Accounting news with practical consequences.
The Accounting Podcast is a fast-moving accounting news show built around practical consequences, not abstract headlines. Blake Oliver and David Leary test tax policy, AI tools, audits, software, and firm operations against what accountants actually have to do next.
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The Accounting Podcast is built for accounting professionals who want the news filtered through practice, not ceremony. Blake Oliver and David Leary move with the pace of people who have seen enough software demos, policy promises, and firm workflows to ask sharper follow-up questions. A story about AI tax prep becomes a question about trust, liability, and who still has to check the work. A story about IRS audit targeting becomes a larger conversation about data tools, enforcement, and taxpayer risk. The show is especially alert to claims that sound too neat. It watches accounting startups, tax products, audit rules, CPE, tariffs, staffing problems, and government budgets with the same question in mind: what happens when this reaches an actual firm or client? The tone is casual, but the subject matter is not light. Recent episodes move from Palantir and Perplexity to fake SOC 2 reports, partnership tax return agents, audit enforcement, taxpayer distrust of AI, and tariff refunds. The speakers also keep returning to the everyday mechanics of the profession, including meeting notes, task lists, bank reconciliations, payroll, customer experience, and the strain of busy season. That mix gives the show range. It can talk about insolvency and federal policy, then pivot into why a client portal or shipping workflow makes people anxious. It has a strong sponsor-read rhythm, so the format is not spare. Still, the editorial value comes from the interruptions, challenges, callbacks, and examples that turn accounting news into decisions. Blake Oliver and David Leary do not treat the profession as a closed club. They assume listeners can follow complexity if the logic is made concrete. Names such as Kenji Kuramoto and Dom Piscopo appear in recent episode titles, but the core feel remains a recurring two-person working conversation. The result is useful for CPAs, bookkeepers, firm owners, accounting students, and software-minded operators who want a grounded read on where the profession is moving.
Made for: For CPAs, bookkeepers, firm owners, accounting students, and finance operators who track tax, audit, software, staffing, and AI changes. It especially suits listeners who want professional news explained through real workflow consequences.
What sets it apart: The show stands out by stress-testing accounting headlines in conversation, moving from national policy and startup claims to what happens inside firms. Its fast back-and-forth gives technical topics a practical, skeptical texture.
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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Blake Oliver and David Leary make accounting's collision with AI, regulation and workplace change clear, practical and surprisingly lively.
Blake Oliver and David Leary turn accounting news into a brisk conversation about where the profession is heading. Their recurring subjects include tax policy, audit regulation, workplace conditions and the practical consequences of AI.
Tax AI meets tariff law, with Blake Oliver and David Leary checking both the hype and the math.
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A brisk tax-tech roundup that keeps the stakes tied to real work.
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A tariff ruling, AI trust, and the real burden of tax work.
The Accounting Podcast turns a 37% AI filing stat and the Supreme Court's 6-3 ruling on Trump's global tariffs into a clear frame for a larger question: who actually does the work.
Audit pressure, AI risk, and golf talk keep the episode moving.
Blake Oliver and David Leary open with a sharp accounting story: KPMG International is described as pushing Grant Thornton UK to reduce its audit fee, citing AI-driven efficiencies and warning that it could switch auditors if the cut did not happen.
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A clear accounting conversation on national insolvency, crypto scrutiny, and AI entering everyday firm work.
The Accounting Podcast takes a dramatic balance-sheet headline and turns it into a brisk, practical look at what insolvency means when the subject is the United States.
Multi-part dramatized retellings of scandals like OceanGate's Titan and the Lehman Brothers collapse.
Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, and Jason Mantzoukas argue their way through terrible movies.
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Three podcast hosts from different backgrounds discuss the 2016 action thriller 'The Accountant', analyzing its accounting elements and Easter eggs while promoting CPE credits through the Earmark app.
This episode of The Accounting Podcast covers a film accountant's $2 million embezzlement case, discusses the BDO vs Going Concern controversy involving private equity and auditing conflicts, and previews news from the Intuit Connect conference.
Blake Oliver and David Leary examine AI agents, database permissions, audit quality, and the changing interface for accounting software.
The Accounting Podcast examines Trump accounts, which began accepting contributions on July 4 for U.S.
This episode discusses AI company Perplexity entering tax preparation and the IRS using Palantir technology to select audit targets, along with other accounting news.
This episode discusses the US government being declared insolvent with a $41 trillion deficit and touches on cryptocurrency auditing issues and AI in taxes.
This episode of The Accounting Podcast discusses a viral LinkedIn post about AI replacing accountants, features a humorous parody video from the Massachusetts State Auditor, and includes sponsor messages from OnPay and UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School.
This episode discusses allegations of a compliance startup selling fake SOC 2 reports and ties it to broader issues like FAA budget cuts and TSA, while also covering accounting industry news.
This episode of the Accounting Podcast covers financial aspects of the U.S.
Blake Oliver and David Leary start with a blunt reminder: paid tax preparers in the U.S.
Blake Oliver and David Leary open with a trust number.
This episode discusses recent stock declines in accounting firms like Intuit and Xero, and analyzes record Valentine's Day spending trends, including inflation effects and pet gift trends.
Blake Oliver and David Leary open with KPMG International reportedly pressing Grant Thornton UK to cut its audit fee.
This episode discusses the latest developments and product updates from Intuit Connect 2025, focusing on QuickBooks' transformation into an all-in-one platform and its impact on small business accountants.
This episode of The Accounting Podcast covers a film accountant's $2 million embezzlement case, discusses the BDO vs Going Concern controversy involving private equity and auditing conflicts, and previews news from the Intuit Connect conference in Las Vegas.