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Oregon senator demands refunds for TurboTax customers

Accounting Today

Sen. Ron Wyden, in a letter, demanded that TurboTax refund customers who, due to a software glitch, were inappropriately encouraged to take non-optimal choices, resulting in higher taxes.

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Greg Johnson returns to Intuit as EVP, Chief Commercial Officer and Global Small Business Self Employed Group Chief Revenue Officer

Intuit

Greg Johnson, has returned to Intuit as EVP, Intuit Chief Commercial Officer and Global Small Business Self Employed Group Chief Revenue Officer. In his Chief Commercial Officer role, Greg will partner across Intuit brands to accelerate Intuit’s commercial growth strategy. This will include customer-back segmentation, product lineup, pricing, and go-to-market activities, as well as brand, marketing and communications for the company.

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How AI is transforming accounting

Accounting Today

A recent survey from EY found that 90% of respondents already use at least some AI in their work, and other recent developments around the technology.

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New changes to Xero’s plans in Australia from July

Xero

We want to make sure the needs of small businesses and their advisors are met well into the future — and that means providing you with easier access to tools that help you run your business efficiently. That’s why we’re refreshing our subscription plans for small businesses and partners, which will be available from 1 July 2024. We’ve put a lot of consideration into creating streamlined plans with bundled tools and features, to help solve your most important accounting and people managemen

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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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Growth by Design: The Evolution of Custom-Fit Implementations | Beyond the Books Podcast by AccountingDepartment.com

Accounting Department

We are thrilled to announce that Episode 18 of our podcast, Beyond the Books , is now live and ready for your listening pleasure.

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What is VendorVault? Accounts Payable Tools

Fidesic blog

What is VendorVault? VendorVault by Fidesic is a secure vendor portal that makes it easier for your vendors to submit, manage and status check their own invoices.

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Celebrating industry legends at the UK Xero Awards 2024

Xero

We are thrilled to announce our UK Xero Award winners for 2024 , recognising the legends of the UK accounting, bookkeeping and app partner community. This year’s celebrations took place for the first time in Manchester at the iconic New Century Hall – a place built for legends. The venue has played host to music legends from Jimi Hendrix and Jerry Lee Lewis, to The Who and The Bee Gees.

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Fyle Elevates its Game with American Express

Accounting Department

Fyle provides a software solution that empowers small businesses to effortlessly access their corporate credit card transaction data, granting them enhanced insight into employees' expenditures in real time. This software seamlessly integrates with the accounting tools of small businesses, automating the retrieval of expense data and relieving finance teams from the burden of manual transaction input.

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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 training is key to the success of your AP Automation plan

Cevinio

Discover the essential role of a comprehensive training program in our latest blog, which highlights why it's the first critical step in any successful AP automation plan for automated invoice processing.

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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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Revolutionising Tax Workflow with AI: Highlights from Our “Let’s Talk Tax Technology” Webinar with SCTP

Counto

Revolutionising Tax Workflow with AI: Highlights from Our “Let’s Talk Tax Technology” Webinar with SCTP In the fast-evolving world of tax technology, staying ahead means embracing innovation. At Counto, we not only adopt advancements; we innovate, building our own AI-powered systems. Our recent collaboration with the Singapore Chartered Tax Professionals (SCTP) for the “Let’s Talk Tax Technology” webinar is a testament to our commitment to reducing compliance

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ADC Attends The 2024 CEO Coaching Make BIG Happen Summit

Accounting Department

Last week, AccountingDepartment.com Business Development Representative, Shawn Marcum hit the road and attended the CEO Coaching Make BIG Happen Summit in Miami, FL.

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May is Military Appreciation Month

Insightful Accountant

May is Military Appreciation month in the US and we at Insightful Accountant want to say "Thank You" to those who are serving or have served, and to their families for their service.

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How to pay Contractors in QuickBooks online?

Nanonets

Businesses increasingly lean on outside contractor support for many operational functions as payroll costs balloon and global talent pools become increasingly accessible. For companies using QuickBooks, a range of self-service contractor payment options are available that, additionally, can be optimized using third-party integrations. We’ll take a quick look at paying contractors through QuickBooks, but, in reality, the process couldn’t be more straightforward for even the least te

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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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SEC shuts down auditor BF Borgers with $14M in fines for fraud on 1,500+ filings

Accounting Today

The Securities and Exchange Commission charged the fast-rising auditing firm with deliberate, systemic failures to comply with PCAOB standards for audits and reviews.

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Monetary value definition

Accounting Tools

What is Monetary Value? Monetary value is the amount that would be paid in cash for an asset or service if it were to be sold to a third party. For example, tangible property, intangible property, labor, and commodities are priced at their monetary value. Monetary value is determined by the level of supply and demand for an item, and so can change over time.

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7 Ways You Can Empower Women In Your Accounting Firm

Ace Cloud Hosting

As accounting businesses and firms prepare for the future, many of them are realizing that empowering women is of great importance for helping their firm forge the way of doing.

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Tax Technology Outlook for 2024

Insightful Accountant

In 2024, tax tech is evolving rapidly with AI, data analytics, and blockchain. Tax pros need to adapt to these innovations for effective use.

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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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AWS Savings Plan vs Reserved Instances: An Overview

Economize

AWS offers flexible pricing plans to support its customers and avoid a hefty cloud bill. AWS Savings Plan and Reserves Instances are two such cost-effective pricing models that aid to enjoy your AWS services without blowing your budget. Each model offers unique benefits and is designed for specific usage needs.

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Small business hiring slowed in April, but pay grew

Accounting Today

The pace of small business job growth slackened in April, but hourly earnings ticked up to 3.34% for the month, ending a nearly two-year slowdown, according to payroll processor Paychex.

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Separate entity definition

Accounting Tools

What is a Separate Entity? The separate entity concept states that we should always separately record the transactions of a business and its owners. The concept is most critical in regard to a sole proprietorship , since this is the situation in which the affairs of the owner and the business are most likely to be intermingled. Here are several examples of the rules to be followed when using a separate entity: An owner cannot remove funds from a business without recording it as either a loan , c

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5 Things to Consider Before Buying QuickBooks

Ace Cloud Hosting

Thinking about getting QuickBooks to streamline your inventory and simplify accounting? Awesome! But hold on a sec… Before you proceed further, let’s make sure if it’s the right move for.

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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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Docyt Partners with X-quic to Deliver Bundled Financial Solution

Insightful Accountant

Docyt and x·quic have partnered to deliver bundled financial services for hotel owners and franchisees.

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Using Cloud Tags to Optimize Resources and Control Costs

finout

What Is Cloud Tagging? Cloud tagging is the process of assigning labels to cloud resources, such as virtual machines, storage, and networks. These tags, consisting of key-value pairs, categorize resources by criteria like purpose, owner, or environment. This categorization aids in managing and identifying resources within a complex cloud environment.

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Biden poised to finalize new electric vehicle tax credit rules

Accounting Today

The U.S. Treasury Department will unveil the final version of new rules limiting a popular tax credit for electric car buyers as soon as Friday as the Biden administration races to complete regulations ahead of the November election.

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Self-liquidating loan definition

Accounting Tools

What is a Self-Liquidating Loan? A self-liquidating loan is a debt that is paid off from the cash flow generated by the assets originally acquired with the funds from the debt. The scheduled loan payments are typically structured to coincide with the cash flows generated by the underlying asset. These loans are structured to have a short duration, and are used to fund temporary increases in current assets.

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Your New & Improved Month-End Close Process Is Not So Far Out of Reach!

All accounting teams know what it is like to dread the inevitable month-end scaries. If there was a way to feel less burdened and maybe even a little enthusiastic to work on your month-end close and reconciliation process, would you do it? No, don't answer that, of course you would! Automate your month-end close process by up to 40% with SkyStem's ART and see how much more alive you feel!

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Outsourced Bookkeeping: Basic Principles Every Small Business Owner Should Know

Less Accounting

Outsourced bookkeeping is a strategic service that many small businesses turn to in order to maintain accurate financial records without the overhead of a full-time accountant or bookkeeper. This solution can streamline financial management, reduce costs, and allow business owners to focus more on core business operations. However, to effectively leverage outsourced bookkeeping, it’s essential to understand some foundational principles.

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Measuring the Success of Your DE&I Strategy

Insightful Accountant

MassCPA's report highlights DE&I disparities in accounting. 80% of leaders are white, 60% male. Perception gap: 68% of leaders vs. 36% of employees feel empowered. 1 in 10 left due to lack of inclusion measures. Read more about it!

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Building a Family Firm, Tax Planning, and Process Best Practices w/ Samantha Santaniello

Jetpack Workflow

Podcast Summary Today’s episode features Samantha Santaniello, partner at R.S.K Tax & Consulting. Samantha discusses the importance of setting boundaries to manage time effectively as a business owner. Host David Cristello explores topics like systems and processes for scaling a firm, balancing work and family life, and utilizing AI transcription tools.

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PCAOB recommends root cause analysis

Accounting Today

A staff report from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board recommends digging into the factors underlying firm deficiencies.

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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.