Thu.Dec 12, 2024

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FinOps X Europe 2024 – Breakout Sessions

FinOps Foundation

Key Insight: Dozens of breakout sessions and interactive chalk talks at FinOps X give Practitioners insights from their peers to help solve real challenges that exist in their organizations today. Breakout session recordings are available on our website and YouTube channel for you to watch and learn from. Breakout Sessions illuminate key FinOps Topics Away from the bright lights of the big stage, dozens of more intimate sessions also happen at FinOps X in the form of breakout sessions and intera

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IRS expands Tax Pro Account, launches enforcement effort

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service is adding more features to the Tax Pro Account, Business Tax Account and Individual Online Account, and starting a new enforcement campaign.

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From Data to Decisions: How CFO Support Services Enhance Strategic Financial Planning

Accounting Department

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, the ability to turn raw data into actionable insights is paramount for sustainable growth and success. For many organizations, especially those without the resources to maintain a full-scale finance department, CFO support services offer a critical link between data and decision-making. These services transform complex financial information into strategic plans that drive business excellence.

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The best and worst states for corporate taxes

Accounting Today

From those with no corporate tax at all, to those that tax everything they can a guide to most and least competitive states when it comes to taxing businesses.

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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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The Big Opportunity Tax Planners are Leaving on the Table w/ Rory Henry

Jetpack Workflow

Podcast Summary In this episode of Growing Your Firm, host David Cristello welcomes Rory Henry , a certified financial planner and behavioral financial advisor. Rory, who is also the director Arrowroot Family Office , co-founder of AFO Wealth Management Forward, and author of the upcoming book, “ Holistic Guide to Wealth Management ,” discusses the evolving landscape of wealth management and its critical intersection with accounting and tax professionals.

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Zoho announces payroll solution, plus other enhancements

Accounting Today

Zoho announced the US release of its end-to-end payroll solution, Zoho Payroll, on top of enhancements to its existing suite of finance products, which include Zoho Books, Zoho Inventory, and Zoho Practice.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Chips have fallen

Accounting Today

Dutch treat; for the record; last Resort; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

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2025 ProAdvisor Awards Application Process Continues

Insightful Accountant

Even though 3rd-party nominations of ProAdvisors for the 2025 Awards have closed, ProAdvisors can still Apply (or complete their applications) until February 11, 2025.

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COSO offers governance framework for RPA

Accounting Today

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission published a framework for imposing internal controls over robotic process automation.

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Firm Feature Fridays: Withum Talent Recruitment and Retention

Insightful Accountant

Withum is driving talent recruitment and retention using technology and innovation.

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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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Bill announces 1099 filing tool

Accounting Today

Payment solutions provider Bill released a tool that lets users manage their AP needs and 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC forms together from a single platform.

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Top ProAdvisor Profiles: Rhonda Rosand

Insightful Accountant

Rhonda Rosand of New Business Directions in North Conway, New Hampshire, is our ProAdvisor Profile focus this week.

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The strategic value of a background in accounting

Accounting Today

Accountants' skill sets can help them navigate leadership, foster innovation and drive successful financial operations in any organization.

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Top Remote Accounting Candidates for Hire | December 12, 2024

accountingfly

Top Remote Candidates This Week Are you in need of remote accountants? Accountingfly can assist you! Our ‘ Always-On Recruiting ‘ program allows you to connect with highly skilled and experienced remote accounting candidates without any upfront costs. Here are some of this week’s top remote tax and accounting candidates. Sign up now to receive the full list of available top accounting candidates on a weekly basis!

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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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Ted on Tech: Last-minute gift ideas

Accounting Today

Stumped on gifts for friends, family or even coworkers? How about some tech?

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Federal income tax withholding tables 2024 and employer guidance.

Black Ink Tax & Accounting

The post Federal income tax withholding tables 2024 and employer guidance. appeared first on bitaccounting.

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Wolters Kluwer brings multi-year audit planning, business rules engine to TeamMate+

Accounting Today

The features automates audit planning over multiple periods and provide in-context guidance for end users of the audit management platform.

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An update on payroll in our new plans

Xero

I wanted to give you a quick update on a decision weve made about payroll after listening to customer feedback. Earlier this year we launched our new plans: Ignite, Grow, Comprehensive and Ultimate. We designed the plans to give everyone more access to some of the most useful tools for running a business. For employers, payroll is obviously one of those critical tools.

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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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CPA firm M&A continues to be all about money and advantage

Accounting Today

Acquirers and successors, especially private equity-infused ones, are going to place an emphasis out of the box on high-performing firms.

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From Struggle to Success: Overcoming Key Pain Points in Building a Bookkeeping Business

The Successful Bookkeeper

Running a bookkeeping business comes with its fair share of challenges. From building confidence to managing client expectations and scaling operations, its not uncommon for bookkeepers to feel overwhelmed. Debbie Roberts, co-founder of Pure Bookkeeping and co-author of e-Myth Bookkeeper, faced these struggles head-on and built a thriving business. Her journey provides practical insights into overcoming the pain points that many bookkeepers encounter.

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Tax Pros: use AI to simplify and elevate your work

Accounting Today

The writing is on the wall, and the potential benefits of AI are astounding. So, it's important for tax professionals to talk about generative AI, and to use it at work.

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10 Best Microsoft Project Alternatives in 2025

Fit Small Business

Microsoft Project is a long-standing project management platform with robust planning, reporting, and road mapping features. However, the development of Microsoft Planner has pushed it back from the spotlight and caused some users to consider other options. To find the best Microsoft Project alternatives, we recommend project management platforms with a user-friendly interface, rich app.

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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.

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Republicans urge end to IRS Direct File

Accounting Today

A group of Republican lawmakers sent a letter to the incoming administration asking that it end the IRS Direct File service, ideally via a day one executive order.

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Trump's IRS Pick Raises Questions About Leadership Change and ERC Oversight

Insightful Accountant

President-elect Trump's nomination of former Rep. Billy Long as IRS Commissioner would mark a significant shift in agency leadership and policy direction, particularly concerning the ERC program and agency oversight.

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Trump's push to eliminate EV tax credits hits GOP lawmakers' home states

Accounting Today

Republicans represent congressional districts with 19 of 25 major automaker battery and EV assembly plants in operation or under construction.

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NFIB Data Corresponds with Recent Sage Report

Insightful Accountant

The latest NFIB data shows small business sentiment near a 3-1/2 year high with confidence surrounding new tax and regulatory policies of the Trump Administration. This data mirrors a recent Sage study we published last week.

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Doing More With Less: The Modern Finance Miracle

Speaker: Mark Gilham, FCCA, CPP

Finance used to be the function that counted, now it's the one that’s counted on. 📊 For accounting firms, controllers, and finance leaders, expectations are rising faster than headcount. Businesses want agile forecasts, granular analysis, seamless reporting, and smart automation—often without added resources while demanding uncompromised accuracy and compliance.