{"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":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3408,"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. ChaptersNeed CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: https://earmarkcpeShow Notes22 years after the $63 billion Enron collapse, a key audit review board finds the industry in a 'completely unacceptable' statehttps://fortune.com/2023/07/26/pcaob-audit-completely-unnacceptable-error-rate-enron-big-4-consulting/ 150-hour requirement seen as a significant barrier to accounting by young peoplehttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/150-hour-requirement-seen-as-a-significant-barrier-to-accounting-by-young-people The Sage Group plc (SGGEF) Q3 2023 Earnings Call Transcripthttps://seekingalpha.com/article/4620753-sage-group-plc-sggef-q3-2023-earnings-call-transcript Plaid Taps Cross River to Offer Real-Time Payments           https://www.pymnts.com/real-time-payments/2023/cross-river-teams-with-plaid-to-offer-real-time-payments/ Sage sees solid growth in Q3https://www.enterprisetimes.co.uk/2023/07/28/sage-sees-solid-growth-in-q3/ Intuit Launches B2B Ad Network Targeting Small Business Owners              https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/387583/intuit-launches-b2b-ad-network-targeting-small-bus.html Unannounced IRS revenue officer visits discontinued        https://proconnect.intuit.com/taxprocenter/tax-law-and-news/unannounced-irs-revenue-officer-visits-discontinued/ U.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}