Ep. 80: Buy Buy Buy, Fraud or Fiction with Jaime Rodriguez, Help Scout Helps Out!

<p>Back to normal? We think not! It’s UnAccountable, episode 80, and we’ve swapped up your hosts again! </p><p>Your hosts this time are:</p><p><strong>Tyler “Returning Regular” Otto</strong> 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>Regular host, <strong>Jeremy &quot;Rouge Rascal” Van Groll</strong> from <a href="https://www.nonprofitbookkeeping.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Nonprofit Bookkeeping</a>, is out this episode due to camping.</p><p>Subbing for Jeremy, <strong>Jaime “Obvious Upgrade” Rodriguez</strong> owner and CEO of bookkeepers.com. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>In Da News</strong>, is Intuit changing its tune? <a href="https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/intuit-ceo-to-accountants-you-are-the-customer-not-a-channel" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">CEO now says accountants are friends not competition</a>. </p><p>Is it <strong>Fraud or Fiction</strong>? Jaime makes Tyler deduce whether these crimes are a real case or a fictionalized dramatization.</p><p>On <strong>AppSnack</strong>, we take a bite outta <a href="https://www.helpscout.com/pricing/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">HelpScout</a>, a cloud-based customer support platform that helps businesses manage customer service inquiries through a shared email inbox, live chat, knowledge base, and AI-assisted responses. </p><p><strong>Buy, Buy, Buy</strong>… by the way, are you updated on your business acquisition knowledge? Time to find out!</p><p>In <strong>Fast Figures</strong>, Tyler serves Jaime trivia questions with numerical answers.</p><p><strong>Loser of the Week: </strong><a href="https://www.accountingtoday.com/news/world-cup-players-face-tax-penalties" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Tax Bill for World Cup Players</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Winner of the Week: </strong><a href="https://www.accountingtoday.com/articles/state-street-tapped-as-default-for-trump-account-investments" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">State Street Corporation</a></p><p>P.S. Don’t forget about UFAT, our fortnightly trivia series with awesome prizes (thanks, Double!).  <a href="https://www.unaccountable.co/fortnightly-accounting-trivia" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Click here for more info! </a>12:00 pm MT / 2:00 pm ET</p><p><br></p><p>🆓 Love free stuff? So do we!<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@UnAccountable_Podcast" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁠Subscribe to our channel and watch for $0 on YouTube!⁠</a></p><p>🎧 For more accounting podcast entertainment, news, and tips,<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4HRWi6kfw9NPMJMXf9c77Z" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁠subscribe to UnAccountable⁠</a>. </p><p>⭐ Enjoying the show? Leave us your best backhanded 5-star review on<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unaccountable/id1700768467" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠</a>,<a href="https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/unaccountable-5441795" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁠Podchaser⁠</a>,<a href="https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/31b14d10-6ceb-40cd-b094-51e66ac7cc64/unaccountable" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁠Amazon Music⁠</a>, or wherever you listen, and we’ll read your review on air!</p><p>👥 Find us at<a href="http://unaccountable.co" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁠Unaccountable.co⁠</a>, on<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/unaccountable" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁠LinkedIn⁠</a>, and join our<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/unaccountable" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> ⁠Facebook group⁠</a>. Let us know what you want to hear us talk about!</p><p>🎓 NASBA-approved CPE and IRS-approved CE credits are offered via Earmark.<a href="h