{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"Feds Target KPMG Polymarket Insider Trading, ComplYant Founder Charged with Wire Fraud","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4537c1d8\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2949,"description":"Is AI the real threat to accounting firms, or is it the client experience? Blake and David unpack a KPMG-linked Polymarket insider-trading investigation, AI-powered fraud, Xero’s influencer backlash, and a tax startup founder charged with defrauding investors. They also share their own experiments using Claude and ChatGPT to prepare tax returns, making the case that firms must eliminate frustrating back-and-forth if they want to keep clients.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nPolymarket Trader Won 41 of 42 Earnings Bets on Companies KPMG Audits\nhttps://www.financemagnates.com/forex/polymarket-trader-won-41-of-42-earnings-bets-on-companies-kpmg-audits/\nSEC Charges Startup Founder with Fraud (Shiloh Luckey / ComplYant)\nhttps://www.sec.gov/enforcement-litigation/litigation-releases/lr-26424\nKPMG Is Testing a New AI-Powered Tax Simulation Tool\nhttps://goodfest.westfield.com/2026/05/kpmg-is-testing-a-new-ai-powered-tax-simulation-tool/\nKPMG working with OpenAI to advance new \"headless\" enterprise tech model\nhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/kpmg-working-with-openai-to-advance-new-headless-enterprise-tech-model\nKPMG LLP Takes Minority Stake in Deepfake Detection Leader Reality Defender\nhttps://kpmg.com/us/en/media/news/kpmg-llp-takes-minority-stake-in-deepfake-detection-leader-reality-defender.html\nCybercriminals using AI for fraud are making far more profit, Interpol claims\nhttps://www.techradar.com/pro/security/cybercriminals-using-ai-for-fraud-are-making-4-5x-more-profit-interpol-says\nRevolut confirms customer data breach after fake government requests\nhttps://fstech.co.uk/fst/Revolut_Confirms_Customer_Data_Breach_After_Fake_Government_Requests.php\nXero issues new apology to accountants, days after controversial social media post\nhttps://www.smartcompany.com.au/?p=344586\nTo our accountant and bookkeeper community\nhttps://blog.xero.com/uk/accountants-bookkeepers/to-our-accountant-and-bookkeeper-community/\nAICPA seeks IRS clarity on AI guidelines, CPA fees...","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}