December, 2022

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Trends in client documentation that make accounting easier and audits less painful

Accounting Today

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Xero partners with New Zealand Football to support football communities in Aotearoa

Xero

I’m thrilled to announce Xero is partnering with New Zealand Football to help support football clubs across Aotearoa, helping Kiwis balance better numbers off the field through a club support programme. . Through this long-term partnership agreement, which will run until 2026, we’re aiming to build on increased interest in the beautiful game that will no doubt be supercharged by the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 held in New Zealand and Australia.

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Happy Holidays from AccountingDepartment.com!

Accounting Department

Co-founders Dennis and Bill recorded their annual holiday message to clients, sharing their views on the past year as well as what they're planning for the future! (and maybe a few bloopers to enjoy at the end).

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Your AP Team Needs Help, But Do You Know Why?

Ascend Software blog

Explore your AP team’s day-to-day to maximize their potential and your enterprise overall According to a survey by Oracle , “strategic CFOs have stated that investing in new financial management technology is one of the most important goals for financial success.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: The New Way To Lead

Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA

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9 Reasons You Should Be Reviewing Your Profit & Loss Report

The Savvy Bookkeeping Blog

A profit and loss (or income) statement lists your income and expenses. It tells you how much profit you’re making, or how much you’re losing. It’s one of the most important financial documents your business will need to produce. Successful business owners review their Profit & Loss regularly.

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Warning Signs Your SaaS Company is Outgrowing QuickBooks: Manual and Inflexible Billing

Sage Intacct

In the beginning stages of many companies and accounting departments, in SaaS billing out of spreadsheets is often a sufficient–though far from perfect–method of handling the business's finances. It's better than nothing.

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How to scale your business globally with Xero and Airwallex

Xero

Despite the current economic climate, running a global enterprise is still the goal of many small and medium businesses. Recent research by our partner Airwallex shows that 70% of UK SMEs plan to expand into foreign markets in 2023. Of those, 81% want to grow their business in Europe and North America, while 60% hope to scale in the Asian Pacific, Latin American, African and Middle Eastern markets. .

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An Outsourced Bookkeeper Could Be The Perfect Addition to Your Business

Accounting Department

Small businesses, especially start-ups, face all sorts of challenges, and one of the biggest is keeping track of financial information.

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Post Vendor and Customer Invoices Using PaPM’s Remote Function Adapter Finance Accounts Payable and Receivable

SAP Accounts Payable

It’s time to present the next Remote Function Adapters (RFA) delivered by SAP Profitability and Performance Management (PaPM), namely the RFA Finance Accounts Payable (RFA FI-AP) and RFA Finance Accounts Receivable (RFA FI-AR). These RFAs, along with other functions provided by PaPM, such as allocations, calculations, joins, can facilitate various business processes of calculating values and immediately booking them as for instance Accounts Payable and Receivable.

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How Tracking Kubernetes Costs Over Time Reveals Important Context

CloudZero

Your company may receive a monthly bill that includes the storage, network, and compute used to run Kubernetes applications. At this point, you can see how much you’ve spent on Kubernetes as a whole.

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

Speaker: Kim Beynon, CPA, CGMA, PMP

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Why Financial Planning is Important for SaaS CFOs During a Market Downturn

Sage Intacct

Financial planning can feel like spinning plates on sticks even during the best market conditions. There’s so much to keep up in the air, and if things fall, they certainly won’t fall gently. And when the markets turn against you during a recession, this feeling of fragility and anxiety can get even worse.

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A call for delaying the new 1099-K threshold

Accounting Today

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Making Tax Digital for ITSA has been delayed, but we’re ready to support you

Xero

HMRC has announced that Making Tax Digital (MTD) for Income Tax Self Assessment (ITSA) has been delayed until April 2026. With small businesses, accountants and bookkeepers facing challenging times, we understand and support the delay from HMRC – giving you more time to prepare. . From this date, landlords and self-employed people earning above £50,000 annually will need to comply with MTD rules.

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An Inside Look at NetSuite Cost Analysis

Accounting Department

Cost analysis is sometimes overlooked by business owners simply because it is inherently complex and time is precious. In-depth cost analysis performed in a methodical manner highlights costs for services and goods.

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Doing More With Less: The Modern Finance Miracle

Speaker: Mark Gilham, FCCA, CPP

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How A/R Collections Data Can Improve Working Capital Management

Gaviti

Are you looking for new ways to improve working capital management? Most business owners have this on their annual to-do lists. It is crucial for small businesses that typically do not have the extensive funding of their bigger competitors. Small businesses have increasingly turned to automation to resolve operational issues, and maintaining cash in hand is no exception.

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Databricks Cost Optimization: Manage Spend With CloudZero

CloudZero

Databricks has emerged as one of the most powerful solutions for organizations to sort and normalize the data they ingest. But like all cloud providers — from the big three to more specialized infrastructure vendors — it adds complexity to customers’ IT spend.

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Why Digital Technology is Crucial to an Accounting Firm’s Success

Plooto

For accounting firms , the changing business landscape, clients' evolving needs, and constant introduction of new technology coming to market can seem overwhelming. Help has arrived! We've created the following guide explaining the leading technologies, their impact on the accounting industry, and the accountant’s daily tasks.

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IRS delays $600 threshold for 1099-K reporting

Accounting Today

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.

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Key insights into small business performance in 2022

Xero

While many hoped 2022 would be a year of recalibrating and regaining some certainty, it instead brought more change that small businesses have had to adapt to. . We’ve been talking to our customers throughout the year, gathering information on how they’re feeling, how their business is performing, and the key challenges they are facing. Thanks to Xero’s Small Business Insights (XSBI) program, we’re able to get real data which, combined with these anecdotes, gives us a reliable picture of the sma

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Client Accounting Services: The Complete Guide

Accounting Department

When business owners are first starting out, they usually do not have the time or resources to keep track of their finances. This is where client accounting services come in. Client accounting services can help companies manage their finances, keep track of their spending, and plan for the future.

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ERP and Accounts Receivable Automation Integration Best Practices

Gaviti

Information silos are one of the biggest thieves of efficiency at companies worldwide. Companies spread their data across multiple platforms that update at different rates. Ultimately, this data falls out of sync, and some departments never get access to invaluable information that could help them make better decisions. This is why so many companies now look to accounts receivable integration and other similar options to break down information barriers.

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MongoDB Cost Optimization: Manage Your Spend With CloudZero

CloudZero

MongoDB has evolved into the database solution of choice for developers looking to build efficient, scalable applications in the cloud. But, as when using any cloud-based infrastructure, using MongoDB introduces an additional layer of complexity to customers’ IT spend.

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How to Modernize Manufacturing Without Losing Control

Speaker: Andrew Skoog, Founder of MachinistX & President of Hexis Representatives

Manufacturing is evolving, and the right technology can empower—not replace—your workforce. Smart automation and AI-driven software are revolutionizing decision-making, optimizing processes, and improving efficiency. But how do you implement these tools with confidence and ensure they complement human expertise rather than override it? Join industry expert Andrew Skoog as he explores how manufacturers can leverage automation to enhance operations, streamline workflows, and make smarter, data-dri

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Accounts Receivable and Business Collections Trends for 2023

Enterprise Recovery: Accounts Receivable

It's time that we review our blog posts from the past year to discover any trending topics for 2023. In previous years, we've used this annual review to learn insights on how we can do better for our readers. Let us know if there's a topic that we can do better for you in the upcoming year. Here are the Accounts Receivable and Business Collections Trends for 2023.

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IRS offers guidance on wage and apprenticeship rules for green tax credits

Accounting Today

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Tips to keep sustainability top of mind this festive season

Xero

After a turbulent few years for the world, this end of year period is shaping up to be a time of relative normality and a great chance to unwind, rest and have the time to connect with friends and family. This time of year means different things to different people all around the world. However you like to spend it, remember to look after yourselves, be kind to the people around you, and get ready to take on 2023 with a renewed spirit.

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Is It a Good Idea To Outsource as a Start-Up?

Accounting Department

Startup founders and managers rightfully question whether it is prudent to outsource accounting and bookkeeping or keep the work in-house. Chart out the positives and negatives of outsourcing accounting/bookkeeping projects and you’ll find the positives are significantly greater in number.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.

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Creating New Accounting Firm Revenue Streams to Unlock Growth

Plooto

Accounting firm revenue streams are changing. To survive and thrive, they are shifting or adding offerings from tax compliance services to business advisory services to generate new revenue streams for profitable growth.

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4 Common Obstacles To Managing Microsoft Azure Costs

CloudZero

Microsoft Azure was a relative latecomer to the public cloud market: AWS preempted everyone in 2006, and Google GCP came next, in 2008. By the time Azure launched in 2010, the public cloud market had already grown to more than $24 billion.

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4 Signs Your B2B Collections Policy Isn't Working

Enterprise Recovery: Accounts Receivable

The objective of an effective collections policy is to ensure that clients pay on time. The policy will also determine what happens when the client doesn't pay within the timeframe of their payment terms. When your business is struggling with cash flow or falling behind on collecting what's owed, it could be a sign that the policy needs updating. Here are signs that your B2B collections policy isn't working.

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As tax season looms, staffing issues plague practitioners again

Accounting Today

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Protect What Matters: Rethinking Finance Ops In A Digital World

Speaker: Cheryl J. Muldrew-McMurtry

Distributed finance teams are rewriting how the back-office runs, and attackers are taking notes. Disconnected workflows, process blind spots, and rising cyber threats are more than just growing pains—they’re liabilities. The challenge isn’t just going remote. It’s building resilient systems that protect accuracy, control, and speed across every transaction and touchpoint.