{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"Cooking the Books with Barbie: The Downfall of Mattel's Co-Founder & Barbie Inventor","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3ccf6317\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3079,"description":"In this episode, Blake and David cover the downfall of Mattel's co-founder and Barbie inventor, Intuit's new ad network that allows businesses to target specific audiences using data from QuickBooks Online, and the increasing rate of deficiencies in public company audits. They also discuss the detrimental effect of the 150-hour rule on students pursuing careers in accounting, the availability of a malicious code-writing tool called Fraud GPT on the dark web, and the use of AI in customer support and sales calls. \nChapters\n\nNeed CPE? \nSubscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com\nGet CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpe\n\nShow Notes\n22 years after the $63 billion Enron collapse, a key audit review board finds the industry in a 'completely unacceptable' state\nhttps://fortune.com/2023/07/26/pcaob-audit-completely-unnacceptable-error-rate-enron-big-4-consulting/\n \n150-hour requirement seen as a significant barrier to accounting by young people\nhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/150-hour-requirement-seen-as-a-significant-barrier-to-accounting-by-young-people\n \nThe Sage Group plc (SGGEF) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcript\nhttps://seekingalpha.com/article/4620753-sage-group-plc-sggef-q3-2023-earnings-call-transcript\n \nPlaid Taps Cross River to Offer Real-Time Payments           \nhttps://www.pymnts.com/real-time-payments/2023/cross-river-teams-with-plaid-to-offer-real-time-payments/\n \nSage sees solid growth in Q3\nhttps://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2023/07/28/sage-sees-solid-growth-in-q3/\n \nIntuit Launches B2B Ad Network Targeting Small Business Owners              \nhttps://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/387583/intuit-launches-b2b-ad-network-targeting-small-bus.html\n \nUnannounced IRS revenue officer visits discontinued        \nhttps://proconnect.intuit.com/taxprocenter/tax-law-and-news/unannounced-irs-revenue-officer-visits-discontinued/\n \nU.S. Accounting Watchdog Flags 'Unacceptable' Increase in Audit ... ...","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}