Blake and David examine why Trump may win in 2024, discussing immigration's economic impact on working-class wages and how this could affect voting patterns, particularly in border states like Arizona. They also look at the AICPA's selection of Mark Koziel as its new president, questioning whether the organization truly advocates for average CPAs. Moving on, they discuss Intuit's controversial TurboTax marketing campaign and consider why Berkshire Hathaway is reducing its BOA stake due to concerns about unrealized losses in the bank's bond portfolio. SponsorsLiveFlow - http://accountingpodcast.promo/liveflowZoho - http://accountingpodcast.promo/zoho Practice Protect - http://accountingpodcast.promo/protect Chapters(00:33) - Introduction and Grand Canyon Adventure (02:29) - Padgett Business Model and Amanda's Role (04:19) - Sponsors and Election Involvement (06:00) - Why Trump Will Win: Analyzing the Numbers (06:29) - AICPA Leadership and Industry News (10:29) - Earmark's Growth and Future Plans (24:11) - Immigration Debate and Economic Impact (43:30) - Economic Factors in Trump's Election Loss (44:21) - Ad Break: Zoho Practice Management (46:07) - Impact of Abortion and Immigration on Elections (47:42) - Offshoring and Wage Suppression in Accounting (49:49) - AICPA's Role in Offshoring and Technology (54:05) - Introducing Mark Koziel: New AICPA President (57:48) - Ad Break: Practice Protect Cybersecurity (01:00:04) - Debate on Abortion and Political Affiliations (01:04:50) - Banking Crisis and Economic Policies (01:07:02) - Intuit's Controversial Ad Campaign (01:15:19) - Warren Buffett's Stance on Bank of America (01:25:00) - Conclusion and Upcoming Events   Show Notes Do immigrants really take jobs and lower wages? https://www.npr.org/2024/06/28/1197959366/immigration-economics-mariel-boatlift Escalating Cyber Threats Demand Stronger Global Defense and Cooperation https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2024/10/15/escalating-cyber-threats-demand-stronger-global-defense-and-cooperation/ American productivity still leads the world https://www.economist.com/special-report/2024/10/14/american-productivity-still-leads-the-world Public sector talent shortage: Unique challenges require unique solutions https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2024/oct/public-sector-accounting-challenges.html Intuit asked us to delete part of this Decoder episode https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/21/24273820/intuit-ceo-sasan-goodarzi-turbotax-irs-quickbooks-ai-software-decoder-interview Buffett's Berkshire Trims BofA Stake Closer to 10% https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp500-nasdaq-live-10-08-2024/card/buffett-s-berkshire-trims-bofa-stake-closer-to-10--EQHbm5iLN4LTvbgNW29W Need CPE? Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark: https://earmarkcpe.comSubscribe to the Earmark Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.com Get in Touch Thanks for listening and the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and Instagram. If you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on Apple Podcasts or Podchaser. Call us and leave a voicemail; maybe we'll play it on the show. DIAL (202) 695-1040. Sponsorships Are you interested in sponsoring the Cloud Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus. Need Accounting Conference Info?  Check out our new website - accountingconferences.com Limited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessities TeePublic Store: http://cloudacctpod.link/merch Subscribe Apple Podcasts: http://cloudacctpod.link/ApplePodcastsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAccountingPodcastSpotify: http://cloudacctpod.link/SpotifyPodchaser: http://cloudacctpod.link/podchaserStitcher: http://cloudacctpod.link/StitcherOvercast: http://cloudacctpod.link/Overcast Classifieds Client Hub - https://clienthub.app/Forwardly - https://www.forwardly.com/Coefficient - http://accountingpodcast.promo/coefficientexpo Want to get the word