{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"Intuit Stock Gets Hammered & Trump's Wild IRS Settlement","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/508725e3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3227,"description":"Is AI about to break the billable hour? Blake and David unpack what they heard at a major AI tax summit, where new tools promise to prepare complex returns in minutes instead of hours. They also debate Intuit’s stock slide, Trump’s extraordinary IRS settlement, and what shrinking oversight at the PCAOB could mean. You’ll hear where AI is already changing accounting—and where humans still matter most.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nIntuit Lays Off 3,000 Employees Amid AI Push\nhttps://officechai.com/ai/intuit-lays-off-3000-employees-amid-ai-push/\nU.S. Government Agrees to Drop Tax Claims Against Trump in Broadening of IRS Settlement\nhttps://www.npr.org/2026/05/19/g-s1-122938/irs-trump-settlement-tax-returns-audit\n\nDOJ Settlement 'Forever' Bars IRS Trump Audits, Sparks Backlash\nhttps://tax.thomsonreuters.com/news/doj-settlement-forever-bars-irs-trump-audits-sparks-backlash/\n\nU.S. Audit Watchdog Should Rescind Its Independence Rules, SEC Official Says\nhttps://www.securitiesdocket.com/2026/05/08/u-s-audit-watchdog-should-rescind-its-independence-rules-sec-official-says-wsj/\n\nThe SEC's New SOX Group – Potential Impacts for Audit Firms, Their Professionals, and Future PCAOB Enforcement\nhttps://www.kslaw.com/news-and-insights/the-secs-new-sox-group-potential-impacts-for-audit-firms-their-professionals-and-future-pcaob-enforcement\n\nIRS to Develop System to Track Missing Payments, TIGTA Says\nhttps://www.thetaxadviser.com/news/2026/may/irs-to-develop-system-to-track-missing-payments-tigta-says/\n\n78% of Tax Pros Say Tax Season Negatively Impacts Personal and Professional Life\nhttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/05/26/78-of-tax-pros-say-that-tax-season-negatively-impacts-personal-professional-life/183912/\n\nCalifornia Proposes Tax on All Digital Software Sales\nhttps://www.techtimes.com/articles/316734/20260516/californias-725-saas-tax-would-hit-every-business-running-microsoft-salesforce-workday.htm\n\nEY Gets Busted and Yeets Cybersecurity Report Littered With AI Hallucinations...","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}