{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"Beware of E-Filing Your Tax Return","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/8a0391e2\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3463,"description":"Blake and David discuss a wealth of timely topics, including the risks of filing taxes electronically versus by mail, the impact of the 150-hour rule on diversity in the accounting profession, and how major accounting firms are turning to private equity funding to accelerate growth. They also explore news from the artificial intelligence space, including Google's unveiling of Gemini, as well as ADP's new AI assistant, and examine how deepfake video calls enabled the theft of $25 million.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nFinance Employee Defrauded for $25M by Deepfake CFO\nDual Certifications Mean Big Bucks for Accountants - CPA Practice Advisor\nBaker Tilly US gets PE investment | Accounting Today\nBig Four Lobby Congress on Accounting Pipeline, AI, Crypto\nBeware of E-Filing Your Tax Return\nQuickBooks Live Tax Update: Understanding QuickBooks customers use of tax prep services\nAccounting software startup Pennylane becomes France’s latest unicorn | TechCrunch\nGoogle’s Gemini is now in everything. Here’s how you can try it out.\nAccounting body tells members to make annual pledge to be ethical    \nPlatform Accounting Group gets $85M funding round   \nFinally, now with $10M, adds AI for better insight into small business accounting    \nAI Will Be Doing More Accounting If Startup Investors Have Their Way    \nADP launches ADP Assist genAI assistant    \nRepublican attorneys general denounce IRS free file pilot as rival to products like TurboTax    \nHigher tax filing costs could take a bite out of your refund    \nDataSnipper, startup that uses AI to eliminate some of the ‘dread’ in accounting, is valued at $1 billion in latest funding round    \nPlatform Accounting Group Secures $85 million in Funding Led by Cynosure Group    \nFinally Raises $10 Million to Expand Small Business Automation Solutions    \nFinally, the AI-Powered Accounting & Finance Suite, Closes $10M Raise to Propel SMB Growth Forward    \nFrance gains a new unicorn as Pennylane raises €40m    \nQuickBooks Live Tax Update ...","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}