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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
White House downplays Secret Service estimate of COVID fraud
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
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
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