{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"Ramp Wants to Be the Federal Spend Card, Interview with Mark Koziel","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0e6b0ae1\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4289,"description":"Could you spend years earning your CPA license only to be told you can't use it? In this episode, Mark Koziel, president of the AICPA, joins Blake and David to discuss the shocking trend of firms prohibiting CPAs from identifying themselves as such in emails, on business cards, and even on LinkedIn. Blake and David also explore the economic uncertainty created by Trump's tariff policies, with major corporations cutting costs and delaying investments. Plus, learn about Republican plans to eliminate the PCAOB, the wave of states creating alternative CPA pathways, and why Ramp could become the federal government's spend management platform.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nTrump Team Eyes Politically Connected Startup to Overhaul $700 Billion Government Payments Program\nhttps://www.propublica.org/article/trump-peter-thiel-ramp-gsa-smartpay-expense-payment-system\n \nBig 4 Alum Start Their Own Thing Hoping Clients Want Something Different and Conflict-Free\nhttps://www.goingconcern.com/big-4-alum-start-their-own-thing-hoping-clients-want-something-different-and-conflict-free/\n \nTexas passes CPA law as push to lower licensure barrier gains steam\nhttps://www.cfodive.com/news/broadening-cpa-licensure-paths-marching-beyond-150-hour-rule-accounting-talent-shortage/745282/\n \nDraft bill would eliminate PCAOB\nhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/draft-bill-would-eliminate-pcaob-empower-sec\n \nWhy The IRS Went Through 4 Acting Commissioners In 3 Months\nhttps://abovethelaw.com/2025/04/why-the-irs-went-through-4-acting-commissioners-in-3-months/\n \n'Hard no': Millionaire tax hike proposal has House Republicans divided\nhttps://www.foxnews.com/politics/hard-no-millionaire-tax-hike-proposal-has-house-republicans-divided\n \nTariffs and global trade: The economic impact on business\nhttps://www.mckinsey.com/capabilities/geopolitics/our-insights/tariffs-and-global-trade-the-economic-impact-on-business\n \nFirms with AI report higher per-employee revenue...","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}