Journal of Accountancy Podcast

What CPAs need to know about providing services to marijuana businesses

April 18, 2018 22:11 - 11 minutes - 7.61 MB

Providing accounting services to marijuana businesses is full of potential legal and ethical minefields. This episode explores what CPAs need to know about the latest developments in providing accounting services to marijuana businesses.

Want to bring your employees together? Send them on a “Death March”

April 12, 2018 20:50 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MB

For 40 years, employees at HMWC CPAs and Business Advisors in Orange County have taken part in an annual tradition dubbed the “Death March”: a camping, hiking, or rafting trip in one of the continent’s most beautiful national parks.

Networking secrets that will help advance your career

March 30, 2018 14:27 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MB

Todd Cohen, a regular speaker at the AICPA’s CFO Conference, explains why we should network regularly, as opposed to networking only when we need to.

How to keep employees in the game

March 28, 2018 18:31 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB

Brandy Amidon, CPA, the CFO at South Carolina marketing and creative agency Brains on Fire, found a way to hold employees’ interest and get them to care more about the organization’s profitability.

What to know before you go into business with someone

March 23, 2018 14:44 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB

Mark Zyla, CPA/ABV/CFF, joins this edition of the podcast to talk about business prenups and divorce — and how they can impact your business’s valuation.

A CPA firm with Silicon Valley DNA

March 16, 2018 17:23 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MB

Wesley Middleton, CPA, founder and managing partner of MiddletonRaines+Zapata, discusses his unique leadership style and how and why his firm does things differently.

How national tax reform is impacting state taxes

March 09, 2018 19:17 - 24 minutes - 16.7 MB

CPAs around the country are still trying to figure out how the recent national tax reform will impact their clients at the federal level. But they’re also interested in how it will impact their clients at the state level. In this podcast, guest Eileen Sherr, a CPA and CGMA who is an AICPA tax expert, addresses some of the key questions CPAs — and their clients — need answered.

A new staffing model for accounting firms

March 06, 2018 18:05 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MB

What will accounting firms and accounting departments look like after lower-level, repetitive tasks are automated and unprecedented amounts of data can be mined for business insights? That topic takes center stage in the second part of our annual accounting technology roundtable podcast.

How AI, blockchain, and automation will reinvent accounting

February 27, 2018 19:03 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

Three of the profession’s top technology experts discuss the radical changes emerging technologies will bring to accounting — and accountants — over the next 1–5 years.

How tax reform will impact individual taxpayers

February 09, 2018 18:52 - 10 minutes - 7.27 MB

Individual taxpayers have plenty of questions about how the new tax reform law will impact them. So we asked Amy Wang, a CPA who is a senior technical manager for tax advocacy at the AICPA, to provide some clear, easy-to-understand answers to some of the most common questions. If you care about tax reform — whether you’re a CPA or a CPA client — this podcast is for you.

Private student loan debt: What CPAs need to know

February 07, 2018 18:55 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB

Borrowing money to pay for school has grown in popularity over the years, but it can have consequences that linger long after graduation. We examine what potential borrowers need to know when considering taking out private student loans.

Student loan debt: Everything you need to know but were too afraid to ask

January 24, 2018 13:31 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MB

We take a look at what potential borrowers need to know when considering taking out a government-funded student loan.

Watch out for these fraud red flags

January 08, 2018 14:05 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MB

Detecting fraud is often extremely difficult. But there are some things that accountants can watch out for. Howard Silverstone, a CPA who is a director at Forensic Resolutions Inc., shares some great stories about fraud — and explains the red flags that they help illustrate.

When accountants walked with kings: Jacob Soll’s The Reckoning

December 06, 2017 14:02 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB

Accounting history is a lot more exciting than you realize. Historian and MacArthur Fellow Jacob Soll, author of "The Reckoning: Financial Accountability and the Rise and Fall of Nations," discusses the vital role accounting played in the French and American revolutions.

Tax reform: What CPAs need to know about the latest developments

November 10, 2017 15:51 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MB

Tax reform is the hot topic in Washington right now. In this episode of the podcast, which was recorded Nov. 6 at the AICPA National Tax Conference, we talk about what CPAs need to know with tax reform expert Tony Nitti, CPA, a tax partner with WithumSmith+Brown and an editorial board member of The Tax Adviser.

What’s next for health care reform?

November 08, 2017 01:51 - 13 minutes - 9.08 MB

Health care reform has been one of the biggest policy issues of the year. In this episode of the podcast, which was taped Nov. 6 at the AICPA National Tax Conference, we ask health care reform expert Eddie Adkins, CPA, of Grant Thornton what will come next in the process — and what accountants need to know about it.

The secrets to opening a new CPA office

October 11, 2017 15:27 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MB

Blake Christian, a tax partner with HCVT, drops in to reveal the secrets he’s learned from opening several new offices over the years.

What CPAs need to know about the new tax reform framework

September 29, 2017 16:22 - 27 minutes - 18.6 MB

On Wednesday, Sept. 27, Republican lawmakers released a framework for tax reform--a key issue for CPAs and their clients. So what do practitioners need to know about the framework? Two expert guests, Alistair Nevius and Tony Nitti, join us for a special episode to help bring CPAs up to speed on the development. Nevius is the editor-in-chief of The Tax Adviser, and Nitti is a tax partner with WithumSmith+Brown and an editorial board member of The Tax Adviser.

Engage your listeners through financial storytelling

September 06, 2017 20:16 - 16 minutes - 11.2 MB

CPAs sometimes struggle to hold their audiences’ interest when presenting financial data. Peter Margaritis, CPA, tells CPAs how to use storytelling to make their presentations more compelling.

What CPAs need to know about their tax software

August 22, 2017 19:41 - 11 minutes - 7.81 MB

Every year, The Tax Adviser conducts a tax software survey that readers have come to rely on to help them choose what software to use and keep up with changes in the industry. In this episode, The Tax Adviser Editor-In-Chief Alistair Nevius explains what we can learn from this year’s survey.

Could unlimited vacation work at your firm?

July 27, 2017 19:06 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MB

A workplace offering an unlimited paid-time-off policy sounds like paradise for employees… and nothing but headaches for the managers responsible for making sure all the work gets done. But the management team at ATKG, a CPA firm in San Antonio, has implemented just such a policy and has been very happy with the results. In this episode, we talk to Teryn Grater, a partner at the firm, about how and why they implemented the policy.

Real talk about artificial intelligence and blockchain

June 29, 2017 20:14 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MB

Artificial intelligence and blockchain are among the technologies being touted as potentially disruptive and transformational for the accounting profession. How and when will new technologies reshape the accounting profession? That’s the focus of the conversation in part 2 of our annual technology roundtable.

A factor of singular importance in cloud computing

May 30, 2017 19:05 - 26 minutes - 18.3 MB

What should CPAs be doing to better protect their data and derive more value from the investments in technology? Find out from our panel of accounting technology experts.

How a CPA overcame her fear of public speaking

May 24, 2017 22:06 - 16 minutes - 11.1 MB

Great public speakers can be made, not born. Elizabeth Pittelkow, CPA, accounting and compliance director at ArrowStream, discusses how her experience with Toastmasters turned her from someone who avoided public speaking to someone who’s made it a key part of her career.

How to protect your CPA practice from hackers

May 08, 2017 15:40 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MB

Nick Graf, an ethical hacker with CNA, joins the show to discuss all the cyber threats that go bump in the night and ways to prevent them from harming your business.

How CPA firms can protect themselves from lawsuits

April 05, 2017 15:36 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MB

Being a public accountant entails a certain amount of professional liability risk. But accountants can take steps to mitigate that risk. In this episode, guest Sarah Beckett Ference, CPA, of CNA talks about ways that CPAs can help prevent, or defend themselves from, lawsuits.

From CPA to the classroom: Going from practitioner to professor

February 27, 2017 19:15 - 18 minutes - 12.5 MB

Many CPAs have considered giving back to the profession by teaching accounting. In this episode, practitioners-turned-professors Tony Bucaro of Case Western Reserve University and Jim Biagi of Marywood University discuss what it takes to make the move to academia.

What you need to know before you sell your firm

February 15, 2017 22:18 - 19 minutes - 13.6 MB

As the founder of brokerage firm Poe Group Advisors, Brannon Poe, CPA, has helped hundreds of CPAs sell their firms. He shares insights he has learned over the course of his career, as well as best practices for selling your firm.

Mistakes people make when applying for a job (Part 3)

January 23, 2017 16:12 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MB

In the third part of a three-episode series, independent recruiter Beth Berk, CPA, offers her final recommendations on what job candidates can do to secure that new position.

Mistakes people make when applying for a job (Part 2)

January 23, 2017 16:05 - 17 minutes - 12.7 MB

A lot of things can go wrong when changing jobs. In second part of a three-episode series, independent recruiter Beth Berk, CPA, continues her discussion of the key mistakes job seekers should avoid making.

Mistakes people make when applying for a job (Part 1)

January 23, 2017 16:03 - 18 minutes - 13.3 MB

Independent recruiter Beth Berk, a CPA herself, talks about the key mistakes you need to avoid in order to land that coveted new gig.

How to make conference attendance pay off

January 07, 2017 17:03 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB

Guest Lynne Waymon of Contacts Count joins this episode to explain how to navigate the sometimes awkward social situations created by conferences so that you can get your money’s worth out of your attendance.

On the move: Answers to the most common CPA mobility questions

January 07, 2017 17:02 - 5 minutes - 3.56 MB

CPA mobility is a key consideration for CPAs and aspiring CPAs, who often have a lot of questions about whether their licenses and credentials will be recognized in a different state. In this episode, guest Lindsay Patterson of the AICPA joins the show to help answer some of the most common questions.

How drone aircraft will change the CPA profession

January 07, 2017 16:58 - 9 minutes - 6.75 MB

The military and delivery companies aren’t the only ones exploring the potential of drone aircraft. CPAs—specifically some types of auditors—may soon be using drones to help on the job. In this episode, guest Julia Morriss of the AICPA joins the show to give us a glimpse of accountants’ aeronautical future.