Grant Thornton to Acquire CBIZ & Trump Puts Immunity Over Blanche

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Chapters

• (00:00) - TAP 499
• (02:17) - Livestream and CPE Plug
• (03:12) - Grant Thornton Buys CBIZ
• (04:35) - Stock Spike and Activists
• (09:06) - PE Strategy and IPO Exit
• (11:09) - Deal Size vs Big Four
• (13:21) - Trump Immunity and Nominee
• (16:39) - EY Hack Claim Explained
• (18:56) - Trump Deal Appeal Update
• (21:37) - Controller Hiring Crunch
• (23:21) - Senior Pay Flattening
• (26:24) - Corporate Hiring Demand
• (27:59) - AI Boosts Finance Judgment
• (29:38) - Claude Transforms Forecasting
• (30:43) - Gen Z AI Dependency Fears
• (34:32) - Xero Price Hike Backlash
• (36:45) - Lovable Connector Moat
• (40:38) - Agents Use Existing SaaS
• (45:29) - Tariff Refund Windfall
• (48:20) - NYC Pied-a-Terre Tax
• (51:44) - PwC UK Audit Failures
• (55:03) - Wrap Up and Episode 500

 

Show Notes

Grant Thornton Advisors to acquire CBIZ in $5 billion transaction

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/07/29/grant-thornton-set-to-buy-cbiz-for-5-billion-become-5th-largest-firm-in-u-s/187542/

Accounting Firm CBIZ Urged by Activist Investor to Pursue M&A

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-07/accounting-firm-cbiz-urged-by-activist-investor-to-pursue-m-a

Trump floats pulling Blanche's AG nomination until after GOP holdouts leave office

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/trump-blanche-ag-doj-cornyn-tillis.html

Donald Trump's tax audit immunity remains in place as Blanche's path to confirmation is cleared

https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/as-blanches-path-to-confirmation-is-cleared-trumps-tax-audit-immunity-remains-in-place-3858601/

Ernst & Young data breach claimed by ShinyHunters extortion gang

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ernst-and-young-data-breach-claimed-by-shinyhunters-extortion-gang/

2026 Corporate Finance & Accounting Talent Research Study

https://controllerscouncil.org/2026-corporate-finance-accounting-talent-research-study/

Accounting's missing middle

https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/accountings-missing-middle

A third of companies look to increase finance and accounting hires

https://www.cfo.com/news/companies-look-to-boost-hiring-pay-for-finance-and-accounting-staff-controllers-council-report/824667/

AI's top value for finance now lies in improving judgment, not efficiency

https://finance.yahoo.com/technology/ai/articles/ai-top-value-finance-now-085159658.html

Nearly Half of Gen Z Workers Say AI is Making Them Less Intelligent

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/05/19/nearly-half-of-gen-z-workers-say-ai-is-making-them-less-intelligent/183621/

Xero Announces U.S. Subscription Price Changes

https://www.xero.com/us/pricing-plans/update/

Introducing the Lovable Xero connector: build on your Xero data, no code required

https://devblog.xero.com/introducing-the-lovable-xero-connector-build-on-your-xero-data-no-code-required-386873b591bc

We Peaked at 30 AI Agents. Now We're Coming Back Down to 20

https://www.saastr.com/we-peaked-at-30-ai-agents-now-were-coming-back-down-to-20-heres-what-consolidation-actually-looks-like-the-agents-011-live/

Amazon Got a $600 Million Tariff Refund, Some Going to Shoppers

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/30/amazon-trump-tariff-refunds.html

NYC Extends Deadline for Pied-à-Terre Tax Exemption Applications to Sept. 18

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-01/nyc-extends-deadline-for-second-home-levy-exemption-requests

Staten Island Homeowners Say They Fear for Safety After Names, Addresses Published on NYC Tax List

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/07/31/staten-island-homeowners-say-they-fear-for-safety-after-names-addresses-published-on-nyc-tax-list/187775/

PwC Fined $4.4 Million by UK Watchdog Over Babcock Audit Failures

https://www.globalbankingandfinance.com/uk-financial-watchdog-fines-pwc-4-4-million-over-babcock/

New York Governor Trolls LeBron James with Tax on Rumored NYC Home

https://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/07/31/new-york-governor-trolls-lebron-james-with-tax-on-rumored-nyc-home/187765/

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