{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"Aussies Want to Break up Big Four & Trump Accounts Go Live on the 4th","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3508,"description":"What if one tax break could give your child a head start or hand them a pile of money at 18? Blake and David unpack the new Trump accounts, who should use them, and why advisors are split. They also dig into Australia’s latest Big Four scandal, worsening IRS service, AI’s growing role in tax and training, and what these shifts mean for accountants, firms, and clients.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nWhy advisors do and don't recommend Trump accounts\nhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/why-advisors-do-and-dont-recommend-trump-accounts\nThe Trump Accounts rollout is the biggest advisory opportunity most accountants are missing\nhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/opinion/the-trump-accounts-rollout-is-the-biggest-advisory-opportunity-most-accountants-are-missing\nAustralia weighs break-up of Big Four accounting firms after scandals\nhttps://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/australia-weighs-breakup-of-big-four-accounting-firms-after-scandals-4769425\nEY staffer fired after allegedly accessing Prime Minister's bank account\nhttps://www.cyberdaily.au/security/13847-ey-staffer-fired-after-allegedly-accessing-prime-minister-s-bank-account\nCoca-Cola Meets Sympathetic Judges in $20 Billion IRS Case\nhttps://news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-report/coca-cola-meets-sympathetic-judges-in-transfer-pricing-dispute\nTIGTA: IRS Has Data-Sharing Pacts with Over 1,120 Organizations, Some of Which It Can't Identify\nhttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/07/06/tigta-irs-has-data-sharing-pacts-with-over-1120-organizations-some-of-which-it-cant-identify/186216/\nNational Taxpayer Advocate issues 2026 mid-year report to Congress\nhttps://www.irs.gov/newsroom/national-taxpayer-advocate-issues-2026-mid-year-report-to-congress\nIRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers provided wrong answers to tax questions\nhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-taxpayer-assistance-centers-provided-wrong-answers-to-tax-questions\nIRS chatbot results may be wrong...","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}