Tue.Mar 19, 2024

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IRS needs to plan better for modernization funding

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service hasn't fully updated its plans to use the tens of billions of dollars in additional funds provided by the Inflation Reduction Act, according to a new report.

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We’re paying back time with new changes in Xero Payroll

Xero

If you’re running a small business that employs staff, you know the administrative ‘to-do’ list can be quite lengthy. Onboarding, managing timesheets, setting wages, processing payroll, preparing for end of financial year … it can all take up valuable time. Pay runs in particular need to be easy and efficient for you, as well as your accountant and bookkeeper.

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California case settles how to tax bundles

Accounting Today

The Bekkerman case held that California may tax a bundled cellphone at the full price as an unbundled cellphone, rather than the discounted price.

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Quick guide for selecting the best accounts payable tool for your business

Cevinio

Discover the best accounts payable tool for your business with our comprehensive guide. Maximize efficiency, minimize errors, and optimize.

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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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Tax scandal 'mastermind' says he did nothing wrong

Accounting Today

A British hedge fund trader said in court that he and his team did nothing illegal when receiving more than $1.3 billion in dividend tax refunds.

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Reminder: May 31, 2024 Sunset of QuickBooks Desktop 2021

Insightful Accountant

Sunsets are not always as beautiful as the one depicted. and so it may be for many who are using QuickBooks Desktop 2021 products when those products 'sunset' on May 31, 2024.

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Inspiring Bookkeeping Journey and Business Strategies Revealed! | Serah Blackstone-Fredericks

Insightful Accountant

On this episode of Accounting Insiders, Serah Blackstone-Fredericks shares her journey into bookkeeping, initially aiding a friend with legal paperwork and later managing an office before establishing her bookkeeping business.

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M&A yields major gains in SEC clients in Q4

Accounting Today

GreenGrowth CPAs dominated the league tables in the last quarter of 2024, adding 30 new clients through two acquisitions.

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How To Sell Your Accounting Firm

Blake Oliver

Are you considering selling your accounting firm? Navigating the complex process of valuing, marketing, and transitioning your business can be daunting. That's why I'm excited to invite you to join me and serial acquirer Michael Ly for an insightful webinar that will provide you with the tools and knowledge needed to sell your accounting firm successfully.

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Tax season so far: By the numbers

Accounting Today

While tax season started seven days later this year, taxpayers are getting their returns into the IRS earlier, according to the latest statistics.

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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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Filing Requirements for Sole Proprietors: All You Need to Know

Counto

Filing Requirements for Sole Proprietors: All You Need to Know As a solo entrepreneur running a sole proprietorship in Singapore, understanding your filing obligations is paramount to maintaining compliance with the law. Here’s a comprehensive guide to annual return filing and record-keeping for sole proprietors: Personal Income Tax Filing In Singapore, a sole proprietorship isn’t a separate legal entity.

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PCAOB fines Israeli audit firm $200K

Accounting Today

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board posted a settled disciplinary order Tuesday sanctioning an Israeli auditor and her firm for violating the PCAOB's rules during several audits, imposing a $200,000 penalty.

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Filing Requirements for Private Limited Companies: All You Need to Know

Counto

Filing Requirements for Private Limited Companies: All You Need to Know As a Singapore business owner, it is important to understand filing requirements for private limited companies to ensure tax compliance. This guide outlines key obligations, deadlines, and penalties you should be aware of. Filing ECI (Estimate of Chargeable Income) File with IRAS Within 3 months from the Financial Year End Estimated Chargeable Income (ECI) is an advance estimation of your company’s taxable profits for

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How the AI revolution is ushering in a capacity revolution

Accounting Today

Artificial intelligence will redefine our thinking around capacity and talent management.

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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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Today's QB Talks is all about Revenue Recognition

Insightful Accountant

You won't want to miss today's QB Talks at 2:00 PM Eastern when Alicia Katz Pollock will cover the Revenue Recognition/Deferred Revenue feature in QBO Advanced.

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Evergrande's alleged $78B fraud is among biggest ever

Accounting Today

The Chinese real estate company's revenue overstatement dwarfs that of Luckin Coffee Inc. and Enron Corp., dealing a blow to the reputation of its former auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers and the country's financial oversight.

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Check printing charges definition

Accounting Tools

What are Check Printing Charges? Check printing charges are the fee imposed by a bank when an account holder orders additional check stock. The fee is typically run through the account holder's bank account, and appears on the monthly bank statement as a deduction. Accounting for Check Printing Charges The account holder charges this amount to expense as incurred.

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In the blogs: Fiscal realities

Accounting Today

Next stop, more billions; misaimed mansion tax; auditing's future; 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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Accumulated deficit definition

Accounting Tools

What is an Accumulated Deficit? An accumulated deficit is a negative retained earnings balance. This deficit arises when the cumulative amount of losses experienced and dividends paid by a business exceeds the cumulative amount of its profits. It can be quite difficult for a business to obtain a loan when it has an accumulated deficit, since this is a sign for lenders that the business is not generating sufficient cash flow to pay off the loan.

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Member Spotlight: Persistence Pays Off

NACM

NACM's Professional Certification Program gives credit professionals the opportunity to earn designations and apply useful knowledge to excel in their career. For some, the journey to success is a straight path—but for others, the journey takes them over a few hurdles before reaching the finish line. The certification program equips both new and ex.

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Apportionment definition

Accounting Tools

What is an Apportionment? An apportionment is the separation of revenues , expenses , or profits , which are then assigned to different accounts , departments , or subsidiaries. The concept is used in particular for the assignment of profits to different geographic regions of a business, which impacts the taxable profits reported to different governments.

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Steps for Implementing Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) with your ERP System

oAppsNet

Electronic Bill Presentment and Payment (EBPP) solutions can seamlessly integrate with other financial systems, including Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. This integration streamlines processes, enhances data accuracy, and improves overall efficiency in managing billing and payment activities. In this article, we’ll cover the steps for integrating EBPP with your ERP system. 1.

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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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Capital stock definition

Accounting Tools

What is Capital Stock? Capital stock is comprised of all types of shares issued by a corporation. An alternative definition of capital stock is that it is comprised of the total number of common shares and preferred shares that are authorized for issuance. This amount may be substantially larger than the number of shares actually issued. A business that has a relatively small amount of capital stock is said to be thinly capitalized, and probably relies upon a significant amount of debt to fund i

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Exxon CEO says hydrogen project at risk without IRA tax credits

Accounting Today

Exxon Mobil Corp. won't move forward with one of the world's largest, low-carbon hydrogen projects if the Biden administration withholds tax incentives for natural gas-fed facilities.

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Common size financial statement definition

Accounting Tools

What is a Common Size Financial Statement? A common size financial statement shows each line item on a financial statement as a percentage of a base figure. Most commonly, this means that each revenue , expense , and profit line item on the income statement is presented as a percentage of net sales. In addition, each asset , liability , and shareholders’ equity line item on the balance sheet is expressed as a percentage of total assets.

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Accumulated depletion definition

Accounting Tools

What is Accumulated Depletion? Accumulated depletion is the amount of depletion expense that has built up over time in relation to the use of a natural resource. This amount is paired with the natural resource asset on the balance sheet as a contra account. The net effect of this pairing is that a reduced amount of natural resource asset appears on the balance sheet of the reporting entity.

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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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Electronic payment procedure

Accounting Tools

It is increasingly common for a business to pay a supplier with an electronic payment, rather than with a check or in cash. By doing so, a firm can issue payments at lower cost , more efficiently , and with fewer errors than with check payments. The following procedure is intended for these electronic payments. Authorize Payment (Payables clerk) Print the schedule of payments to be made by electronic payment, and forward to the controller for payment approval.

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Receiving procedure

Accounting Tools

What is Receiving? A receiving procedure is needed to properly inspect all incoming goods, mark them with tags, and record them as having been received. If this is not done correctly, a business will find that its inventory records are inaccurate. When these records are inaccurate, it is impossible to fulfill customer orders or run manufacturing operations in an efficient manner.

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Fixed asset procedures

Accounting Tools

Asset Recognition Procedure One of the areas in which a procedure can be quite useful is for the initial recognition of a fixed asset in the accounting system , since this is a relatively complicated transaction. The procedure for completing the asset recognition process is outlined below: Determine base unit. Determine the base unit for the asset. This determination is based upon a number of factors, such as whether the useful lives of various components of the asset are significantly different

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Order picking procedures

Accounting Tools

Order picking is the process of locating goods in the warehouse and sending them to customers. It is essential to conduct this process efficiently and effectively , in order to send complete orders to customers as quickly as possible. The basic picking process is stated below, along with procedures for both handling and investigating returned items.

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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.