{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Accounting Podcast","title":"What's New in QuickBooks from Connect | Firms Turning Away Work Due to Staffing Shortages","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/f84792cf\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4130,"description":"We're back from QuickBooks Connect 2023 with announcements, updates, new features, and improvements in QuickBooks Online. Also, EY got fined $3 million for cheating on ethics exams, and 42 percent of firms are turning away work due to staff shortages. Finally, we discuss the disruption of Alphabet's main search business by Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple in the AI-powered assistant space.\nChapters\n \n\nShow Notes\nIntuit rolls out bevy of new features for the next tax season | Accounting Today\nhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/intuit-rolls-out-bevy-of-new-features-for-the-next-tax-year\n \nNew product innovations at announced at QuickBooks Connect help accountants drive small business growth\nhttps://www.firmofthefuture.com/quickbooks-connect/new-product-innovations/\n \nPCAOB fines doubled in recent years | Accounting Today\nhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/pcaob-fines-doubled-in-recent-years\n \nAccounting firms hit with record US fines over audit failures\nhttps://www.ft.com/content/25a65a49-4b94-4a80-82d8-435616a78f27\n \nSURVEY: 42% of Accountants Turn Away Work Over Staff Shortages - CPA Trendlines\nhttps://cpatrendlines.com/2023/11/09/survey-48-of-accountants-turn-away-work-over-staff-shortages/\n \nBlack Ore Emerges from Stealth with $60 Million in Funding to Bring AI to Financial Services\nhttps://www.blackore.ai/articles/black-ore-emerges-from-stealth-with-60-million-funding\nLaunching Zoho Practice: The Ultimate Practice Management Software\nhttps://www.zoho.com/blog/general/launching-zoho-practice.html\n \nBill Holdings Is Said to Near $1.95 Billion Deal for Melio\nhttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-08/bill-holdings-is-said-to-near-1-95-billion-deal-for-melio\n \nBill Holdings stock sinks amid report of $1.95B deal talks for Melio ...\nhttps://seekingalpha.com/news/4033680-bill-holdings-sinks-amid-report-of-195b-deal-talks-for-melio-payments\n \nBill Holdings denies media report on Melio deal  ...","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}