# Does Bookkeeping Need To Be More Regulated? S7E4

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Podcast: [The (Not Boring) Boring Small Business Bookkeeping and Accounting Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-not-boring-boring-small-business-bookkeeping-and-accounting-podcast-6371272)
Published: 2026-02-26T10:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 649

## Resource

Bookkeeping has no real guardrails. What happens when a profession has no required standards? That’s the heart of the “listener” question our favorite Bookkeeping Mensch, Paul Rosenblum, explores in this episode. As he thinks it through, he zooms out and looks at the structure of the entire bookkeeping profession, from certification and continuing education to pricing, professional identity, and even the idea of a union, Paul reflects on what might change if clear standards existed. He ...

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