{"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":4479,"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.Chapters Show NotesIntuit rolls out bevy of new features for the next tax season | Accounting Todayhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/intuit-rolls-out-bevy-of-new-features-for-the-next-tax-year New product innovations at announced at QuickBooks Connect help accountants drive small business growthhttps://www.firmofthefuture.com/quickbooks-connect/new-product-innovations/ PCAOB fines doubled in recent years | Accounting Todayhttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/pcaob-fines-doubled-in-recent-years Accounting firms hit with record US fines over audit failureshttps://www.ft.com/content/25a65a49-4b94-4a80-82d8-435616a78f27 SURVEY: 42% of Accountants Turn Away Work Over Staff Shortages - CPA Trendlineshttps://cpatrendlines.com/2023/11/09/survey-48-of-accountants-turn-away-work-over-staff-shortages/ Black Ore Emerges from Stealth with $60 Million in Funding to Bring AI to Financial Serviceshttps://www.blackore.ai/articles/black-ore-emerges-from-stealth-with-60-million-fundingLaunching Zoho Practice: The Ultimate Practice Management Softwarehttps://www.zoho.com/blog/general/launching-zoho-practice.html Bill Holdings Is Said to Near $1.95 Billion Deal for Meliohttps://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-08/bill-holdings-is-said-to-near-1-95-billion-deal-for-melio Bill Holdings stock sinks amid report of $1.95B deal talks for Melio ...https://seekingalpha.com/news/4033680-bill-holdings-sinks-amid-report-of-195b-deal-talks-for-melio-payments Bill 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}