Blake and David take a dive into Google's decision to offshore accounting jobs to Mexico and India, which Google’s CFO claims is necessary to free up resources to invest in AI. They also discuss the stagnation of CPA salaries despite a shortage of talent. The conversation touches on a variety of other topics, including the modernization of the IRS, the future of the CPA profession, and advice for young accountants looking to carve their own career paths in a rapidly changing industry.

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Chapters

(05:53) - Blake reads some tweets about hours people are working during busy season
(10:52) - Unlimited PTO is worse for employees
(13:22) - College degrees aren't necessary for success
(20:24) - Florida creates retired CPA status
(23:35) - Listener mail on the 150-hour rule and salaries
(29:16) - Update on Boston's commercial real estate woes
(33:48) - Why office rent prices are still so high
(43:10) - Some encouraging IRS news
(48:27) - Internal audit reveals 279 former IRS employees or contractors still had access to logins
(52:12) - Offshoring can be good or bad
(54:04) - Setting a limit on billable hours
(55:50) - Let accounting firms decide what requirements accountants need
(58:08) - The rise of the "remote partner"
(01:04:00) - Wrap up and Earmark now has a web browser version