Journal of Accountancy podcast

May 10, 2022

Helping build a better tax system

A CPA describes his journey from a small practice to advising the IRS and Congress on issues of tax policy and administration.

May 5, 2022

CPA tech talk: When it comes to transformation, where do you start?

A CPA firm leader talks about the importance of integrating technology into service offerings, the skills needed to begin offering those services, and how to market those additional services in this podcast episode with transcript.

May 3, 2022

Mental health matters: How asking the right questions can help

A CPA explains how a tough time in her life helped make her more aware of the importance of mental health.

April 28, 2022

What CPAs should know, and ask, about NFTs

An expert on digital assets, also an ENGAGE speaker, explains nonfungible tokens and addresses accounting questions related to NFTs in this podcast episode with transcript.

April 26, 2022

Hard at times but also rewarding: A CPA’s career leap to India

A CPA from North Carolina shares the story of her move to India — the advance planning, the learning curve, and why she gave herself permission to fail.

April 21, 2022

The invaluable sounding board: Learning from other CFOs

A CFO shares insights on the value of idea sharing and why such sharing can be comforting and discomforting at the same time.

April 19, 2022

ENGAGE emcee: Why inflation could cause retirement U-turns

Hear or read this conversation with a CBS News business analyst on top questions asked of financial planners and what role inflation and tax rates may play.

April 14, 2022

The power of belief — and how it differs from arrogance

“If anybody wants to accomplish anything, at some point, they have to believe it’s possible.” Hear a deeper explanation of that topic from a mental performance coach, or read it in this podcast episode with transcript.

April 12, 2022

The value of asking the question, ‘What brings you joy?’

A speaker and author emphasizes the importance of pursuing outside passions and continuing to build on connections made over Zoom meetings in this podcast episode with transcript.

April 7, 2022

CPA Q&A: Parenthood in the pandemic and finance purpose statements

A CPA leader discusses his love of space leading to a job at Virgin Galactic, how finance purpose statements can be “a guiding light,” and advice for aspiring accountants in this podcast episode with transcript.

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Start in high school to strengthen the accounting profession

A practitioner-led outreach program, born of a university, accounting professionals, and local community collaboration, shows how to successfully engage high school students with the modern accounting profession.