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New rules proposed on credits for renewable energy property

Accounting Today

The Treasury and the IRS issued laid out possible regs to update the investment tax credit rules to encompass various forms of renewable energy.

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5 Weekend Accounting and Tax Jobs to Boost Your Income

Intuit

Table of Contents Weekend Jobs in Accounting 5 Accounting and Tax Jobs to Boosts Your Weekend Income What's the Life of a Remote Accountant Like? When's the Best Time for Job Searching in Accounting? How Do I Get an Accounting Job Without Experience? Have you been brainstorming ways to make some extra cash on the weekend? How about doing some taxes and bookkeeping to boost your income?

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Bonadio Group finds ways to attract more people to accounting firms

Accounting Today

The Top 50 Firm is improving its compensation and benefits to bring in more experienced professionals and young recruits.

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How to Become a CPA (A Comprehensive Guide)

Intuit

Table of Contents What is a CPA? What does a CPA do? What is a CPA License? How to Become a CPA? CPA Requirements by States Available Career Opportunities at Intuit for CPA Entry-Level CPA Jobs Are you ready for an exciting new career as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA)? CPAs are some of the highest-paid professionals in the world of finance. They also experience a very high level of job security.

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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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Ted on Tech: Upgrading your office

Accounting Today

With the holidays coming fast upon us, it's time to start thinking about presents. Ted Needleman scoured the review pile to see what might be appropriate to update your office, or to gift to staff.

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QuickBooks Inventory, Sales and E-commerce Enhancements

Insightful Accountant

QuickBooks is enhancing their inventory, sales and E-commerce capabilities by incorporate components from QuickBooks Commerce which they acquired from Trade Gecko.

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Maximizing Client Success: A Memorable Journey at the QuickBooks Connect

Insightful Accountant

Susan Pruskin shares her wonderful experience at QB Connect. Join her as she revisits her first ever Human Tunnel welcome, and amazing Main Stage Speakers.

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Weaver to merge in Buchbinder Tunick

Accounting Today

The Top 40 Firm based in Houston expanding its East Coast presence in New York, the Washington, D.C. area and New Jersey.

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AvidXchange Releases Top Priorities and Trends for Finance Leaders in 2024

Insightful Accountant

AvidXchange report reveals top five initiatives finance professionals are considering when planning for the year ahead.

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Is CRM worth it?

Accounting Today

Customer and client relationship management systems have come a long way, says Sarah Dobek of Inovautus Consulting.

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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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Variance analysis definition

Accounting Tools

What is Variance Analysis? Variance analysis is the quantitative investigation of the difference between actual and planned behavior. This analysis is used to maintain control over a business through the investigation of areas in which performance was unexpectedly poor. For example, if you budget for sales to be $10,000 and actual sales are $8,000, variance analysis yields a difference of $2,000.

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Compensation and beyond: New ways to recruit and retain

Accounting Today

The AICPA & CIMA's 2023 MAP Survey points the way to winning strategies in the war for talent.

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Advanced timekeeping systems

Accounting Tools

The Best Time and Attendance Systems The following topics itemize the various types of systems that are now available for use in tracking employee time for payroll purposes. Biometric Time Clocks This is a computerized time clock that requires a hand or fingerprint scan in order to positively identify an employee. These clocks are expense and scan rather slowly, but completely eliminate the risk of one employee punching in on behalf of an absent employee.

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Overcoming legacy systems with data-driven solutions

Accounting Today

Accountants need to move from outdated platforms and embrace digital transformation.

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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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Swanson Russell Maximizes Payment Visibility and Control

AvidXchange

Swanson Russell is a full-service marketing communications and advertising agency that focuses on six key industries: outdoor recreation, green/turf, agribusiness, healthcare, construction and regional. For decades, it’s built lasting and authentic connections between brands and their audiences that have developed into award-winning campaigns.

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How to Handle Employee Reimbursements

CSI Accounting & Payroll

When your employees incur a business expense, you may be required or expected to reimburse them. How do you know what your responsibility is as a small employer? At CSI Accounting & Payroll, we’ve worked with small businesses for over 50 years. We know that navigating the rules of employee reimbursements is more complicated than it seems. Here’s what small business owners want to know: What types of things should I reimburse employees for?

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A Deep Dive into Cutting-Edge Invoice Approval Workflows

Nanonets

In the ever-evolving landscape of financial operations, the heartbeat of every successful business is a streamlined and error-free invoice approval workflow. As companies navigate the complexities of accounts payable, the demand for efficiency, accuracy, and security has never been more critical. In this blog, we embark on a journey into the world of cutting-edge invoice approval workflows, exploring the challenges faced in manual systems and unveiling the transformative power of innovative solu

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3 Workplace Trends Finance Departments Can’t Ignore 

AvidXchange

In September 2023, AvidXchange surveyed 500 finance executives at mid-market companies to learn about their priorities and plans for 2024. Our chief evangelist, Chris Elmore, led a discussion that summarized the findings on the latest episode of our “Net 30” podcast. Elmore invited David Tareen, senior director of product marketing, and Gary Larson, director of growth readiness, to share their reactions to the survey findings and add insights.

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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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Navigating the AI Wave in Accounting | Part 2: The Cutting-Edge of AI in Accounting

Insightful Accountant

The digital transformation of the accounting world isn't just coming—it’s already here, and AI is leading the charge. In Part 2, we invite you, the tech-curious accountant, to roll up your sleeves and delve deeper into the AI toolkit.

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Accounts Receivable Performance Metrics: 5 KPIs You Should Be Tracking

Gaviti

Most Accounts Receivable teams use DSO as the main KPI to measure their performance. By extension, most A/R invoice-to-cash management platforms and teams base their key performance indicators (KPIs) on the measurement of Days Sales Outstanding, or DSO. But DSO is not an accurate reflection of delinquency, because it starts its calculation from the time that the invoice is issued rather than the due date.

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Accounting event definition

Accounting Tools

What is an Accounting Event? An accounting event is anything that alters the information reported in an organization’s financial statements. This event is recorded as a business transaction through the entity’s bookkeeping system, either using a journal entry or an entry through one of the modules in the accounting software. An accounting event can be triggered by an action external to the organization, such as the sale of goods or services to a third party, or the sale of an asset.

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Accounting measurement definition

Accounting Tools

What is Accounting Measurement? Accounting measurement is the aggregation of numeric information, typically in terms of a unit of currency. For example, the sales in a reporting period may be expressed in dollars of revenue. It is also possible to use some other unit of measure, such as hours of employee time or hours of machine time. For example, employees spend 120 hours working on a consulting project.

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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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Payroll card definition

Accounting Tools

What is a Payroll Card? A payroll card is a prepaid card on which employee pay is loaded. This is done instead of issuing a paycheck or a direct deposit payment into a bank account. This is useful when you have employees who do not have a bank account and who do not want one; they are either asking for payment in cash or are taking their paychecks to a check cashing service that charges a high fee.

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