Mon.Oct 16, 2023

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EAs call on IRS to restart balance due notices

Accounting Today

The National Association of Enrolled Agents is asking the Internal Revenue Service to resume sending reminder notices immediately to non-filers and those with balances due of more than $10,000.

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Powering A More Sustainable Future Through Solar Energy in Virginia and West Virginia

Intuit

In support of our Climate Positive Program’s commitment to reduce 2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions outside our operations by 2030, we are investing in equitable deployment of sustainable solutions like renewable energy. The program aims to support a ‌transition to 21st-century renewable energy sources coupled with job and learning opportunities for students in underserved communities.

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Emerging risks for accountants

Accounting Today

Stephen Vono and John Raspante of McGowan Pro look at the new areas that are sparking claims against firms — and the tools they can use to protect themselves.

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My Favorite Newbies – QuickBooks Desktop 2024

Insightful Accountant

As the last piece in our QuickBooks Desktop 2024 series, Murph is giving us another of his favorite feature picks or, as he likes to call them, "his favorite newbies.

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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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Art of Accounting: Responsibility and trust

Accounting Today

Many partners say the quality of the tax returns they were given to sign was not satisfactory, and they found many more errors than they considered acceptable.

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ADP Research Institute Launches Today at Work

Insightful Accountant

The new resource for business leaders helps accountants share this quarterly workforce report with their clients looking for actionable insights to improve business operations.

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Billing Compliance: 4 Things You Need to Know

Billing Platform

Although frequently associated with medical billing, billing compliance affects all industries with varying degrees of difficulty. For instance, leveraging a variety of payment intervals (monthly, annual, usage-based) and diverse pricing strategies, software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies face additional accounting process complexities that can directly affect billing compliance.

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IRS uses Inflation Reduction Act funds to bridge tax gap

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service is trying to leverage the extra funding to collect more taxes, but has spent surprisingly little so far.

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Onboarding Initial Strategy Sessions With CSI: Cost and Value

CSI Accounting & Payroll

When you’re first starting with an accounting firm, the onboarding period is the most critical for your business. However, some small business owners still have hesitations about how much onboarding costs and how much value it will actually provide them. Is it worth it? At CSI Accounting & Payroll, we’ve fine-tuned our onboarding process over the past 50+ years.

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Accounting groups work on public sector sustainability assurance

Accounting Today

The ACCA, IFAC and the INTOSAI Development Initiative are teaming up on guidance on sustainability reporting and assurance for the public sector.

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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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Product Release Notes September 2023

CloudZero

One of CloudZero’s overarching missions is to remove unnecessary work from engineering teams. Engineering teams are successful when they spend the majority of their time building new products and features — not fixing tags, not chasing down cost spikes, and not finding ways to account for surprise monthly bills.

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Altice employees raised red flags years before corruption probe

Accounting Today

The telecommunications company replaced Deloitte as its auditor with KPMG International. The decision was questioned by shareholders.

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Accounting starting salaries are going up — but not faster than inflation

Blake Oliver

"ACCOUNTING SALARIES RISE AS TALENT PIPELINE SHRINKS" — that was the headline this past week in a major accounting news publication. So, are all our problems solved? Sadly, no. ? Jason Bramwell over at CPA Practice Advisor dug into the data from Robert Half that prompted this headline. His analysis found that starting salaries for tax are increasing 3.6%, and starting salaries for audit are going up 3.8% in 2024.

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Extra time for California storm victims' taxes

Accounting Today

Residents in 55 out of 58 counties have an extra month to file and pay.

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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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Handyman Service Receives Faster Payments with AvidXchange

AvidXchange

David Rothenberg is the owner of A Plus Handyman Services based in Cranston, Rhode Island. He currently employs four full-time workers and several contractors. The company does handyman projects including repairs and renovations for commercial clients in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Customer Profile Name: David Rothenberg, Owner, A Plus Handyman Services Industry: Repair and Maintenance Year Joined: 2022 Accounting System: QuickBooks Product Used: Invoice Accelerator The Challeng

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Getting the story right on accounting

Accounting Today

The AICPA's CEO of public accounting explains why the profession's future is much brighter than some would have you believe.

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Steps to Capitalize on AWS EDP

finout

What is AWS EDP? In this guide, we will take a closer look at how to maximize the benefits of AWS EDP to ensure your business gains its full potential.

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Day 2 lease accounting: Continual monitoring

Accounting Today

Sustaining post-day two compliance requires a rigorous focus on optimizing processes for ongoing management of lease accounting data and entries.

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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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How an AWS EDP Can Deliver Value Throughout Your Cloud Journey

finout

What is AWS EDP? Learn what the Enterprise Discount Program includes, and how it delivers value throughout your cloud journey.

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A PCAOB proposal that goes too far?

Accounting Today

A lawyer questions whether expanded regulatory enforcement powers will lead to better-quality audits.

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How an IRS contractor leaked tax data on Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk

Accounting Today

The manner in which Charles Littlejohn pulled off one of the most egregious security breaches in IRS history was revealed in a court filing.

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