Will Your Firm Survive Jeff Bezos?

from The Accounting Podcast · host Blake Oliver & David Leary

SponsorsOnPay: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/onpayRewind: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/rewindOdoo: https://cloudaccountingpodcast.promo/odooShow Notes2:07 - The pandemic made us all coworkers — whether we like it or nothttps://www.msnbc.com/opinion/slack-s-new-dm-feature-proves-we-re-all-office-n1261983 3:00 - Slack’s walkback of its new DM feature is a sign of user powerhttps://www.marketplace.org/2021/03/25/slacks-walkback-of-its-new-dm-feature-is-a-sign-of-user-power/ 3:38 - Zoom Wants You to Zoom Even When Using Other Companies’ Appshttps://www.wsj.com/articles/zoom-wants-you-to-zoom-even-when-using-other-companies-apps-11616419800 4:45 - SURVEY: Phone, Email Tied for Client Communicationhttps://cpatrendlines.com/2021/03/21/survey-phone-email-tied-for-client-communication/ 9:05 - HR Tech Startup Ease Raises $41 Million To Help Small Businesses Better Support Their Employeeshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/kristinstoller/2021/03/25/hr-tech-startup-ease-raises-41-million-to-help-small-businesses-better-support-their-employees/ 9:23 - Jeff Bezos-backed accounting start-up hits $1.2 billion valuation after new funding roundhttps://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/26/jeff-bezos-backed-start-up-pilot-hits-1point2-billion-valuation-.html 19:52 - It’s time to end re-authenticating every 90 days: Have your say | Xero Bloghttps://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/end-re-authenticating-every-90-days/ 23:05 - Xero to acquire Tickstar to drive adoption of e-invoicing globallyhttps://www.xero.com/blog/2021/03/xero-driving-e-invoicing-adoption-globally/ Xero buys Swedish-based company Tickstar after Planbuy acquisitionhttps://www.theceomagazine.com/business/innovation-technology/xero/ 25:45 - Mandatory audit trail of companies' accounts to curb backdate entrieshttps://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/mandatory-audit-trail-of-companies-accounts-to-curb-backdate-entries/story/434847.html 28:52 - Opinion | How to Collect $1.4 Trillion in Unpaid Taxeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/20/opinion/sunday/unpaid-tax-evasion-IRS.html 31:20 - Richest 1% hide a fifth of their income from the IRShttps://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/richest-1-of-americans-hide-a-fifth-of-their-income-from-the-irs 31:27 - IRS failed to collect $2.4B in taxes from millionaireshttps://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/irs-failed-to-collect-2-4b-in-taxes-from-millionaires 31:55 - IRS audits of millionaires plunged 72%https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-audits-of-millionaires-plunged-72-in-8-years 32:43 - IRS Has Recruiting Problems, Toohttps://cpatrendlines.com/2021/02/25/irs-has-recruiting-problems-too/ 34:56 - ServiceTitan, Software Provider For Tradespeople, Reaches $8.3 Billion Valuationhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2021/03/26/servicetitan-software-provider-for-tradespeople-reaches-85-billion-valuation/ 35:11 - BQE Software secures growth investment for accounting suitehttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/bqe-software-secures-growth-investment-for-accounting-suite BQE Software Secures Significant Growth Investment from Serent Capitalhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210324005338/en/BQE-Software-Secures-Significant-Growth-Investment-from-Serent-Capital 36:01 - Dallas Tech Startup, BaCo Tech, Receives US Patent for CPA Firm Transaction-Based Workflowhttps://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210323005845/en/Dallas-Tech-Startup-BaCo-Tech-Receives-US-Patent-for-CPA-Firm-Transaction-Based-Workflow 37:12 – A review! Thank you, Adam CPA!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:

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We're marching out of this month with a discussion on what Jeff Bezos' investment in Pilot (now valued at a cool $1.2 billion) means for you. We've got some random facts, figures, and philosophies on why the IRS has such a hard time collecting money, and also check out India's new requirement for audit trails on all GLs. We'll look at why Slack, and Zoom want to keep us engaged, even when the COVID dust settles, although Slack is backing off of direct connections across orgs, and we'll also talk about how firms prefer to communicate with clients and prospects. In app news, Xero acquires e-invoicing company Tickstar, and we've got news on raises for BQE, and ServiceTitan, and BaCo Tech's new patent. All this and maybe a bit more! Enjoy!