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**The Accounting Podcast**

The most authoritative voice in accounting news. Every week, Blake Oliver and David Leary break down the stories reshaping the profession — AI, the Big Four, firm M&A, audit failures, and the talent crisis — with analysis you won’t get from the trade press. Earn free NASBA-approved CPE just for listening, with the Earmark app.

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Jamie Shulman on Xero acquiring Hubdoc and the generational accounting shift Aug 08, 2018

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Xero acquires Hubdoc — Accounting Today
Welcoming Hubdoc to the Xero family — Xero Blog

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Geni Whitehouse on niching for the wine industry & building confidence as a public speaker Aug 06, 2018

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Learn more about Geni and what she’s up to at evenanerd.com and mentorplus.com (an organization that teaches accountants how to be better consultants to their clients).

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Gusto raises $140M, Xero acquires Hubdoc, why the IRS should allow taxpayers to use U2F keys, and the open office under attack Aug 04, 2018

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GAO: U2F Security Keys Could Protect Taxpayers — Tom's Hardware
Gusto raises $140 million to go after small business payroll and benefits with more gusto — TechCrunch
Xero acquires Hubdoc — Accounting Today
Stampli raises $6.7M in Series A funding to streamline invoice management — TechCrunch
Balancing “We” and “Me”: The Best Collaborative Spaces Also Support Solitude — Harvard Business Review

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All the ways the cloud can fail you: NetSuite goes down, why you need multifactor authentication, ComplyRight breached, and YouTube bans Hector Garcia Jul 29, 2018

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NetSuite Outage Idles Finance Departments — CFO
Google: Security Keys Neutralized Employee Phishing — Krebs on Security
Human Resources Firm ComplyRight Breached — Krebs on Security

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Ed Kless on thriving as a business iconoclast, his Libertarian politics, and the lie of timesheets Jul 28, 2018

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Intuit sells its data center, Xero selects Gusto for U.S. payroll, & Certify acquires Abacus Jul 22, 2018

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What is the cloud? Inside a secret Microsoft site that’s securing your data — Today
Accounting software biz Intuit flogging bit barn to throw its lot in with AWS — The Register
Bringing full-service payroll to customers in all 50 states — Xero Blog
Certify acquires Abacus — Accounting Today

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Matt Paff on how Xero & Intuit are coming for the mid-market and that the future of accounting technology is platforms Jul 22, 2018

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Hey Mid-Market, Xero and Intuit are coming! — Digital First

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Midmarket vendors: Watch your back! Also, how labor costs will skyrocket over the next decade, and Bill.com goes global Jul 18, 2018

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Hey Mid-Market, Xero and Intuit are coming! - Digital First
Labor Costs Will Skyrocket Over the Next Decade - CFO.com
Global Business Payment Is Becoming Much Easier - Bill.com

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The new 1040, California does its own GDPR, and better education for accountants Jul 11, 2018

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Online sales tax SCOTUS ruling ramifications for accountants & business owners Jun 30, 2018

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Questions asked in this episode:

Does the decision affect sales of services online across state borders in addition to goods?
Are there any strategies businesses can use to avoid sales or quantity thresholds for collecting sales tax?
Will we see an increase in states taxing services? What process or technology should we look at for tracking sales by jurisdiction?
Is it even worth it to comply?
Will Amazon help out Amazon Marketplace sellers by doing more to track and collect sales tax?
Are there any benefits to this decision for businesses?

Stories in this episode:

South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. — Wikipedia — Check out the Wikipedia article on the SCOTUS decision for an overview of the case or to catch up on the news.
Overstock.com Expanding Physical, Digital Presence Following U.S. Supreme Court Ruling — Overstock.com — Overstock.com issued a press release stating that the company plans to expand "its physical and digital operations, including supply chain, marketing, and recruiting, into states in which tax nexus concerns previously prevented the company from having a direct presence."

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