Tue.Jul 25, 2023

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IOSCO endorses ISSB standards

Accounting Today

The International Organization of Securities Commissions officially approved sustainability and climate disclosure standards from the International Sustainability Standards Board.

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ACH Boom Continues Long After Quarantine

Fidesic blog

Last year we published a post about the impact of the 2020 pandemic on accounts payable, in particular, the rise in digital B2B payment methods. As with many of the new trends we saw during the pandemic, this one didn’t go away.

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IRS good at addressing cyberthreats, but not documenting them

Accounting Today

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said the IRS does an admirable job addressing cyberthreats, but said the agency should improve its documentation of them.

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5 Key Metrics for Financial Planning & Analysis

Accounting Department

In the dynamic and competitive business landscape, financial planning and analysis (FP&A) plays a crucial role in guiding organizations toward success. By utilizing key metrics, FP&A provides valuable insights into a company's financial health, identifies trends, and helps business owners make informed decisions that drive profitability and strategic growth.

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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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PCAOB sees surge in audit deficiencies

Accounting Today

The board's inspectors are finding 'unacceptable' levels of problems at auditing firms, with year-over-year increases once again.

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55 Fascinating DevOps Statistics You NEED To Know In 2023

CloudZero

Today's development and operations teams are intertwined like the strands of a rope. The two heavily depend on each other to form a stronger, more solid unit. Unlike traditional teams that worked in silos, today's developers and operations’ workflows should work like a well-oiled machine.

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Simplifying Financial Management with Automatic Bank Statement Fetching

LedgerDocs

For the modern bookkeeper, time is money. The more tasks that can be automated, without compromising the accurate tracking and managing of clients’ financial data, the better. When managing the financial transactions of an individual or a business, keeping track of financial transactions is an essential step for budgeting, tax filing, and overall financial planning.

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M&A roundup: Forvis and RSM South Africa expand

Accounting Today

Forvis added Thales Consulting; and RSM South Africa merged in Ngubane Johannesburg.

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App Aware: OrderEase B2B2C Order Management

Insightful Accountant

For this 'Warehouse Wednesday,' Murph sets out to make you app aware of a newbie in the QuickBooks Online App Store—a multi-channel order management solution called OrderEase.

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GAO calls for federal blockchain legislation

Accounting Today

The Government Accountability Office called for Congress to pass blockchain regulation legislation to shore up the federal regulatory apparatus.

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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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Journalizing definition

Accounting Tools

Related Courses Bookkeeper Education Bundle Bookkeeping Guidebook What is Journalizing? Journalizing is the process of recording a business transaction in the accounting records. This activity only applies to the double-entry bookkeeping system. The steps involved in journalizing are noted below. Journalizing can result in entries to the general ledger or to subsidiary ledgers.

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The Leadership Files: Jackie Cardello

Accounting Today

The managing partner of GRF CPAs & Advisors is paving the way for future accounting leaders to pursue non-traditional careers.

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Accounting for sales taxes

Accounting Tools

Related Courses Sales and Use Tax Accounting Overview of Sales Taxes Customers must be charged a sales tax on some sales transactions if the seller has nexus in the territory of the government entity that charges the tax. Nexus is the concept that you are doing business in an area if you have a place of business there, use your own vehicles to transport goods to customers, or (in some cases) have employees situated or living there.

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ESG risks and opportunities for CPA firms

Accounting Today

Accountants are a natural fit to provide sustainability services.

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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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Intuit Rolling-out Updates to Desktop 2023, 2022 and 2021

Insightful Accountant

"Wake-up and smell 'the new release'!" Intuit is pushing out maintenance release updates to all QuickBooks Desktop products for 2023, 2022 and 2021.

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IRS attacks Malta pension plans: What to do if you or a client were involved

Accounting Today

The crackdown on the potentially listed transactions could bring stiff penalties to both clients and tax advisors.

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AI Doesn’t Need To Be 100% Accurate In Accounting

Blake Oliver

AI doesn’t need to be 100% accurate to be incredibly useful in accounting. It's about achieving an acceptable level of accuracy. During a recent conference presentation on AI and accounting, I discussed both the promise and limitations of artificial intelligence. One audience member asked a thoughtful question - how do we ensure the accuracy of AI? One way to do this is to have one AI produce an output, and another AI validate the accuracy and assign a confidence score.

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In the blogs: The real world

Accounting Today

AI and the IRS; the 1099-DA; your best banking products; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

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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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Factoring Companies in California

FundThrough

As entrepreneurs ourselves, we understand the challenges of maintaining a steady cash flow. We empathize with the stress of needing to cover daily expenses or pursue growth projects while valuable working capital remains tied up in accounts receivable. It’s a difficult situation that can hinder your business’s progress and hinder your ability to seize new […] The post Factoring Companies in California appeared first on FundThrough.

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What is financial data analysis?

Nanonets

What is financial data analysis? Gartner defines financial analysis as the process that provides “insight into the financial performance of an organization.”   It falls under the umbrella of business intelligence (BI) and enterprise performance management (EPM), utilizing technologies and strategies to analyze data and generate reports.

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AI Doesn’t Need To Be 100% Accurate In Accounting

Blake Oliver

AI doesn’t need to be 100% accurate to be incredibly useful in accounting. It's about achieving an acceptable level of accuracy. During a recent conference presentation on AI and accounting, I discussed both the promise and limitations of artificial intelligence. One audience member asked a thoughtful question - how do we ensure the accuracy of AI? One way to do this is to have one AI produce an output, and another AI validate the accuracy and assign a confidence score.

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What is Financial Reporting Automation?

Nanonets

Business today face the challenge of managing large volumes of financial data, producing accurate and timely reports so as to draw actionable insights from them. This is where financial reporting automation comes into play. By harnessing the power of technology and automation, businesses can streamline their financial reporting processes, improve efficiency, and make more informed decisions.

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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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The 4 Best Factoring Companies in Oklahoma

FundThrough

Choosing the right factoring company in Oklahoma can be challenging, especially when you’re looking for a solution that truly addresses your cash flow needs. We understand this challenge from our own entrepreneurial experiences and want to make your journey a little smoother. In this guide, we aim to simplify your search by breaking down the […] The post The 4 Best Factoring Companies in Oklahoma appeared first on FundThrough.

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Accelerating Payments for B2B Companies

Insightful Accountant

Lockstep's Matthew Shanahan examines the benefits of online payments—and why it matters to you.

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Adequacy of coverage definition

Accounting Tools

Related Courses Business Insurance Fundamentals Enterprise Risk Management What is Adequacy of Coverage? Adequacy of coverage refers to whether insurance or hedging has been used to provide a sufficient level of loss protection for an asset. For example, a business owner takes out flood insurance to provide coverage for his business. Adequacy of coverage involves measuring the extent to which the insurance coverage covers the value of the business.

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Member Spotlight: Countdown to Next Year’s Congress

NACM

What better way to network and learn with colleagues than to attend NACM's annual Credit Congress and Expo? Last month, we held the 127th Credit Congress & Expo in Grapevine, TX with several new faces.As a first timer at Credit Congress, you may not know what to expect. "My first-time experience was both enriching and fulfilling," said Erika Ba.

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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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Annualized rate definition

Accounting Tools

Related Courses Corporate Finance Financial Analysis What is the Annualized Rate? The annualized rate is the computed amount of return that would be realized if a short-term investment were to be extrapolated for a period of one year. For example, if an investment lasting four months has a 3% rate of return, then its annualized rate would be 9%. Using annualized rates to compare investments having different durations can cause incorrect investment decisions, since doing so assumes that short-ter

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Leon Black's $158M payments to Epstein spark Senate probe

Accounting Today

The Senate Finance Committee is questioning whether the sum amounted to gifts for which the private equity leader owes taxes.

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Balance sheet ratios

Accounting Tools

Related Courses Business Ratios Guidebook Key Performance Indicators The Interpretation of Financial Statements What are the Ratios for Analyzing a Balance Sheet? Balance sheet ratios compare the various line items on a balance sheet in order to infer the liquidity , efficiency , and financial structure of a business. The following list includes the most common ratios used to analyze the balance sheet.

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The purpose of the statement of cash flows

Accounting Tools

Related Courses The Interpretation of Financial Statements The Statement of Cash Flows What is the Purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows? The purpose of the statement of cash flows is to present cash inflows and outflows for a reporting period to the reader of the report. These inflows and outflows are further classified into operating, investing, and financing activities.

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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.