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Show Notes

01:38 - Elon Musk says he will pay over $11 billion in taxes this year

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/20/elon-musk-says-he-will-pay-over-11-billion-in-taxes-this-year.html

03:49 - Earmark (the Apple version) Lives! 

05:18 - Just how does Earmark CPE work?   

10:22 - CPA Exam Stats  

14:52 - 150 hours required for non-CPA partner in CPA firm

17:54 - In re QuickBooks Desktop

25:07 - Relationships with clients - Greg Bayramian

29:22 - Blake’s take on handling client communications     

35:25 - Trump Fraud Inquiry’s Focus: Did He Mislead His Own Accountants? - The New York Times              

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/14/nyregion/trump-fraud-inquiry.html?searchResultPosition=1

36:00 - Our initial discussion of the Trump fraud inquiry in Episode 235
https://www.cloudaccountingpodcast.com/235

40:37 - Thieves Nab $100M in Pandemic Relief Funds - CFO           

https://www.cfo.com/fraud/2021/12/thieves-nab-100m-in-pandemic-relief-funds/

Criminals have stolen nearly $100 billion in Covid relief funds, Secret Service says

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/21/criminals-have-stolen-nearly-100-billion-in-covid-relief-funds-secret-service.html

White House downplays Secret Service estimate of COVID fraud

https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-jen-psaki-small-business-b41e0ac90640a943e5c664e3a1781ee5

45:24 - Comparing pandemic shrink to retail shrink

46:16 - IRS seized $3.5 billion in cryptocurrency this past year, agency says            

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/irs-seized-35-billion-cryptocurrency-year-agency-says-rcna6157

48:12 - Sage to acquire cloud-based retail management system | Accounting Today          

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/sage-to-acquire-cloud-based-retail-management-system

Sage to acquire Brightpearl

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/12/21/2356173/0/en/Sage-to-acquire-Brightpearl.html

Sage snaps up retail management company Brightpearl for £225 million

https://www.techradar.com/news/sage-snaps-up-retail-management-company-brightpearl-for-pound225-million

49:55 - Xero to acquire Canadian tax software provider, TaxCycle | Xero Blog        

https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/12/xero-to-acquire-taxcycle/

Xero (ASX:XRO) snaps up TaxCycle on $75.7m spree

https://www.finnewsnetwork.com.au/archives/finance_news_network350595.html

Xero to acquire Canadian tax software provider, TaxCycle

https://www.xero.com/blog/2021/12/xero-to-acquire-taxcycle/

52:48 - Tax Change Hits Payment Apps - CPA Trendlines  

https://cpatrendlines.com/2021/12/21/tax-change-hits-payment-apps/

55:42 - Ekos raises $21 million Series B to digitally connect the craft supply chain

https://www.goekos.com/blog/ekos-raises-21-million-series-b-to-digitally-connect-the-craft-supply-chain/

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