{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"Trump's Department of Education Says Accountants Aren't Professionals","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/363f7ae6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3831,"description":"Are accountants no longer “professionals”? We unpack the DOE proposal that could slash grad loan limits—and what AICPA/NASBA plans to do about it. Plus: Deloitte’s AI-made citations, EY’s audit turnaround, PwC’s end‑to‑end AI audit ambitions, and OpenAI’s circular investment into accounting rollups. We also cover Xero’s new auto‑reconcile, Intuit’s small‑biz data ad play, and two practical wins: Google’s shared inboxes and unexpected networking tactics for landing that first job.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nDepartment of Education Accounting Professional Degree Classification\nhttps://www.newsweek.com/full-list-degrees-professional-trump-administration-11085695\n \nAccountants Inexplicably Deemed \"Not Professional\" Under OBBBA Student Loan Rules\nhttps://www.goingconcern.com/accountants-inexplicably-deemed-not-professional-under-obba-student-loan-rules/\n \nDepartment of Education Unclassifies Accounting as a Professional Degree\nhttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2025/11/24/department-of-education-unclassifies-accounting-as-a-professional-degree/173875/\n \nDeloitte allegedly cited AI-generated research in a million-dollar report for a Canadian provincial government https://fortune.com/2025/11/25/deloitte-caught-fabricated-ai-generated-research-million-dollar-report-canada-government/\n \nMajor N.L. healthcare report contains errors likely generated by A.I.\nhttps://theindependent.ca/news/lji/major-n-l-healthcare-report-contains-errors-likely-generated-by-a-i/\n \nN.L. asks Deloitte to carry out review after 'incorrect' citations found in $1.6M provincial health plan\nhttps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/nl-deloitte-citations-9.6990216\n \nOpenAI's investment into Thrive Holdings is its latest circular deal\nhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/openais-investment-into-thrive-holdings-is-its-latest-circular-deal/\n \nThrive-backed accounting firm Crete to spend $500 million in AI roll-up\nhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/thrive-backed-accounting-firm-crete-130200467.html\n ...","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}