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Understanding Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)

Billah and Associates

Since 2009, federal government, through TFSAs allow individuals to contribute a set amount each year to the account, up to a lifetime maximum. For 2024, the lifetime TFSA contribution limit is $95,000 for eligible Canadians who have been over 18 years old and residents of Canada since 2009. What is Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA)?

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Customer Interview: Before and After Accounts Payable Automation with Bill Gilbert

AvidXchange

I am a licensed CPA and was a partner in a firm for 14 years before joining REDICO in 2000. Bill : We’ve been AvidXchange customers since 2009, so we were an early adopter of accounts payable automation. How did the process change in 2009 when you implemented AvidXchange? Before AvidXchange, there was a lot of paper.

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Online Accountants Forums: The 14 Best

Future Firm

There’s a bunch of users sharing their pet peeves, CPA exam tips, investment strategies, and even complaints about certain jobs or the government. Since its inception in 2009, it has steadily gained recognition as a premier digital space for finance professionals. Its accounting topic is just short of a million followers.

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Ep. 34: Brian Kush - Coaching Accounting Leaders

IMA's Count Me

Brian Kush, PCC, CPA is an executive leadership coach who helps leaders access the Dimension of Possible: an elevated place where you see the world differently. Brian spent the first 14 years of his career serving as a CPA and consultant at both Ernst and Young and AuditWatch.

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Will $2T Stimulus Pay for Accountants’ Self Hair Cuts

Cloud Accounting Podcast

The last time the IRS sent stimulus checks, in 2008 and 2009, it took more than two months to get the money in the mail. The fact that these deadlines haven't been extended is one of the reasons why, in most states, CPA firms are designated as critical businesses and are still open. I'm Blake Oliver CPA. How about you, David?

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Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, Amortization, and Coronavirus

Cloud Accounting Podcast

The firm grew 15 percent from 2008 to 2009, and that has been the normal amount of growth ever since. When you got your CPA, and you took all the CPA exams, how many questions were on those quizzes? This was a giant lead-generation funnel. Blake Oliver: [00:51:04] Uh, like 10. David Leary: [00:51:06] Okay.

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Wave Makes Waves by Becoming a Bank

Cloud Accounting Podcast

She's a CPA who joined FreshBooks, which is based in Toronto, about two months ago. As we discussed on one of the last episodes, the percentage of African-American CPAs is one percent in CPA firms. You show up in Orlando, and you get a vaccine [crosstalk] David Leary: [00:25:10] -some more app news. Welcome to the program."