Firms Need New Metrics, Accountants Worried About Iran
About this episode
Blake Oliver and David Leary discuss the impact of AI on accounting firms and the need for new performance metrics amidst staffing changes and geopolitical concerns.
Can the accounting profession grow with fewer people? Blake Oliver and David Leary unpack how AI is reshaping firms, from PwC Australia’s staffing cuts and rising partner pay to new questions about performance metrics, CPA pathways, and the future of CAS. They also cover the IRS’s tax season recap, tariff refunds, Deloitte’s fake AI citations, and why firms need better ways to measure value in an AI-driven world. Sponsors Digits - http://accountingpodcast.promo/digits Cloud Accountant Staffing - http://accountingpodcast.promo/cas OnPay - http://accountingpodcast.promo/onpay Wurthy - http://accountingpodcast.promo/wurthy Chapters (00:00) - Show kickoff and tax season (01:05) - Sponsor Digits AI bookkeeping (02:45) - IRS CEO tax season recap (06:18) - Direct File and enforcement debate (07:54) - Tariff refund portal CAPE (09:54) - IRS CI pulled to ICE then back (11:49) - CAS growth engine for firms (15:12) - New firm metrics beyond hours (24:02) - AI ROI metrics survey (25:30) - Sponsor Cloud Staffing and OnPay (29:45) - Rethinking Course Requirements (31:44) - States Drop 150 Hours (33:16) - Experience Sign Off Hurdles (33:59) - Geopolitical Risk Survey (35:25) - Deloitte Fake…
Sponsors
Digits, Cloud Accountant Staffing, OnPay, Wurthy
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