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The Accounting Podcast (formerly the Cloud Accounting Podcast) is the world's #1 accounting, bookkeeping, and tax podcast.

Author: Blake Oliver & David Leary

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IRS Chief Spied on Colleagues & Out of Control AI
Episode 498
Friday, 31 July, 2026

Could an AI agent decide to hack a system, or cancel your software subscription just to complete its task? Blake and David examine reports of AI agents escaping guardrails, flooding IRS rulemaking with generated comments, and taking autonomous business actions. They also trace accounting from ancient clay tokens to today’s AI economy, exploring why calculating profit and trustworthy records matter more than ever.SponsorsCloud Accountant Staffing - http://accountingpodcast.promo/casThe Value Builder System - http://accountingpodcast.promo/valueOnPay - http://accountingpodcast.promo/onpayVeltrix - http://accountingpodcast.promo/veltrixChapters(00:00) - Profit First Accounting (00:33) - Dumb Accounting AI (02:40) - AI Guest Pitch Email (07:21) - When Agents Go Rogue (09:38) - OpenAI Agent Hacks Out (11:57) - Waymo Laws And Goals (16:33) - IRS Chief Spy Claims (19:28) - AI Floods IRS Comments (23:30) - SaaStr AI Cancels SaaS (28:09) - Ode To Accounting Site (29:54) - Accounting Births Writing (31:24) - Double Entry Changes Everything (32:09) - Industrial Era Standards (33:29) - Internet Cloud And AI (34:19) - Hosts React Tokens Return (36:49) - Profit Cost Accounting And AI (39:33) - Round Tripping Explained (44:00) - IRS EIN Breakdown (46:19) - Trump Accounts Adoption (48:20) - Tax Leak Sentencing Debate (50:23) - KPMG Australia Shakeup (52:09) - QuickBooks MCP Workflows (55:52) - Intuit Card Versus Ramp (57:35) - Ramp Stablecoin And Token Spend (01:00:39) - Wrap Up And Where To Find Us Show NotesOpenAI and Hugging Face partner to address security incident during model evaluationhttps://openai.com/index/hugging-face-model-evaluation-security-incident/Trump's IRS Chief Frank Bisignano Accused of Using Hi-Tech Software to Spy on Colleagues' Emails at JPMorganhttps://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-irs-chief-frank-bisignano-accused-of-using-hi-tech-software-to-spy-on-colleagues-emails-at-jpmorgan/IRS blitzed with AI-generated comments on proposed tax ruleshttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/irs-blitzed-with-ai-generated-comments-on-proposed-tax-rulesYour Agents Are About to Start Firing Your Vendors. Ours Fired Marketo.https://www.saastr.com/your-agents-are-about-to-start-firing-your-vendors-ours-fired-marketo/Basis offers AI agents, love letters and an ode to accountinghttps://www.accountingtoday.com/news/basis-offers-ai-agents-love-letters-and-an-ode-to-accounting7 Million Trump Accounts Have Been Opened, Administration Sayshttps://www.cpapracticeadvisor.com/2026/07/29/7-million-trump-accounts-have-been-opened-administration-says/187586/DC Circuit Denies Littlejohn Appeal and the Need for Privacy Protections Remainshttps://www.ntu.org/foundation/detail/dc-circuit-denies-littlejohn-appeal-and-the-need-for-privacy-protections-remainsKPMG Australia appoints new CEOhttps://www.internationalaccountingbulletin.com/news/kpmg-australia-appoints-new-ceo/KPMG Fires Former COO Eileen Hoggett Over Confidentiality Breachhttps://news.ssbcrack.com/kpmg-fires-former-coo-eileen-hoggett-over-confidentiality-breach/QuickBooks Expands Into Claude and ChatGPT with New Featureshttps://www.intuit.com/blog/news-social/quickbooks-expands-into-claude-and-chatgpt-with-new-sales-invoicing-payroll-and-lending-features/Intuit Launches Business Credit Card That Brings Spend Management, Rewards, and Insights Together in QuickBookshttps://investors.intuit.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1316/intuit-launches-business-credit-card-that-brings-spend-management-rewards-and-insights-together-in-quickbooksRamp Brings Stablecoin Accounts and Payments to All Customershttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ramp-brings-stablecoin-accounts-and-payments-to-all-customers-302830447.htmlRamp Launches AI Token Spend Controlshttps://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ramp-launches-ai-token-spend-controls-302827389.htmlNeed CPE?Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark: https://earmarkcpe.comSubscribe to the Earmark Podcast: https://podcast.earmarkcpe.comGet in TouchThanks 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.SponsorshipsAre you interested in sponsoring The Accounting Podcast? For details, read the prospectus.Need Accounting Conference Info? Check out our new website - accountingconferences.comLimited edition shirts, stickers, and other necessities