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The Hidden Costs of In-House Accounting: Is Outsourcing the Answer?

Accounting Department

For many medium-sized businesses, the decision to maintain an in-house accounting team seems like a straightforward choice. After all, having an on-site dedicated team can seem beneficial for managing financial operations closely. However, beneath the surface lies a myriad of hidden costs that can significantly impact your bottom line. This blog post explores these hidden costs and examines whether outsourcing accounting functions might be a smarter, more efficient alternative.

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Private debt collectors recovered fraction of tax debts

Accounting Today

Private collection agencies have recovered only about $2.4 billion in tax debt payments since April 2017 out of the $64.9 billion assigned to them by the IRS.

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Unlocking the Full Cycle: Why Accounts Receivable Automation Complements Your AP Strategy

Nanonets

Automation has revolutionized the way finance teams operate, with accounts payable (AP) automation being the go-to first step for businesses looking to improve efficiency and cut costs. Companies like Nanonets and Centime have made AP processes smarter, faster, and more streamlined through cutting-edge technology, while also paving the way for more comprehensive financial solutions.

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Liability insurance for accountants: Extra risks

Accounting Today

Experts share a handful of new and emerging threats that CPA firms should keep an eye out for.

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Why Tech-Forward Tax and Accounting Firms Have the Inside Track to the Future

Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Sales Engineer Manager

Automating time-consuming manual tasks can save your firm hundreds of hours–and thousands of dollars. But it can also have longer-lasting benefits, like helping you attract and retain the next generation of CPAs, and we don’t need to tell you how important that is amid the current generational staffing crisis in the tax and accounting profession. You'll want to save your seat for this new webinar with industry expert Joe Wroblewski, where we'll explore how to: Maximize ROI with Cost-Effective Te

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Unlocking the Power of Systems: A Bookkeeper’s Journey to Success

The Successful Bookkeeper

The journey from simply "doing the work" to building a thriving, scalable business begins with a shift in mindset. Michael E. Gerber, the legendary author of The E-Myth Revisited and co-author of The E-Myth Bookkeeper , shared transformative insights in an episode of The Successful Bookkeeper Podcast. His philosophy has helped countless small business owners, including bookkeepers, transform their operations from chaotic to scalable enterprises.

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IRS left sensitive paper documents exposed before destroying them

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service's program for destroying sensitive paper documents needs to be improved after inspectors found many documents easily accessible.

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Risk should work for your clients, not against them

Accounting Today

Here's the right way to help them lean into risk.

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The Hardest Firm Owner Trait to Master

Future Firm

What trait sets successful firm owners apart? In this episode, I share the key quality for achieving your ideal work-life balance. The post The Hardest Firm Owner Trait to Master appeared first on Future Firm.

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Is accounting's sun rising — or setting?

Accounting Today

Opinions vary on whether the profession is declining or thriving or both. This is your chance to weigh in.

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Government Funding Deal: Tax and Fiscal Implications for 2025

Insightful Accountant

In a significant development affecting fiscal policy and tax planning, Congress has passed a temporary government funding measure through March 14, 2025, with President Biden signing it into law.

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Live Demo - Supercharge your Month End Close

Automation generally supercharges any process and brings its value to the forefront. See how infusing automation such as ART (our month-end close solution), into your close can get you to the next level of closing. We will share a live demo of SkyStem's solution, ART and share the key elements of month-end close automation. Through ART, we'll take a look at: What month-end close automation entails Which process steps can and should be automated Benefits of achieving process automation, and Why i

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Shielding your firm: Buying liability insurance

Accounting Today

The market for professional malpractice liability insurance is evolving even as the profession evolves.

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The 2024 Top 100 People: What's next?

Accounting Today

Accounting's influencers predict the biggest changes over the next 10 years.

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Waiver expanded for some accounting method changes

Accounting Today

A new IRS revenue procedure is applicable for some research or experimental expenses.

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Lyft accuses San Francisco of $100M tax overcharge

Accounting Today

The ride-hailing company said its hometown calculated its taxes from 2019 to 2023 based on the total amount of money that passengers paid drivers for rides.

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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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Audit fee lowballing doesn't pay off

Accounting Today

Companies that work with auditors who have more industry experience but charge more than competitors offering "lowball" fees tend to save more money in the end.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Where's my refund?

Accounting Today

Prime numbers; Power play; Great White sharks; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

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2024 Top 100 People extra: Changes a comin'

Accounting Today

As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "What do you think will be the biggest change in accounting in the next 10 years?