Ep. 86: Tyler’s Hot-Mess-Express, Jeremy’s Accounting Mashup, and Payroll Terrors!

<p>It’s spooky season, and Episode 86 of UnAccountable has some tricks and treats. Your hosts are as always:</p><p>Tyler “Frazzled Feller” Otto from <a href="https://www.specializedat.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Specialized Accounting</a>, focusing on medium to large businesses in the glamorous hospitality, marina, and service industries.</p><p>Jeremy &quot;Recovering Rando” Van Groll from <a href="https://www.nonprofitbookkeeping.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Nonprofit Bookkeeping</a>, a champion for nonprofits with his accounting expertise.</p><p><strong>In Da News</strong>, the IRS is the hot topic, with its i<a href="https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-cybersecurity-judged-ineffective/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">neffective cybersecurity, sets per diem rates, and has a new app.</a></p><p>Ding ding! It’s <strong>Accounting Mashup</strong>! Will Tyler get KO’d in this mash up of accounting terms and musicians?</p><p>It’s <strong>App Snack!</strong> We are taking a bite out of AI assistants <a href="https://doublehq.com/ask-double/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Ask Double</a> and <a href="https://ramp.com/stack" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Ramp Stack</a>. How do these compare? Also, if you can&#39;t get enough of Tyler talking, <a href="https://share.google/04H4P5iYSCib4ciAP" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">check out his Double video here</a>!</p><p>In <strong>Fast Figures</strong>, Jeremy answers the spooky, payroll-themed trivia questions with numerical answers. We encounter <a href="https://www.justice.gov/usao-edva/pr/teleworkaholic-pleads-guilty-claiming-work-multiple-government-jobs-once" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">teleworkaholics</a>, <a href="https://healthexec.com/topics/healthcare-management/legal-news/ghost-employee-scheme-earns-former-optum-director-3-years-prison" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">ghost employees</a>, and <a href="https://food.ndtv.com/news/a-spanish-baker-turned-bread-into-a-rs-1-7-lakh-luxury-item-with-gold-and-silver-see-pic-11929776" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">gold bread</a>, oh my!<br></p><p><strong>Loser of the Week: </strong><a href="https://www.wbrc.com/2026/09/22/former-bessemer-company-accounting-manager-plead-guilty-191000-fraud-case/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">This Accounting Manager</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Winner of