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IRS warns of new tax scams spread by social media

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service cautioned consumers to beware of inaccurate advice which prompted thousands of taxpayers to file overblown claims and held up their refunds.

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State of FinOps ’24: Top Priorities Shift to Reducing Waste and Managing Commitments

FinOps Foundation

Key Insight: With economic pressure increasing across the world in 2023, many organizations are leaning on their FinOps teams to help prioritize cloud optimizations. Reducing waste and managing commitment-based discounts unseated empowering engineers to take action as the top key priority for the first time. Teams are also investing in their forecasting capabilities to better predict cloud spend, and the cost of running AI/ML is expected to have a big impact on FinOps practices in 2024.

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Intuit Survey: U.S. High School Students Want Financial Education at School

Intuit

Financial education has the potential to improve the lives of millions of high school students by giving them the skills they need to make informed decisions. Yet according to Intuit’s Financial Education survey, most high school students today rely on their parents for any financial knowledge. The survey shows that there is a massive opportunity to fill this gap and empower the next generation by teaching financial education in our schools.

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To franchise or not to franchise: What should a business consider before taking the leap?

Xero

Dive into the world of franchising in this Q&A with Lime Licensing ’s CEO, Andy Cheetham, as he shares his expertise, insights, and advice for businesses looking to franchise. How can a business determine if its model is suitable for franchising? Franchising is all about replication. If your current business can create a clone of itself in another location then it’s likely that your clone could be a franchise, provided it can be profitable of course!

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Elevating Accounting Practices: The Power of Outsourcing and Automation in the Digital Age

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Join us for an enlightening webinar as we delve into the transformative realm of modern accounting practices. In today's digital age, the convergence of outsourcing and automation has revolutionized how businesses manage their financial operations. In this webinar we will explore the synergistic potential of these two strategies to streamline processes, enhance accuracy, save cost and drive strategic decision-making.

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Insightful Accountant's Top 100 ProAdvisors for 2024

Insightful Accountant

Insightful Accountant proudly announces this year's Top 100 ProAdvisors along with our Emeritus ProAdvisors of the Year. Congratulations to all being recognized for this year's awards.

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Why you should be very skeptical of that auditor’s report

Blake Oliver

I'm honored to be quoted by Gene Marks, CPA , in his latest piece on The Hill, in which he brilliantly unpacks why investors should approach audit reports with a healthy dose of skepticism. Read it here.

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Digital 55 – Pioneering Creative Content with A Strategic Financial Partnership

FundThrough

Introduction Crafting the Future of Content through Strategic Financial Agility Digital 55, an avant-garde digital studio, blends creative storytelling with cutting-edge technology to produce dynamic media and digital learning experiences. Under the leadership of founder and Chief Creative Officer, Lauralee Sheehan—an indie musician turned digital innovator—the company has carved a niche in creating impactful digital […] The post Digital 55 – Pioneering Creative Content with A Strategic Fi

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Why Accounting Firms Should Budget for Managed Security Services in [2024]

Ace Cloud Hosting

Data breaches are on the rise. According to Statista, data breaches impacted 353 million individuals in 2023. Hence, with the increasing cyber threat spectrum, cybersecurity has been a focus for.

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Learning and growing in fintech

Plooto

What led you to join Plooto, and what has your journey been like since then? As someone who majored in Economics, I was always interested in working in fintech. When I was looking for startups to apply to, the name Plooto kept coming up. Plooto is well known in the Toronto startup space, and I thought the company would be a good fit.

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Analyse GR/IR into Current Asset or Current Liability

SAP Accounts Payable

Introduction The document has been prepared from the front end perspective of SAP. The purpose of the blog is to solve the confusing situation of the business process where goods are received (MIGO) without the invoice. Also, where invoices are issued in advance (MIRO) before the goods were received. When MIGO occurs, document (WE) is recorded whereas in the case of MIRO, (RE) is recorded.

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Predictions You Can Rely On: How Data Drives Successful Financial Forecasting

Speaker: Robbie Bhathal, Founder & CEO, and Matthew Acalin, Head of Credit Intelligence

In today's volatile financial environment, how confident are you in your company’s financial forecasting? To get the most accurate cash predictions that will lead to long-term financial survival, real-time data is critical. Innovative cash management strategies can lead to better credit opportunities, more sustainable growth, and long-term financial prosperity.

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New CTA BOI FAQs clarify reporting requirements, database access

Accounting Today

The landscape of Corporate Transparency Act beneficial ownership information reporting continues to evolve, and accountants and others who advise their small business clients need to stay ahead of the curve.

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Budgeted financial statements definition

Accounting Tools

What are Budgeted Financial Statements? Budgeted financial statements contain the expected financial results, financial position , and cash flows of a business. These budgeted financials include an income statement , balance sheet , and statement of cash flows. These statements are compiled from the annual budgeting model of a business. Budgeted financial statements are particularly useful when creating a new budget model, since you can view the impact of adjustments to the model on the budgeted

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From Super Nintendo to Silicon Valley: Petagae Butcher on paving a career in tech

Intuit

This interview was originally published on POCIT. Petagae Butcher’s introduction to technology started with a love of Super Nintendo in the 90s. She later graduated from the University of Central Florida with a degree in Management Information Systems, initially majoring in Computer Programming, finding her niche bridging the technology and business worlds.

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Xero invoicing: how we’re building a smarter, more flexible future

Xero

We recently announced that we’ll be retiring the older version of our invoicing product — classic invoicing — on 2 September 2024. We know you have plenty of questions and concerns about this change, so we thought we’d share an update on what’s happening behind the scenes. The good news: our teams are busy building a new invoicing product that is going to give you far more flexibility and customisation in the future, with beautiful checkout experiences and unlimited payment methods.

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The Definitive Guide to Spend Management

The status quo for AP in small and mid-market companies is broken. It consists of messy tech stacks of siloed solutions that give rise to manual work, a lack of control, wasted spend, and unnecessary risks. The benefits of shifting to spend management are tangible, measurable, and are felt across the whole organization. Spend management is a different way of thinking and an innovation whose time has come.

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Future Forward is the Place to Be

Insightful Accountant

Insightful Accountant is hosting Future Forward 2024 next Tuesday and Wednesday. If you are a QuickBooks Pro or Premier user you will want to attend my two sessions on Migration from those products.

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2023 Year in Review—A Letter from Our CEO

Tipalti

Chen Amit recaps Tipalti milestones of 2023 and emphasizes Tipalti’s commitment to being the best partner in finance automation for 2024, and beyond.

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Accountingfly Hiring Update: April 2024

accountingfly

Sharing our perspective on the latest trends impacting talent acquisition in the accounting industry. Market Trends: RTO Causing Tax Pros to Head for the Door; 2024 Busy Season Freelancer Trends Tax Pros Fleeing RTO Firms Tax hiring season usually ends on December 31. So, we were surprised to see qualified tax candidates applying to Accountingfly in January and February 2024.

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Do audit opinions even matter anymore?

Blake Oliver

The commoditization of audits is contributing to the CPA shortage.

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Navigating Financial Storms: Strategies for Building Resilient Balance Sheets

Speaker: Carolina Aponte - Owner and CEO, Caja Holdings LLC

In today's rapidly changing business environment, building a resilient balance sheet is crucial to the survival of any business. A resilient balance sheet allows a company to withstand financial shocks and adapt to changing market conditions. To achieve this, companies need to focus on key strategies such as maintaining adequate liquidity, managing debt levels, diversifying revenue streams, and prioritizing profitability over growth.

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What are Client Letters in ATX Software?

Ace Cloud Hosting

Clear communication is vital for completing tasks accurately and efficiently. When it comes to tax firms, understanding information in the right way is very crucial, as one mistake can hinder.

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Nailing cash flow statements: How to ensure you know where your business stands

Plooto

Managing cash flow effectively is an essential aspect of running a business smoothly. However, many small businesses struggle with cash flow management, especially if they don’t have a lot of experience in bookkeeping and accounting.

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How to Sell Advisory Services at Your Firm w/ Adam Lean

Jetpack Workflow

Podcast Summary In this insightful episode of the “Growing Your Firm” podcast, brought to you by Jetpack Workflow, host David Cristello is joined by special guest Adam Lean , CEO and co-founder of The CFO Project. Adam shares his expertise on how accountants can go beyond traditional number-crunching by engaging with clients through meaningful conversations that resemble therapeutic sessions.

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IRS commits to making Child Tax Credit changes quickly

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service would be able to implement changes to the Child Tax Credit within weeks, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel told Congress, and send out tax refunds promptly.

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Putting the ‘Tech’ in Spend Management Techniques

Speaker: Wayne Spivak, President and CFO of SBA * Consulting Ltd., Industry Writer, Public Speaker

If you’re lost in the world of spend management needs and your GAP analysis is lacking perspective on the future state of your business performance, listen up! With the advancement of technology, the implementation of spend management best practices and concrete GAP analyses is more streamlined and accessible than ever before. And while this may sound like great news for you and your clients, it won’t be worthwhile unless you have the latest techniques to back up your ambitions!

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The 20 best states for doing business

Accounting Today

While property and unemployment insurance taxes are universal in every state, many of the best states for doing business do not have corporate, sales or individual income taxes.

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IRS cuts PTIN fees

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service published final regulations officially lowering the fees for new Preparer Tax Identification Numbers and renewed PTINs.

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AICPA approves revised attestation standards

Accounting Today

The American Institute of CPAs' Auditing Standards Board voted to approve a set of revisions to the rules for attestation engagements to align them with the AICPA's quality management standards.

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On the move: Forvis adds assurance partner

Accounting Today

Association for Accounting Marketing distributes slew of awards at annual AAM Summit; VSCPA announces officers and board of directors; and more news from across the profession.

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Book of Secrets for the Month-End Close

Developing a consistent month-end close doesn’t need to be a mystery. We’re sharing our top 10 secrets (plus one bonus!) for streamlining your close.

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FTC hits H&R Block over 'free' online filing claims

Accounting Today

The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against tax prep giant H&R Block accusing the company of deceptively marketing "free" online tax filing when its products often were not free and deleting consumers' data when they tried to downgrade to less expensive products.

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Generative AI may let tax pros charge more

Accounting Today

A recent survey has found that 40% of tax professionals believe generative AI will allow them to demand higher rates, in comparison to 6% who said rates will decrease.

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The 20 worst states for doing business

Accounting Today

The lowest-ranked states have property and unemployment insurance taxes like every state, but significantly they also have complex, non-neutral taxes with comparatively high rates.

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IRS expands enforcement efforts and tech improvements

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service reported progress Friday on its efforts to increase its audits of large corporations, complex partnerships and high-income individuals, collecting over half a billion dollars from millionaires who didn't pay their taxes.

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Best Practices to Ace Your Close

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Whether you’re on a 1-day close or a 10-day close, there are some fundamental commonalities that all strong accounting departments share when it comes to the month-end close. Please join us for an informative webinar where we share best practices that your team can implement today to ace your close! 1 CPE credit will be provided for qualifying participants.