November, 2019

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Tax Advisor vs Accountant

Billah and Associates

An accountant and a tax advisor both serve specific financial requirements and they are certainly not the same. You need to choose one of them based on your financial requirements. Each of them has different roles to play to ensure efficient personal and corporate financial management. Tax Advisor vs Accountant – Understand the Differences In order to make the selection, you must know the primary difference between a tax advisor and an accountant and their work.

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Ep. 30: Fatima Mamod - Business Savvy Accountant

IMA's Count Me

Contact Fatima: [link] FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Adam : (00:05) Hey everyone. Welcome back for episode 30 of Count Me In. I'm your host, Adam Larson and our featured expert guests for today's conversation is Fatima Mamod. Fatima is a chartered accountant, entrepreneur and a business coach from Johannesburg, South Africa who joined Mitch for a conversation on what she calls the business savvy accountant.

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Is bookkeeping a $10 billion market opportunity? Intuit thinks so

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Sponsors OnPay: [link] OnPay is offering an exclusive promo code only for the listeners of The Cloud Accounting Podcast to get three free months of OnPay payroll service for any of your clients that you set up by February of 2020! Visit the sponsor link, and use code "CAP3FREE" to take advantage of this offer! Show Notes 00:32 – See Brad. Be like Brad.

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AWS Savings Plans Shake up Cloud Cost Optimization Industry

CloudZero

Last week, Amazon announced the end of the reserved instance, commonly known as the “RI”, with the announcement of their new replacement, “ AWS Savings Plans ”. Amazon has been dropping hints for a while that they were heading in this direction, in particular their September announcement stating that all instance type limits would now be based on vCPUs, a move which laid the groundwork behind the scenes for savings plans and most likely a whole lot more that we have yet to see.

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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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Journalist turned CEO-coach, Andrea Clarke, confirmed for Receipt Bank Exchange 2020

Dext

Early on, Andrea Clarke made the art of communication her career. After reporting major news spanning the US Presidential Election, Hurricane Katrina and the Virginia Tech campus shooting from Washington DC, Andrea moved into the international non-profit arena in 2008.

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Eliminating the financial close with AI ? Live at Sage Intacct Advantage

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Sponsors Bill.com [link] Teampay [link] Show Notes 01:07 – Meet our guests! 01:48 – Aaron talks about what's on the horizon for Sage , including the launch of Intelligent GL | Sage 02:32 – Intelligent GL uses AI to provide continuous trust, and continuous insights that help customers make better business decisions 03:13 – Blasphemy! How dare you try to take away our close.

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How DonorsChoose scaled to $100M+ on cloud ERP ? Live at Sage Intacct Advantage

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Sponsors Bill.com: [link] Teampay: [link] Show Notes 01:09 – Meet Alliah Mohamed, director of accounting and financial operations for DonorsChoose! 01:29 – Bright lights, big city, and one CAP listener in the live audience! 02:07 – How does DonorsChoose work? 03:22 – Because they work with such a mind-boggling number of funds, DonorsChoose uses Sage Intacct to help them track the money 04:51 – Before Intacct, DonorsChoose did things the old-fashioned way - manual entry 07:01 – Alliah attends

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BONUS | Doreen Remmen - Today's CFO

IMA's Count Me

FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Mitch: (00:05) Hey everybody. Welcome back to Count Me In, IMA's podcast about all things affecting the accounting and finance world. This is your host Mitch Roshong. Thank you for joining us again today. You're about to hear the third bonus episode of our IMA focused mini series within Count Me In. We're going to listen to Adam speak with IMA CFO and senior vice president of operations, Doreen Remmen.

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What is mid-market and why should accountants care? ? Live at Sage Intacct Advantage 2019

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Sponsors Bill.com: [link] Teampay: [link] Show Notes 01:18 – Meet Rob Reid, chairman of Sage Mid-Market Solutions Group 01:23 – Meet Kevin Cumley, director of the Sage Intacct Accountants Program 01:40 – What really is 'mid-market'? 04:34 – Doing cloud before cloud was a thing - Sage Intacct began as a cloud firm some 20 years back! 05:02 – Sage Intacct helps firms deliver outsourced accounting and financial services to their clients 06:44 – What separates Intacct from other players in the fie

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Intuit acquires ChronoBooks & news from Xerocon London

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Sponsors OnPay: [link] OnPay is offering an exclusive promo code only for the listeners of The Cloud Accounting Podcast to get three free months of OnPay payroll service for any of your clients that you set up by February of 2020! Visit the sponsor link, and use code "CAP3FREE" to take advantage of this offer! Show Notes 02:47 – Building stronger relationships?

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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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A rundown of QuickBooks Online news from #QBConnect

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Sponsors OnPay: [link] OnPay is offering an exclusive promo code only for the listeners of The Cloud Accounting Podcast to get three free months of OnPay payroll service for any of your clients that you set up by February of 2020! Visit the sponsor link, and use code "CAP3FREE" to take advantage of this offer! Show Notes 00:45 – Meet Valerie! 01:44 – Meet David!

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Ep. 27: Fatema El-Wakeel - Agile Project Management

IMA's Count Me

Contact Fatema: LinkedIn - [link] Fatema's Blog: [link] Fatema's Articles: [link] [link] FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Adam : (00:00) Welcome back to Count Me In, IMA's podcast about all things affecting the accounting and finance world. I'm your host, Adam Larson. And this week's episode, Mitch was joined by Fatema El-Zahraa El-Wakeel to talk about agile project management methodology.

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Getting to know Acuity LIVE from AcuityCon in Atlanta

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Sponsors OnPay: [link] OnPay is offering an exclusive promo code only for the listeners of The Cloud Accounting Podcast to get three free months of OnPay payroll service for any of your clients that you set up by February of 2020! Visit the sponsor link, and use code "CAP3FREE" to take advantage of this offer! Show Notes 01:17 – Acuity - firm of the future today - operating almost completely with a remote workforce!

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Ep. 26: Indra Moeljadi - The Evolving Role of the Business Partner

IMA's Count Me

FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Adam: (00:05) Welcome back to Count Me In, IMA's podcast about all things affecting the accounting and finance world. I'm Adam Larson and today we're going to listen to Mitch speak with Indra Moeljadi from Switzerland about the evolving role of a finance business partner. In their conversation Indra talks about business partnering technology in analytics, strategic decision making and storytelling.

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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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Ep. 25: Khaled Chowdhury - Finance Culture Transformation

IMA's Count Me

Contact Khaled: LinkedIn - [link] Blog: Getting started in #PowerBI for #Finance and #Accounting Unleashed | Beast BI - [link] FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Mitch: (00:05) Welcome back to Count Me In, IMA's podcast about all things affecting the accounting and finance world. I'm Mitch Roshong and in today's episode we'll hear Adam Larson talk with global finance data and tech leader Khaled Chowdhury as they discuss finance culture transformation.

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#AccountexUSA: Getting to know the Latino market

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Sponsors Right Networks: [link] Show Notes 00:40 – Welcome Jose and Tony! 01:13 – Tony explains the Latino Tax Professionals Association’s mission 02:37 – The fast-growing Latinx small-business market is largely underserved in the U.S. 04:59 – Uncle Sam wants you - even if you're an illegal immigrant - to pay your taxes 05:32 – There's a delicate balancing act of compliance with the IRS, or the government 06:31 – Jose tells undocumented clients that filing a return is an imperative step in be

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Want to be a co-host at QuickBooks Connect?

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Show Notes Handles and Hashtags for Contes t Twitter: @CloudAcctPod Facebook: @CloudAccountingPodcast LinkedIn: @CloudAccountingPodcast Official QuickBooks Connect hashtag: #QBConnect Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary. Find us on Facebook and, if you like what you hear, please do us a favor and write a review on iTunes , or Podchaser.

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The King is Dead, Long Live the King! AWS Savings Plans Shake up the Cloud Cost Optimization Industry

CloudZero

Last week, Amazon announced the end of the reserved instance, commonly known as the “RI”, with the announcement of their new replacement, “ AWS Savings Plans ”. Amazon has been dropping hints for a while that they were heading in this direction, in particular their September announcement stating that all instance type limits would now be based on vCPUs, a move which laid the groundwork behind the scenes for savings plans and most likely a whole lot more that we have yet to see.

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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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The Hidden Costs of AWS Data Transfer

CloudZero

If your business depends on AWS cloud services, you’re probably familiar with the experience of having unexpected, hidden charges crop up on your monthly invoice. At times, the AWS cost structure can be quite opaque, making it difficult to accurately gauge in advance the costs of hosting a given application. One of the most common sources of unanticipated AWS charges is the service’s data transfer fees.

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Ep. 28: George Azih - Lease Accounting Standards

IMA's Count Me

George Azih bio: [link] Contact George: [link] FULL EPISODE TRANSCRIPT Adam : (00:00) Welcome back to Count Me In, IMA's podcast about all things affecting the accounting and finance world. I'm your host, Adam Larson. And for this week's episode, Mitch spoke with the CEO and founder of Lease Query George Azih. This conversation focused on ASC842 and how lease accounting software can help businesses enhance their processes when complying with the new lease standards.

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#AccountexUSA: Meet Cash Flow Mike

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Sponsors Right Networks: [link] Show Notes 00:17 – Meet Cash Flow Mike! 00:36 – Cash flow is king - It's how businesses keep their doors open 01:26 – Mike teaches banks effective methods for communicating with small-biz owners 01:50 – Mike teaches from the standpoint of necessary advising, instead of trusted advising 03:41 – Want to add advisory to your practice?

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