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Ancient IRS Computer Systems, How to Get Hacked as a CPA, & News from SuiteWorld 2018

Cloud Accounting Podcast

We discuss the IRS' ancient computer systems that caused the crash on tax day, a case study of a CPA who got hacked by a malicious "keylogger" program, news from Blake's visit to NetSuite's SuiteWorld 2018, and a robot that can assemble an IKEA chair. Now there's a great use of automation!

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Top FinTech Trends for 2018

AvidXchange

Finance departments are kicking off the first quarter of 2018 with big plans and aggressive goals to make this year the best year yet. With this in mind, we’ve listed the top finance trends that your financial department needs to stay on top of to make 2018 the best year yet. Bitcoin is one of the largest and most popular forms.

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Introducing Flex Boost: Autonomous EC2 Standard Reserved Instance Management

ProsperOps

Our Vision for Cloud Savings When we started ProsperOps in 2018, our mission was to automate maximum savings outcomes for customers. Prior to Flex Boost, it was common for our customers to achieve a 45% or higher ESR (meaning they are saving almost ½ off their AWS compute bill, net our savings share charge).

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2019 Predictions! Also, Isaac Asimov predicted the computer automation revolution, Mindbody to be sold, senators prod regulators on FinTech, and what’s new in QBO

Cloud Accounting Podcast

On computers, though. What’s New in QBO: December 2018 — QuickBooks Blog — New in QBO: 1) Next-day credit card deposits in QuickBooks Payments, 2) Auto-collected contractor W-9s, and 3) Automate routine tasks in QuickBooks Online. 35 years ago, Isaac Asimov was asked by the Star to predict the world of 2019. But they’re far from gone.

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Are accounting firm partners just franchisees? Also, how Square could make cryptocurrency go mainstream

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Meanwhile, back home (in the USA) our fabulous FASB has simplified GAAP for cloud computing, but manages to use complicated English to describe it (if you can call it English). Congrats to our friend and interview victim Dr. Sean Stein Smith for making the list! His Cloud Accounting Podcast episode will drop in the coming weeks.

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Preparing Your Firm For The Future with Accounting & Taxation Service

Billah and Associates

In 2018, The Wall Street Journal provided details regarding a new review from Deloitte that featured a significant pattern affecting the financial business labour force. This ongoing contribution of data is conceivable because of current advancements like distributed computing, and with it comes suggestions for AI.

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Construction Technology: The Generational Divide

AvidXchange

According to the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), construction employment increased in 263 of 358 metro areas between May 2017 and May 2018. Because these generations grew up with many technological developments, they work well with computers and other digital tools, like using PDFs over blueprints.