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AI in accounting: Weighing the pros and cons

Accounting Today

Experts at a recent AICPA symposium dove into the upsides and the downsides of artificial intelligence.

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ACH Loan: Quick Cash or Costly Mistake? How It Works & Cautionary Tales

Fit Small Business

An ACH loan (also known as a cash flow loan) provides you with swift access to short-term financing. It offers fast approval and automated repayments via the Automated Clearing House network. While it presents convenience, frequent payments can strain cash flow. Some businesses use it to drive growth or handle unexpected expenses requiring immediate funding, The post ACH Loan: Quick Cash or Costly Mistake?

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SCOTUS bars bankruptcy clawback from IRS

Accounting Today

The Supreme Court overturned a number of lower courts to say a bankruptcy trustee can't get misappropriated funds back from the Internal Revenue Service.

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30 TikTok Shop Statistics to Know in 2025

Fit Small Business

TikTok is reshaping the future of ecommerce even if its future in the U.S. hangs in the balance. As lawmakers debate whether to ban the app or force a sale to an American company, TikTok remains a powerhouse in the world of social commerce. The all-in-one platform blends entertainment, education, community, and shopping, making it. The post 30 TikTok Shop Statistics to Know in 2025 appeared first on Fit Small Business.

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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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Why IRS cuts may spare a unit that facilitates mortgages

Accounting Today

An Internal Revenue Service division that helps authorize the release of tax transcripts used in lending through form 4506-C is tied to core functions.

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17% of millennials are considering not filing taxes this year

Blake Oliver

Heres a shocking stat: 17% of millennials are considering not filing taxes this year because they think there's less chance of being audited due to IRS job cuts. In our latest episode of The Accounting Podcast, David Leary and I analyze this survey data point. We also examine IRS officials' claims that budget cuts will widen the tax gap by $500 billion.

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Trust Filing Mistake Case May Reshape "Reasonable Cause" Rules

Insightful Accountant

A new federal district court case, Murphy v. United States, creates an important distinction in the long-established Boyle standard for penalty relief when taxpayers rely on tax preparers.

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Intuit upgrades Enterprise Suite

Accounting Today

Intuit announced improvements to its Intuit Enterprise Suite product centered around workflow automation and data analytics and payroll.

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Answer These Nine Questions to Become a Better Credit Manager

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

When a person is able to take full advantage of his or her abilities and, at the same time, is mindful of his or her limitations, they are said to have achieved self-actualization. It is the final developmental stage of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. Achieving self-actualization requires a foundation that meets a person’s physiological and safety needs, sense of community and belonging, and need for esteem.

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Private sector added 155K jobs in March

Accounting Today

Private sector employment grew by 155,000 jobs in March as annual pay increased an average of 4.6% year to year, payroll provider ADP reported.

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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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What's Impacting Your Collection Performance? Part 1

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

In this episode, we discuss how not spending enough time on collection activities is a major drag on collection performance. There are a multitude of issues that cause collections to get superseded by other activities or to be handled ineffectively so that time is wasted. Besides looking at the way time management is a collection performance factor, we also talk about how you can get ahead of the curve.

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Don't place a bond ladder on shaky tax ground

Accounting Today

The wrong asset location could defeat the whole purpose of the strategy, according to a new study on Treasury inflation-protected securities.

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CreditSafe Study Breaks Down the Cost of Late Payments

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

CreditSafe’s research study on the " Cost of Late Payments " highlights the significant financial challenges businesses face due to delayed customer payments. It delves into the critical issue of overdue invoices and their cascading effects on businesses' financial health. Delayed payments have far-reaching consequences, including disrupted cash flow, strained financial obligations, and increased risks of bad debt.

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Government financial reporting and the road ahead under FDTA

Accounting Today

A landmark research study by GASB has provided one of the most detailed examinations to date of how state and local governments in the U.S. use GAAP.

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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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How to Acumatica: Pricing Your ERP - Part 1

Insightful Accountant

In this edition of "How to ERP" Murph looks at some of the pricing elements for Acumatica including ways they have made their product not only feature-based but performance-based consistent with your historical transaction data.

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X asks Supreme Court to shield Coinbase users from IRS probe

Accounting Today

Elon Musk's X is urging the justices to shield companies from being forced to disclose sensitive user financial data under "suspicionless" subpoenas.

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Client Overview Template: Key to Smooth Knowledge Transfers

Future Firm

Avoid missed work and unhappy clients with a client overview template. Discover how this can help you systematize your firm. The post Client Overview Template: Key to Smooth Knowledge Transfers appeared first on Future Firm.

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Macy's to claw back bonuses due to accounting scandal

Accounting Today

The department-store operator tied executives' cash bonuses to an earnings metric that turned out to be overstated by around $81 million in 2023.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: What Really Matters

Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA

In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. If you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner—and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top (a concept first popularized by Marshall Goldsmith in his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There ). What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level.

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How the FTC Safeguards Rule Affects Tax Professionals and Their Practice

Ace Cloud Hosting

Protecting customer data is more important than ever. With cyber threats rising, the FTC Safeguards Rule requires financial institutions, such as tax professionals, to adopt comprehensive security measures. The FTC.

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Maximize Recovery, Preserve Your Interests Under UCC Article 9

Trade Credit & Liquidity Management

By Robert DiNozzi Corporate Credit Managers face uncertain times. In a post-pandemic world, forbearance and amended credit agreements may no longer represent the most rational path for preserving the value of security interests. With a growing level of defaults anticipated as we move through 2025, creditors must understand every option for maximizing recovery value, mitigating loss, and preserving lending relationships.

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Republicans eye $25K SALT cap as Trump's tax cuts take shape

Accounting Today

A sizable increase to the current $10,000 limit on SALT write-offs would represent a major victory for a crucial group of swing-district House Republicans.

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Senate unveils plan to fast-track tax cuts, debt ceiling hike

Accounting Today

The Senate plan will allow for a $4 trillion extension of Trump's tax cuts and an additional $1.5 trillion in further levy reductions.

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The Hidden Science Behind Why Finance Teams Resist Change—And How to Fix It

Speaker: Kim Beynon, CPA, CGMA, PMP

The most overlooked, yet most critical, element of transformation is preparing people for change. Automation and AI aren't just technical upgrades, they’re cultural shifts which can challenge identities. That’s why change management isn’t a side project—it’s the foundation. In finance, where precision and process rule, navigating change can feel especially disruptive.