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Tax Fraud Blotter: Sick excuses

Accounting Today

Alvarez did not have a PTIN and admitted that in 2019 and 2020 she misrepresented taxpayers eligibility for education credits and deducted fictitious business expenses from their taxable income to reduce tax liabilities and inflate refunds. Charleston, West Virginia: Business owner Luther A. By Michael Cohn June 11 Like what you see?

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XSBI data indicates early impact of rising cost of living

Xero

In the UK, the Xero Small Business Index in April was 83, its lowest point since February 2021 and the most drastic monthly fall since April 2020. Similarly, they experienced the longest late payment time since September 2020, at an average of 7.7 The time it took for small businesses to be paid on average increased to 29.9

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Latest product news — July 2022

Xero

Update overdue bills and invoices in short-term cash flow — Global. In the weeks ahead, you’ll be able to change the planned and expected dates of overdue bills and invoices in bulk within Xero Analytics and Xero Analytics Plus. This automates more manual tasks, giving you back more time in your day.

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Key insights into small business performance in 2022

Xero

Across New Zealand, Australia, the UK, the US and Canada, sales have been trending slower during 2022 as customers find themselves with less to spend once they’ve paid their rent/mortgage, groceries, household bills and transport. Cash flow remains the number one challenge. Preparing for 2023.

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On the move: KPMG elects next Americas chair

Accounting Today

NEW YORK Will Williams Will Williams was elected the next chair of KPMGs Americas region, beginning July 1 and succeeding Paul Knopp, who has held the position since 2020. management committee since 2020. Williams has served as vice chair – operations for the U.S. firm and as a member of the U.S.

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

FinOps Foundation

State of FinOps Survey The State of FinOps is an annual survey conducted by the FinOps Foundation since 2020 to collect information about key priorities, industry trends, and the direction of the FinOps practice. With forecasting established, full allocation of cloud spending rose to third spot for those spending $100M or more per year. ⇒

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Meet five apps creating new ways to do business in 2022

Xero

decline (year to December 2020). Datamolino: Streamlining data from bills, invoices and receipts. Our research has shown that organisations who use five or more apps have seen sales growth of 4.3% , while those who don’t use any at all have experienced a 3.4% Datamolino streamlines and automates the accounts payable process.

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