{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"Fired IRS Workers Reinstated, Rippling v. Deel, DOGE Cuts Consultants","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/071ce1b7\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":5002,"description":"Blake and David dive straight into the headlines, starting with the controversial IRS workforce cuts and their potential impact on tax collections. They examine corporate espionage allegations between payroll companies Rippling and Deel, including a complex web of legal battles, Russian connections, and political involvement, and go on to discuss how AI is rapidly improving at handling longer tasks. All this and much more, right now!\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\n7,000 IRS workers ‘reinstated’ — but not yet returning to work\nhttps://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2025/mar/7000-irs-workers-reinstated-but-not-yet-returning-to-work/\n \nIRS Retreats From Some Audits as Agency Slashes Workforce\nhttps://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/internal-revenue-service-doge-taxes-f00ac956\n \nOpinion | With IRS cuts, DOGE would lose far more money ...\nhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/03/13/doge-irs-cuts-tax-revenue/\n \nFormer Defense Contractor and his Wife Indicted for Evading U.S. Taxes on Profits from Selling Jet Fuel to the U.S. Military\nhttps://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-ci/j5-media-release-7-3-2024.pdf\n \nLawsuit Alleges $12 Billion \"Unicorn\" Deel Cultivated Spy, Orchestrated Long-Running Trade-Secret Theft & Corporate Espionage Against Competitor\nhttps://www.rippling.com/blog/lawsuit-alleges-12-billion-unicorn-deel-cultivated-spy-orchestrated-long-running-trade-secret-theft-corporate-espionage-against-competitor\n \nIRS in Crisis: Tax Professionals Bear the Brunt\nhttps://cpatrendlines.com/2019/02/26/taxpayer-advocate-lambastes-irs/\n \nMeasuring AI Ability to Complete Long Tasks\nhttps://metr.org/blog/2025-03-19-measuring-ai-ability-to-complete-long-tasks/\n \nEarmark Podcast – Ep. 87 - How to Use AI to Analyze Data and Draft Financial Reports in Minutes\nhttps://share.transistor.fm/s/c86818f5\n \nEarmark’s Screening of The Accountant 2\nhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/screening-of-the-accountant-2-tickets-1225264421869?aff=EarmarkApp\n\nNeed CPE?\nGet CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark:...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BBmKVcKOQ6x_m3yMMvg6kZR2Y9d_FKTdVd0Ofv-4fhw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxNzMvMTY4OTYx/NzY3MS1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}