{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"When Tax Day Was Party Night at the Post Office","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/368678b4\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2869,"description":"What happens when AI starts doing the audit work itself? Blake and David dig into KPMG’s prediction that routine audit testing could soon happen with almost no human auditors directly involved. They also cover the IRS’s unfinished AI projects, the end of Direct File, new tax-on-tips rules, and why firms investing more in marketing are growing faster. Press play to hear what these shifts could mean for accountants, firms, and clients.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nHow Tax Day Turned Into Party Night at the Post Office\nhttps://www.history.com/articles/tax-day-parties\nAmericans to Spend 11.6 Billion Hours Completing Federal Compliance Forms\nhttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/03/16/americans-to-spend-11-6-billion-hours-completing-federal-compliance-forms/179866/\n\nIRS Publishes List of Jobs That Qualify for 'No Tax on Tips' Provision\nhttps://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/13/irs-tax-on-tips-big-beautiful-bill.html\n\nIRS AI Projects Fall by the Wayside Due to Staff Cuts\nhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-ai-projects-fall-by-the-wayside-due-to-staff-cuts\n\nIRS Inflated Direct File Costs by $45 Million in 2025\nhttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/03/25/irs-inflated-direct-file-costs-by-45-million-in-2025/180237/\n\nXero OS: Your Operating System for the Future of Autonomous Finance\nhttps://blog.xero.com/news-events/xero-os-ai-native-operating-system/\n\nTidwell — MCP Accounting Server (Reddit reference)\nhttps://www.tidwell.com\n\nWarehouse Worker Charged in $500M Arson Attack at Kimberly-Clark Distribution Center\nhttps://abc7.com/post/employee-arrested-arson-kimberly-clark-distribition-center-destroyed-massive-fire-ontario/18851549/\n\nNew Jersey Tax Preparer Sentenced in Largest COVID-19 Tax Relief Fraud Case\nhttps://www.justice.gov/usao-nj/pr/new-jersey-man-sentenced-prison-largest-covid-19-tax-relief-fraud-scheme-country\n\nPennsylvania Tax Preparer Jessica Cordero Faces Federal Charges in New Fraud Scheme...","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}