Why Accountants Don't Become CPAs

SponsorsPractice Ignition: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/piOdoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odooClient Hub: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/clienthubShow Notes 1:56 – David talks specifics on Bookkeepers.com 5:54 – The IMA Is Beefing With the AICPA and NASBA Over the Future of Accounting Educationhttps://www.goingconcern.com/the-ima-is-beefing-with-the-aicpa-and-nasba-over-the-future-of-accounting-education/ 6:22 – AICPA, NASBA launch CPA Evolution Model Curriculum - Journal of Accountancy https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2021/jun/aicpa-nasba-launch-cpa-evolution-model-curriculum.html IMA pushes back on CPA Evolutionhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/ima-pushes-back-on-cpa-evolution 13:20 – Time commitment, relevance push people away from CPA Examhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/time-commitment-career-relevance-push-young-people-away-from-cpa-exam 13:40 – A CPA Pipeline Report: Decoding the Declinehttps://www.icpas.org/information/professional-issues/decoding-the-decline 17:58 – Let us know your take on the CPA – if you have it, if you don’t, if you’re thinking about it …Tell us why you love it, hate it, or feel nothing about it! Call us at 202.695.1040!  18:40 – We’ve got voicemail! Thank you Chris, from Guam!  21:54 – SPAC Deals Slow Dramatically After Move by SEC | Los Angeles Business Journalhttps://labusinessjournal.com/news/2021/jun/21/spac-deals-slow-dramatically-sec-changes/ 22:20 – SPAC IPO Market Slowly Resurfaces With Play-it-Safe Accountinghttps://news.bloombergtax.com/financial-accounting/spac-ipo-market-slowly-resurfaces-with-play-it-safe-accounting 23:10 – The Lordstown Motors Mirage: Fake Orders, Undisclosed Production Hurdles, And A Prototype Infernohttps://hindenburgresearch.com/lordstown/ 23: 51 – Top Lordstown Motors executives out as SPAC-backed startup teetershttps://www.freightwaves.com/news/top-lordstown-motors-executives-out-as-spac-backed-startup-teeters 26:35 [Expensify] WhatsApp + Splitwise = Expensify.cash (now open for early access)https://community.expensify.com/discussion/8302/whatsapp-splitwise-expensify-cash-now-open-for-early-access33:06 – The Expensify Discussion on Blake’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/BlakeTOliver/status/140574544838036684837:15 – AmEx opens first business banking accounts https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/38256/amex-opens-first-business-banking-accounts 39:10 – Novo, a neobank for SMBs, banks $41Mhttps://techcrunch.com/2021/06/16/novo-a-neobank-for-smbs-banks-41m/ 40:20 – Unit Raises $51M To Expand Products, Integrationshttps://www.pymnts.com/news/investment-tracker/2021/unit-raises-51-million-dollars-expand-finserv-products-integrations/ 43:28 – Gusto makes first acquisition, buying Ardius to expand into R&D tax credits – TechCrunchhttps://techcrunch.com/2021/06/17/gusto-makes-first-acquisition-buying-ardius-to-expand-into-rd-tax-credits/46:00 – Sunsetting of the QuickBooks Commerce standalone product (formerly TradeGecko)https://commerce.intuit.com/register 50:18 – Fastly: The Right Way to Apologize for an Outage | SaaStrhttps://www.saastr.com/fastly-the-right-way-to-apologize-for-an-outage/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/merchSubscribeApple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsPodchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaserSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyGoogle Play: http://cloudacctpod.link/GooglePlayStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast<...