{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"JPMorgan's RTO Drama, VC Love for Accounting and the Fall of Bench","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4371,"description":"Blake and David examine Bench's bankruptcy filing, revealing fascinating details about their spending patterns and challenges with the business model. They also explore venture capital's growing interest in accounting firms, particularly focusing on AI automation claims and their potential impact on the profession, and there's a lively discussion about JP Morgan's controversial return-to-office mandate and its implications for workplace flexibility, sparked by Blake's viral tweet that garnered nearly 5 million views.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nAI Has Venture Investors Excited About (Yes) Accounting Firms\nhttps://www.wsj.com/articles/ai-has-venture-investors-excited-about-yes-accounting-firms-3b9b3226\nBench Accounting, Inc. and 10Sheet Services, Inc.\nhttps://www.ksvadvisory.com/experience/case/bench\n \nJPMorgan tells all its employees they must return to office full-time\nhttps://finance.yahoo.com/news/jpmorgan-tells-employees-must-return-140000800.html\n \nWork From Home Policies and Practices\nhttps://pearlmeyer.com/insights-and-research/research-report/work-from-home-policies-and-practices\n \nWorkplace Policies and Pay Transparency\nhttps://pearlmeyer.com/insights-and-research/research-report/workplace-policies-and-pay-transparency\n \nH&R Block Agrees to $7M FTC Settlement and Will Make Downgrading Tax Tiers Easier\nhttps://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/taxes/h-r-block-agrees-to-7m-ftc-settlement-and-will-make-downgrading-tax-tiers-easier/\n \nCapital One sued by CFPB over alleged deception on savings account interest rates\nhttps://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/capital-one-sued-by-cfpb-over-alleged-deception-on-savings-account-interest-rates/ar-BB1rr4nY\n \nImposing a $500,000 Fine, PCAOB Sanctions Baker Tilly US, LLP for Quality Control Violations\nhttps://pcaobus.org/news-events/news-releases/news-release-detail/imposing-a--500-000-fine--pcaob-sanctions-baker-tilly-us--llp-for-quality-control-violations\n\nNeed CPE?\nGet CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark:...","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}