video on our YouTube channel
Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpeShow NotesJirav raises $20M in Series B | Accounting Today https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/jirav-raises-20m-in-series-b 3 tax prep firms shared 'extraordinarily sensitive' data about taxpayers with Meta, lawmakers sayhttps://apnews.com/article/irs-taxpayer-tax-preparation-meta-congress-9315cfca7a0942ab89f765d183fbf822 Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds | CNN Business               https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/12/tech/tax-prep-companies-taxpayer-data-google-meta/index.html The dearth of accountants has now become visible in several financial reports, with companies pleading difficulty in finding and retaining skilled people.         https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-accountant-shortage-is-showing-up-in-financial-statements-b14a6b94 ChatGPT Does Accountests Debits & Credits Test https://www.accountests.com/blogs/news/chatgpt-does-accountests-debits-credits-test Pilot lays off 13% of workforce – 45 Employees - LayoffsTracker    https://layoffstracker.com/pilot-lays-off-13-of-workforce-45-employees/?expand_articleChatGPT scores 90% on debits & credits test        https://www.blakeoliver.com/blog/chatgpt-scores-90-on-debits-amp-credits-test Some Chicago Restaurants Are Still Adding Surcharges Of Up to 20% to Checks. Should They?https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/some-chicago-restaurants-are-still-adding-surcharges-of-up-to-20-to-your-bill-should-they/3055697/ 2023-10-10: Change in pricing for some accounting integrations  https://docs.codat.io/updates/231010-deprecation-onprem-erp-premium Tax prep companies shared private taxpayer data with Google and Meta for years, congressional probe finds          https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/12/tech/tax-prep-companies-taxpayer-data-google-meta/index.html Attacks%20on%20Tax%20Privacy_Final.pdfhttps://www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Attacks%20on%20Tax%20Privacy_Final.pdf Jirav Announces $20M Series B Round Led By Cota Capital              https://www.intuitiveaccountant.com/in-the-news/people-and-business/jirav-announces-20m-series-b-round-led-by-cota-capital/ The U.S. Tax Code Is Too Complex for Direct eFile to Work              https://taxfoundation.org/irs-efile-prefilled-tax-returns/ IRS renews cybersecurity push for tax pros            https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-renews-cybersecurity-push-for-tax-pros The Accountant Shortage Is Showing Up in Financial Statements https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-