{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"BOI On Again Off Again, Bench Shuts Down, Dying Language of Accounting","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/4553cfc6\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4165,"description":"Rounding out 2024, Blake and David tackle tons of accounting news, including bookkeeping startup Bench's shutdown and the ongoing BOI reporting requirements saga. They also examine concerns about IRS Commissioner nominee Billy Long's credentials, including his \"Certified Tax and Business Advisor\" designation from a three-day seminar. Wrapping up, they review some of 2024's hottest stories, including declining CPA candidates, audit quality issues, and KPMG CEO Paul Knopp's Wall Street Journal op-ed about the \"dying language of accounting.\"\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nBench shuts down, leaving thousands of businesses without access to accounting and tax docs\nhttps://techcrunch.com/2024/12/27/bench-shuts-down-leaving-thousands-of-businesses-without-access-to-accounting-and-tax-docs/\n\nNew York tax preparer called ‘the Magician’ charged for tax fraud of $145m\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/17/new-york-magician-tax-fraud\n\nBilly Long, Trump’s Nominee to Lead the IRS, Touts a Credential That Tax Experts Say Is Dubious\nhttps://www.propublica.org/article/billy-long-irs-trump-certified-tax-business-advisor-missouri\n\nHow a Consulting Firm and Trump’s I.R.S. Pick Pushed a Problematic Tax Credit\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/business/billy-long-irs-tax-credit.html\n\nThe Dying Language of Accounting\nhttps://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-dying-language-of-accounting-cpa-licensing-fede2e74\n\nCPAs Deliberate on the Decline of Accounting\nhttps://www.wsj.com/opinion/cpas-deliberate-on-the-demise-of-accounting-kpmg-business-language-c0be3e68\n\nMost Americans say a salary of $270K deems financial success\nhttps://www.cfo.com/news/most-americans-say-salary-of-270k-deems-financial-success-gen-z-boomers-inflation/734019/\n\nCFPB Sues Walmart and Branch Messenger for Illegally Opening Deposit Accounts for More Than One Million Delivery Drivers...","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}