The Wednesday Lowdown ⬇️

If you're new around here, every day or so I share the 4-5 best accounting insights I saw in the past 24 hours.

I scroll. so you don't have to.

🤯 WTF of the Day

The IRS is getting shaken up right before tax season

The IRS is reorganizing days before filing season starts. New boss Frank Bisignano says the agency needs fewer layers, more tech, and way more efficiency. He now oversees both the IRS and Social Security, controlling $5T in tax collection and $1.5T in benefits.

What’s changing fast? a new C-suite reporting directly to him, new call-center metrics that focus on speed instead of vague “access,” more automation, and outsourcing paper return scanning to private contractors.

Filing still starts Jan 26, but behind the scenes the IRS is quietly going “digital first,” borrowing ideas from the now-defunct U.S. DOGE Service. Less bureaucracy, more machines, right as millions of taxpayers log in.

what can possibly go wrong…

🍿 What’s poppin in accounting

Accounting Is Cool Again (Seriously)

Accounting enrollment just jumped 7.3%, which is wild when you realize most majors only grew about 1%.

This is the third year in a row accounting enrollment is up. Students are coming back after years of decline. The big reason is states are killing the old 150-credit CPA rule. More than 20 states now let you become a CPA with a bachelor’s degree plus experience.

There’s also a vibe shift. Tech doesn’t feel as safe anymore. AI spooked a lot of would-be CS majors. Accounting, meanwhile, looks boring but stable, pays well, and every company still needs it.

The funny part is firms are still desperate for talent. Which means the kids walking into accounting right now are stepping into a shortage with leverage. Jobs. Raises. Options.

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 📊 Weekly Trend Chart

People are using the wrong apps on purpose

The job market sucks. Dating apps suck. So people started mixing them.

Searches for “LinkedIn for dating” are up more than 8x. One survey says 52% of young adults have gone on a date through LinkedIn. On the flip side, 73% of Tinder users admit they’ve used Tinder for career reasons like networking or job leads.

Why this is happening: dating apps feel fake and exhausting, LinkedIn feels verified and real. And when jobs and relationships are both hard to find, people will use whatever works.

#😂 Meme of the Day 

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