Wed.Aug 09, 2023

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Building Inclusion: Empowering Indigenous voices and finding allyship through education

Intuit

Tell us a little bit about yourself and what brought you to Intuit. Jane Merrick (Intuit Australia): Two years ago I decided to move into the tech space, and this opportunity with Intuit came along—I haven’t looked back since! We have such a fantastic and inspiring team. I love coming to work every day to help small businesses and advisor customers solve their problems.

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Vendor Spotlight: Stampli

Accounting Today

In this Vendor Spotlight we hear from Eyal Feldman, co-founder and CEO of payment solutions provider Stampli.

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AWS cost datasets: Understanding blended, unblended, and amortized costs

FinOps in Practice

When a company uses AWS services, whether running virtual servers or storing data, it is billed for the resources it consumes. The FinOps team within the company naturally wants to stay in the know of the cloud costs to reduce and optimize them. This is where AWS Cost Datasets come into the picture, as they are designed to help analyze and monitor spending patterns to make informed decisions about AWS costs.

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IRS warns of tax compliance issues at ESOPs

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service is cracking down on the use of employee stock ownership plans as a way to avoid taxes.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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How Your Firm Can 100% Automate This Marketing Activity

Future Firm

Firm owners often struggle with marketing. In this episode, I discuss how I use AI to automate my podcast marketing and how you can implement the same without being an expert. Listen Below. 1:10 – The usual podcast production process involves brainstorming, scripting, recording, and editing by a virtual assistant. However, the current episode breaks this pattern, as it’s created by AI, including the voice. 1:42 – Creating a podcast requires topics, which can be challenging to g

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Liberty Tax parent restructures after bankruptcy

Accounting Today

The tax prep franchise's owner, NextPoint, earlier sought bankruptcy protection in Canada.

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Creativity and closing the accounting talent gap

Accounting Today

Firms need to engage in a systemic overhaul of how they pull individuals toward the profession, keep them in it, and use them as advocates to bring others into the space.

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NetSuite Now Running in Oracle Cloud Regions in Toronto and Montreal

Insightful Accountant

As part of Insightful Accountant's "International Coverage" we wanted you to know that for the first time, NetSuite is now running in Canadian data centers to meet their growing customer base.

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Big Four data fuels new generative AI bots

Accounting Today

The Big Four have a major advantage over others when it comes to building generative AI models: decades worth of financial and business data.

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Intuit is 'Turning Out the Lights' in France

Insightful Accountant

Intuit has decided to pull the French version of QuickBooks out of France at the end of 2023.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: The New Way To Lead

Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA

In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. But if you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner, and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top. 🗻 What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level. The higher you go, the more your effectiveness depends on how you connect, adapt, and communicate.

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Cybersecurity for CPAs: Don't recycle passwords

Accounting Today

Using the same password for both your email and bank account can cost millions of dollars.

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How risk management can improve your business

Plooto

Doing business means coming face-to-face with risk. As your business grows within the market, it’s impossible to not be impacted by risk. Developing a risk management plan that helps your business swiftly recover and manage risks is crucial to maintaining business longevity.

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KPMG participates in 700 volunteer activities for Community Impact Day

Accounting Today

KPMG employees donated their time to over 475 nonprofits for the firm's second Community Impact Day, an annual volunteer day of community service.

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Is QuickBooks Online Down? Where To Check and What To Do?

Ace Cloud Hosting

Are you experiencing issues with QuickBooks or QuickBooks Online? Before understanding why software is down and what to do about it, let’s understand how to check the status. Checking QuickBooks.

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The Hidden Science Behind Why Finance Teams Resist Change—And How to Fix It

Speaker: Kim Beynon, CPA, CGMA, PMP

The most overlooked, yet most critical, element of transformation is preparing people for change. Automation and AI aren't just technical upgrades, they’re cultural shifts which can challenge identities. That’s why change management isn’t a side project—it’s the foundation. In finance, where precision and process rule, navigating change can feel especially disruptive.

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High schoolers explore accounting with MassCPAs

Accounting Today

The Massachusetts Society of CPAs hosted the Accounting Careers Exploratory leadership program for 26 high school students in partnership with Suffolk University.

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Risks and Rewards of Offering Franchise Opportunities: An Accounting & Bookkeeping Perspective

Bookkeeping Express

Franchising has emerged as a popular business model that allows entrepreneurs to expand their brand reach and revenue potential. This business arrangement, where a franchisor licenses their brand, business model, and support to franchisees, presents both risks and rewards from an accounting and bookkeeping perspective. Today, we’re going to embark on a thrilling adventure, exploring the risks and rewards of offering franchise opportunities from an accounting and bookkeeping perspective.

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New Deloitte tax chief tackles tax changes

Accounting Today

Deloitte Tax chair and CEO Carin Giuliante is watching closely as new rules are taking effect in both the U.S. and internationally while recruiting new talent.

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AWS Data Centers Today: 100+ Locations, 1.5 Million Servers, and More

CloudZero

In 2006, Amazon Web Services (AWS) pioneered cloud computing as we know it today. And with about 34% of the market share, Amazon Web Services remains the largest cloud infrastructure provider today, followed by Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

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Doing More With Less: The Modern Finance Miracle

Speaker: Mark Gilham, FCCA, CPP

Finance used to be the function that counted, now it's the one that’s counted on. 📊 For accounting firms, controllers, and finance leaders, expectations are rising faster than headcount. Businesses want agile forecasts, granular analysis, seamless reporting, and smart automation—often without added resources while demanding uncompromised accuracy and compliance.

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Lawmakers probe nonprofit hospitals, challenge tax-exempt status

Accounting Today

A bipartisan group of four U.S. senators wants the IRS and Treasury Department to investigate whether nonprofit hospitals are abusing their tax-exempt status.

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Member Spotlight: Advance Your Career with Designations

NACM

From day one, credit professionals are constantly improving their skills and expanding their knowledge in the B2B credit industry. But on-the-job learning can only take them so far. By earning designations through NACM's Professional Certification Program, credit professionals have the chance to stand out from others and perfect their skills.Kelly.

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Italy trims bank windfall tax after rout

Accounting Today

The Italian government backtracked on part of its new tax, saying it would introduce a cap to limit the impact for many lenders.

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Is Working From Home Less Productive? & IRS Is (Finally) Going Paperless

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Blake and David delve into the use of AI in detecting plagiarism in students' papers and its implications for the ongoing debate on AI's impact on employment. They also shed light on the increasing cost of audits and the alarming decline in audit quality. Shifting the focus to remote work, they analyze a study's findings on productivity and emphasize the importance of considering the nature of the work.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.