Accounting Today

APRIL 8, 2024

The Internal Revenue Service is making some changes in the way it sends tax transcripts for clients to tax professionals to beef up security.

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Intuit

APRIL 8, 2024

We have recently seen quite a bit of discussion in Congress about family tax credits, and, in particular, the EITC and CTC. In fact, the US House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to expand the CTC, a proposal that according to some would benefit 16 million children from low-income families and in its first year, raising 400,000 children above the poverty line.

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Accounting Today

APRIL 8, 2024

Here are some tips for showing your appreciation to your staff in the closing days of tax season.

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Xero

APRIL 8, 2024

As nearly a thousand of our employees around the globe down tools this week for one of our twice-yearly hackathons, I’ve been reflecting on the purpose and benefits of this practice. Hackathons have been a fixture in the tech world for decades. But today the concept is widely utilised in fields as diverse as businesses, healthcare, education and social impact to solve some of the world’s most pressing issues.

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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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Accounting Today

APRIL 8, 2024

The Treasury Department reported increasing usage of the Internal Revenue Service's free Direct File tax-filing system that they've been pilot testing in a dozen states this tax season.

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Gaviti

APRIL 8, 2024

Anyone who’s worked in accounts receivables knows how valuable a good collections email template can be. Accounts receivable collections rely on clear communication with customers, both in delivering accurate invoices on time and ensuring those invoices get paid. An A/R collections email template supports quick and efficient communication between you and your clients.

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Insightful Accountant

APRIL 8, 2024

The formal applications submitted by Top 100 ProAdvisors contain a wealth of information. Part of that information reflects how these 'Pros' interact with apps and software. Here's my first look at the 2024 Domestic data.

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Accounting Today

APRIL 8, 2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission has temporarily stayed its climate-related disclosure rule amid a rash of lawsuits.

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Insightful Accountant

APRIL 8, 2024

Voting for the 2024 International ProAdvisor Awards is underway and continue through April 30, 2024.

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Accounting Today

APRIL 8, 2024

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is seeking to raise commercial property tax rates to help protect homeowners from the brunt of the historic slump in office property values.

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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.

Insightful Accountant

APRIL 8, 2024

The IRS has some important reminders for taxpayers who haven’t filed yet.

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Accounting Today

APRIL 8, 2024

More than 70 of the Internal Revenue Service's assistance centers will be open for walk-ins from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Invoicera

APRIL 8, 2024

Introduction What is the first step to take when you want to start a business? Some would argue that it’s coming up with an idea and building a prototype. We disagree! The very first thing you need is your financial forecast. A business financial forecast is a crucial piece of financial information that lenders and vendors often look at before doing business with you.

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Accounting Today

APRIL 8, 2024

The Internal Revenue Service clarified the treatment of money paid for energy-efficient property and improvements in Announcement 2024-19.

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CSI Accounting & Payroll

APRIL 8, 2024

When small business owners think of accounting services, they usually picture monthly bookkeeping services. They may even think they’re the only outsourced option besides partnering with a tax preparer. With this being the norm for new or very small businesses, it’s important to review the common issues that these services have, as well as compare the issues to those of other accounting solutions.

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Economize

APRIL 8, 2024

What is Amazon Aurora? Amazon Aurora is a fully managed relational database engine built on AWS cloud. It is compatible with both MySQL and PostgreSQL services. AWS lets you choose the preferred database engine and integrate it with the familiar Amazon RDS environment.

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Nanonets

APRIL 8, 2024

As everyday tools and services become increasingly subscription-based, so too does our overall automation strategy when it comes to business management. But, just as keeping a subscription on automatic renewal without oversight can be a costly mistake, so too can mismanaging recurring ACH transactions. QuickBooks, one of the most popular accounting and bookkeeping platforms on the market, offers a fairly straightforward method of managing recurring ACH payments to help ensure no surprises come d

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Earmark Accounting Podcast

APRIL 8, 2024

Audit is at a crossroads. Commoditization and compliance mentalities have diminished its value. Now, auditors face an existential crisis. How can assurance stay relevant? Join Alan Anderson and Blake Oliver as they tackle pressing questions on audit's failure to innovate and chart a new direction focused on value-added assurance. You’ll get a dynamic diagnosis of threats plus practical ideas to transform the profession before external forces make change urgent.

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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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Accounting Tools

APRIL 8, 2024

What is an Indirect Liability? An indirect liability is a potential obligation that may arise under certain circumstances. It exists when the entity is a secondary obligor on a liability , where another party is the primary obligor. The entity will only be liable if the primary obligor fails in its payment obligation. A secondary liability can also exist when an event may occur in the future that will trigger an obligation, such as an unfavorable outcome to a lawsuit.

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Nanonets

APRIL 8, 2024

ERP software, including Odoo ERP, is essential for business management because it unifies what would otherwise be siloed systems requiring duplicate manual data entry into a single database.  ERP software is designed with core accounting software and optional modules for business process functionality throughout your organization. With an ERP system, role-authorized team members and management can view the same data with real-time dashboards.

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Accounting Tools

APRIL 8, 2024

What is the Imprest Amount? The imprest amount is the fixed amount of cash that is presumed to be located in a petty cash box. For example, the initial funding of a petty cash box is $300, and this amount is recorded in the corresponding general ledger account for petty cash. This amount does not change in the general ledger, even though the amount of cash in the petty cash box will gradually decline as it is paid out and replaced with receipts.

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Insightful Accountant

APRIL 8, 2024

Amid COVID-19, US relief programs like PPP and unemployment aid were exploited by fraudsters, resulting in $80B stolen from PPP and $90-400B from unemployment relief. This fraud may rival $579B for Biden's infrastructure plan.

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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.

Accounting Tools

APRIL 8, 2024

What is an Avoidable Cost? An avoidable cost is a cost that can be eliminated by not engaging in or no longer performing an activity. In general, a variable cost is considered to be an avoidable cost, while a fixed cost is not considered to be an avoidable cost. In the very short term, many costs are considered to be fixed and therefore unavoidable.

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Accounting Today

APRIL 8, 2024

The PCAOB found multiple deficiencies in every audit it reviewed from BF Borgers over the past two annual checks.

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Accounting Tools

APRIL 8, 2024

What is Continuous Budgeting? Continuous budgeting is the process of continually adding one more month to the end of a multi-period budget as each month goes by. The continuous budgeting concept is usually applied to a twelve-month budget, so there is always a full-year budget in place. If a company elects to use continuous budgeting for a smaller time period, such as three months, its ability to create a high-quality budget is greatly enhanced.

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Accounting Tools

APRIL 8, 2024

What are Issued Shares? Issued shares are those shares that have been distributed to shareholders by a corporation. These shares are issued either as compensation paid to employees or suppliers , or to investors in exchange for cash. Presentation of Issued Shares The number of issued shares is reported in the financial statements of the issuing entity, usually on the balance sheet. is Treasury Stock Included in Issued Shares?

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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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Accounting Tools

APRIL 8, 2024

What is Cost Plus Pricing? Cost plus pricing involves adding a markup to the cost of goods and services to arrive at a selling price. Under this approach, you add together the direct material cost , direct labor cost , and overhead costs for a product, and add to it a markup percentage in order to derive the price of the product. Cost plus pricing can also be used within a customer contract, where the customer reimburses the seller for all costs incurred and also pays a negotiated profit in addi

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Accounting Tools

APRIL 8, 2024

What are Control Limits? Control limits are the horizontal lines in a control chart that delineate the upper and lower limits of the acceptable range of results for a process. When plotted data exceeds a control limit, it indicates that a process is out of control, and requires management attention. Control limits are set at three standard deviations on either side of the mean.

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Accounting Tools

APRIL 8, 2024

What is Target Pricing? Target pricing is the process of estimating a competitive price in the marketplace and applying a firm's standard profit margin to that price in order to arrive at the maximum cost that a new product can have. A design team then tries to create a product with the requisite features within the pre-set cost constraint. If the team cannot complete the product within the cost constraint, the project is terminated.

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Accounting Tools

APRIL 8, 2024

Controls over accounts receivable really begin with the initial creation of a customer invoice , since you must minimize several issues during the creation of accounts receivable before you can have a comprehensive set of controls over this key asset. Controls then span the proper maintenance of accounts receivable, and their elimination through either payments from customers or the generation of credit memos.

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