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The $350M tax evasion case every CPA should know about
Taxes Blake Oliver 4/11/25 Taxes Blake Oliver 4/11/25

The $350M tax evasion case every CPA should know about

Douglas Edelman struck gold with a $7 billion military contract during the war in Afghanistan. Now he’s in jail as one of America’s biggest alleged tax cheats.

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Thinking about not filing your taxes? Here's why that's a terrible idea
Tax Blake Oliver 4/8/25 Tax Blake Oliver 4/8/25

Thinking about not filing your taxes? Here's why that's a terrible idea

17% of millennials may skip filing taxes this year due to IRS job cuts. Find out why this strategy backfires.

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The crazy calculation behind Trump's tariffs
Accounting Blake Oliver 4/8/25 Accounting Blake Oliver 4/8/25

The crazy calculation behind Trump's tariffs

David and I demonstrate live how to create convincing fake receipts using AI—and discuss the serious implications for fraud detection. We also break down the weird math of Trump's new tariffs.

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You can now make realistic fake receipts with GPT-4o
Accounting Blake Oliver 4/8/25 Accounting Blake Oliver 4/8/25

You can now make realistic fake receipts with GPT-4o

While everyone else was using ChatGPT to create Studio Ghibli-style images last week, accountants took a different route. We're not making beautiful Japanese anime. We're making fake receipts!

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"I was accused of lying": PCAOB's Christina Ho on standing up to Senator Warren
Accounting Blake Oliver 4/7/25 Accounting Blake Oliver 4/7/25

"I was accused of lying": PCAOB's Christina Ho on standing up to Senator Warren

In my recent conversation with Christina Ho on the Earmark podcast, she shared her experience as the first PCAOB Board Member to publicly dissent on a proposal and the surprising backlash that followed.

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Trump's tariffs are a $2,100 tax hike per household in 2025
Taxes Blake Oliver 4/6/25 Taxes Blake Oliver 4/6/25

Trump's tariffs are a $2,100 tax hike per household in 2025

New tariffs will cost households $2,100 this year.

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Should the PCAOB be disbanded? A board member's surprising take
Accounting Blake Oliver 4/3/25 Accounting Blake Oliver 4/3/25

Should the PCAOB be disbanded? A board member's surprising take

Should DOGE “delete” the PCAOB? In other words, should the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board be disbanded and its responsibilities returned to the SEC? And has the PCAOB had any contact with DOGE, the “Department of Governmental Efficiency?”

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17% of millennials are considering not filing taxes this year
Accounting Blake Oliver 4/2/25 Accounting Blake Oliver 4/2/25

17% of millennials are considering not filing taxes this year

In our latest episode of The Accounting Podcast, we dive into this shocking statistic and IRS officials' claims that budget cuts will widen the tax gap by $500 billion.

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How PCAOB inspections favor big accounting firms and burden smaller ones
Accounting Blake Oliver 4/1/25 Accounting Blake Oliver 4/1/25

How PCAOB inspections favor big accounting firms and burden smaller ones

Did you know smaller audit firms face PCAOB inspections at a higher rate than the Big Four? I didn’t. I learned that in my recent Earmark Podcast conversation with Christina Ho, a PCAOB Board Member appointed in 2021.

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Is the PCAOB's 46% audit deficiency rate misleading investors?
Accounting Blake Oliver 3/31/25 Accounting Blake Oliver 3/31/25

Is the PCAOB's 46% audit deficiency rate misleading investors?

What if the numbers we use to measure audit quality are fundamentally flawed? PCAOB Board Member Christina Ho reveals why the headline-grabbing 46% deficiency rate in public company audits deserves serious scrutiny.

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