Thu.Dec 21, 2023

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IRS warns seniors: Take your RMDs

Accounting Today

Those 73 and older need to make sure they're taking their required minimum distributions from IRA and other retirement accounts.

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Outsourced Client Accounting Services: Streamlining Financial Management

Accounting Department

Outsourced client accounting services play a crucial role in helping businesses take control of their financials. These services involve outsourcing the accounting and bookkeeping tasks to a third-party service provider, allowing businesses to focus on their core operations. The role of outsourced client accounting services goes beyond basic bookkeeping; it includes managing accounts payable and receivable, payroll processing, financial reporting, and more.

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Employers get a break on sketchy ERCs

Accounting Today

The IRS is rolling out a voluntary disclosure program to let businesses pay back Employee Retention Credits they claimed in error.

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How Automation is Changing the Game for Today’s Accountants

Plooto

In 2024, accountants will no longer be deemed company number crunchers as they gain access to technology that allows them to play an increasingly strategic role in business decisions. It’s a role transformation that’s already begun, sparked by the accelerated adoption of digital accounting, fueled by cloud computing, automation, and AI.

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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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IRS strategy for digital assets stymied by regulatory delays

Accounting Today

The IRS is forming a centralized oversight strategy for digital assets, but implementing it has been frustrated by delays in the regulatory approval process.

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Latest Desktop Release Updates: "Mass Migration"

Insightful Accountant

Intuit's latest release updates to QuickBooks Desktop 2024, 2023 and 2022 are aimed as "Mass Migration" to QuickBooks Online.

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16 Benefits of Cloud-Based Subscription Management

Billing Platform

Cloud services continue to evolve for businesses large and small (no matter the industry). This environment features many benefits like improved performance and high availability, business continuity, centralized data security, and cost savings. While the cloud has been adopted for many internal processes, billing and more specifically subscription management are only just beginning to embrace cloud-based subscription management and its benefits.

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Thinking differently about capacity

Accounting Today

Often enough, creating capacity isn't about hiring people.

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Unraveling Issues: The Accounting Industry, CSI, and Client Accountability

CSI Accounting & Payroll

Nothing in this world is perfect – especially not outsourced services. Even though numbers don’t lie, mistakes can still happen when humans are the ones working with them. It’s not unusual for issues to arise due to the accounting industry overall, individual firms, or even the clients they work with. At CSI Accounting & Payroll, we’ve worked with small business finances for over 50 years.

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Insights on IPOs and SPACs, climate, shared services from PCAOB

Accounting Today

The board's target team shared the results of its in-depth exploration of emerging audit risk.

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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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Blanket Purchase Order

Tipalti

A blanket purchase order is a convenient way for businesses to cut down invoice processing time and costs for their vendor relationships. Learn about the ins and outs of blanket purchase orders.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Fishy

Accounting Today

Get with the Program; root causes; significant others; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

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Figured @ QuickBooks Connect 2023

Insightful Accountant

Figured is a farm financial management software that is helping farming teams across the United States, New Zealand, Australia, and the United Kingdom better manage the profitability of their operations.

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Majority take less than 1 week to do month-end close

Accounting Today

A recent survey has found that, aided by automation, the month-end close takes less than a week for the majority of organizations, and for many it's only 1-2 days.

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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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Experts Share Their Strategies for Buying an Accounting Firm

Jetpack Workflow

Successful mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the accounting industry primarily depend on finding the right acquisition target. If you haven’t navigated this process before, you probably have questions about determining which deals are worth your time—and money. Though no two firm acquisition deals are alike, there are some universal strategies and tips that can help you procure a suitable accounting practice to grow your business.

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FASB proposes more changes to Conceptual Framework

Accounting Today

If finalized by the board, the chapter would represent the completion of the FASB's Conceptual Framework.

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AI Tools for Finance: The Latest Trends for 2024 

AvidXchange

“AI” has undoubtedly been one of the biggest business buzzwords this year; Collins Dictionary even named it its word of the year. Finance departments aren’t immune to the hype – many have begun using AI to help create efficiencies and improve processes. In this post, we’ll discuss how organizations are using AI tools for finance today and into 2024.

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Incremental cost won't influence Clean Vehicle Credit: IRS

Accounting Today

New guidance from the IRS in Notice 2024-05 provides a safe harbor for certain vehicles.

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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 to Run a Successful Virtual Accounting Firm w/Lisa Wolfson Jones

Jetpack Workflow

Podcast Summary In this episode of Growing Your Firm, host David Cristello interviews Lisa Wolfson-Jones, owner and CPA at Mac-L Associates. Lisa shares the benefits of having client information ahead of meetings and how it helps create more effective discussions. They also discuss running a virtual firm and serving small businesses, particularly sole proprietors and entrepreneurs.

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Simplifying Accounting with Dext Prepare and QuickBooks

Dext

QuickBooks has established itself as the accounting software of choice for many businesses, adept at handling a range of accounting tasks. The addition of Dext Prepare elevates this experience, providing a path to greater efficiency and accuracy in managing financial data.

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Streamline order capture for efficient order management

Nanonets

Order capture is the process of receiving, validating, and recording customer orders from across channels to facilitate efficient fulfillment. A smoother capture process often means a faster order-to-cash cycle, fewer mistakes, and happier customers. Yet, McKinsey's 2023 supply chain survey showed that nearly half of the respondents had not consistently invested in the digital supply chain's core building blocks.

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Christmas Pudding

Insightful Accountant

Some of our readers have sent me an email asking that I republish my traditional English Christmas pudding recipe. So Happy Holidays!

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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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Solving the CPA Pipeline Problem: An Interview with AICPA's National Pipeline Advisory Group

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Lexy Kessler, National Pipeline Advisory Group (NPAG) chair and Sue Coffey, Chief Executive Officer – Public Accounting with AICPA join us for a special bonus episode to address the accounting talent crisis and talk about how we can improve the CPA pipeline. Along with these issues, they also emphasize the importance of working together as a profession, being data-driven in their approach, and looking at the broader ecosystem of accounting, with updates and more comprehensive strategies expected

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Women in Accounting – An Overview For Female Accountants

Ace Cloud Hosting

The importance of diversity and gender balance in professional fields, including accounting, has gained recognition in recent times. As a crucial component of the business world, the accounting profession greatly.

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Cost Control

Tipalti

Cost control is essential for businesses to maintain profitability and financial stability. Read on for examples, techniques, and understanding the benefits of effective cost control.

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Accuracy definition

Accounting Tools

What is Accuracy in Accounting? Accuracy is the concept that a stated value in the accounting records fully reflects all of the supporting facts. When the concept is expanded to the financial statements , it means that the information in the statements is fully valued and that all necessary supporting information has been fully disclosed. In order to produce accurate financial information, the accountant cannot skew information based on overly optimistic or pessimistic views of the desired outco

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Putting the ‘Tech’ in Spend Management Techniques

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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Save Big: 10 Cost-Effective Alternatives To FreshBooks

Invoicera

Looking for cost-effective FreshBooks alternatives? Although FreshBooks has been a choice for many, it is always better to get software within your budget. A study has also found that over 40% of small businesses switch their financial software within the first two years. Thus, many invoicing software options are available in the vast market. We have listed 10 FreshBooks alternatives for you.

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Cash discount definition

Accounting Tools

What is a Cash Discount? A cash discount is a reduction in the amount of an invoice that the seller allows the buyer. This discount is given in exchange for the buyer paying the invoice earlier than its normal payment date. Understanding the Cash Discount There are two reasons why a seller might make this offer. First, the seller might need to obtain earlier use of cash, which may be necessary if the seller is short of it.

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The Evolution of Medical Billing Clearinghouse Vendors in Revenue Cycle Management: Spotlight on The SSI Group, LLC (SSI)

SSI Healthcare Rev Cycle Solutions

The Evolution of Medical Billing Clearinghouse Vendors in Revenue Cycle Management: Spotlight on The SSI Group, LLC (SSI) Home / December 20, 2023 Author: Christy Wright, CMO at The SSI Group, LLC In the intricate tapestry of healthcare finance, the journey of a medical claim from inception to resolution is critical. Here, providers, payers, and patients engage in the complex dance of bills, claims, and reimbursements, creating a rhythm that underpins the entire healthcare delivery system.

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Appropriation account definition

Accounting Tools

What is an Appropriation Account? An appropriation account is used by a government to store the funds allocated to an agency or project. When funds are used for the designated purpose, the amount stated in this account is reduced. If the funds stored in an appropriation account are unused as of the end of a budget period, the funds are typically reallocated elsewhere.

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Book of Secrets for the Month-End Close

Developing a consistent month-end close doesn’t need to be a mystery. We’re sharing our top 10 secrets (plus one bonus!) for streamlining your close.