November, 2023

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Why 2024 will be the year of generative AI for investment accounting

Accounting Today

While it initially garnered attention for its creative applications in content and image generation, the true potential of generative AI lies in its ability to unlock new ways of thinking in the business world.

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Revenue vs. Profit: Understanding the Difference and the KPIs that Matter

Accounting Department

Business owners strive to maximize their company’s profits. After all, profits are the primary metric of a successful business. However, not everyone understands the difference between revenue and profit, and why it matters for their business.

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Building a strong network to grow your career

Intuit

Networking plays a crucial role in any career journey, but sometimes it’s hard to know where to start and how to get the most out of every interaction. Recently, Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer (CDEIO) and VP of Talent Development at Intuit, Humera Shahid, sat down with Toronto Intuit employees to chat about all things networking and how to use it to grow your career.

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Celebrating Global Bookkeeping Week

Xero

It’s Global Bookkeeping Week, an annual tradition that recognises bookkeepers from all corners of the globe and a worthy cause for celebration at Xero. From 6-10 November 2023, this dedicated week will see tens of thousands of bookkeepers take a moment to reflect on their incredible contributions to the small business community. Bookkeeping remains a thriving global profession, presenting its practitioners with a unique blend of challenges and enriching experiences.

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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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Fidesic Features Spotlight: Invoice Processing

Fidesic blog

It’s time to check in and talk about our feature of the month in the Fidesic app. Today we are giving a shout out to our invoice processing module.

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10 Continuous Deployment Tools To Consider

ProsperOps

As businesses push for faster release cycles and high-quality apps, continuous deployment (CD) tools bridge the gap between development and delivery. Think of CD tools as the baton passing from runner to runner in a relay race. Because the hand-off is so critical, automation and reliability have become indispensable. This article explores the benefits of CD and outlines the top CD tools reshaping how we think about software deployment.

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Optimizing Spending for Improved Profitability

Accounting Department

As a small and medium-sized business (SMB) owner, managing your cash flow and expenses is crucial to keep your business afloat and profitable. But in today's ever-changing business landscape, controlling costs is easier said than done.

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Global Engineering Days 2023 – a week on the road to beautiful code

Intuit

GED is a weeklong code-a-thon that brings together Intuit technologists from all over the world to innovate and collaborate on projects they’re passionate about. This fall’s GED had a number of “firsts”: #1: Intuit’s Chief Technology Officer, Alex Balazs kicked off the week in Bangalore, India. Over 1,000 technologists from our India office came together in person to watch the GED kickoff, hosted by Alex.

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Announcing the winners of the 2023 Xero Beautiful Business Fund

Xero

We’re very excited to reveal the global and regional winners of the inaugural Xero Beautiful Business Fund – each of whom will receive a share of the NZ$750,000 global prize pool. After receiving a massive 5,500+ applications across four categories and seven countries, our regional and global judging panels have selected a total of 28 winners.

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Key MLOps processes (part 4): Serving and monitoring machine learning models

FinOps in Practice

In this article, we describe the block of the scheme, devoted to serving and monitoring machine learning models. Please, find the whole scheme, which describes key MLOps processes here. The main parts of the scheme are horizontal blocks, inside of which the procedural aspects of MLOps are described. Each of them is designed to solve specific tasks within the framework of ensuring the uninterrupted operation of the company’s ML services.

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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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6 Common QuickBooks Hosting Myths Dispelled

Ace Cloud Hosting

QuickBooks hosting is a powerful technology that enables businesses to experiment and innovate rapidly, often regarded as a catalyst for “speed-to-market” and a driver of remote accounting. By providing on-demand.

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Art of Accounting: Managing strategic growth

Accounting Today

Strategic growth requires a plan, execution and something new to present to potential clients.

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The Ins and Outs of DCAA Accounting for Government Contractors

Accounting Department

When it comes to compliance with government regulations, navigating the intricacies and nuances of DCAA accounting is essential for any government contractor. DCAA stands for Defense Contract Audit Agency, a branch of the Department of Defense that is tasked with auditing and evaluating proposal and contract costs for the government.

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Closing the gap for women in tech: why mentorship matters

Intuit

Women and other underrepresented groups in tech have a lot of ground to make up. As of 2023 , only 29% of technologists and 25.5% of senior-level personnel identified as women or non-binary. A peek inside AnitaB.org ’s TechEES report shows only 63.5% of all women and non-binary technologists report a sense of belonging at work, with Black respondents reporting a particularly low sense of belonging.

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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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Three things we learnt about small business from the latest XSBI data

Xero

The latest round of Xero Small Business Insights (XSBI) featured plenty of new data showing how small businesses are tracking across Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. XSBI is released quarterly and uses anonymised and aggregated data to track the performance of, and improve understanding about, small businesses.

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FinCEN Set to Begin Enforcement January 1, 2024

Insightful Accountant

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, part of the U.S. Department of Treasury is set to begin Small Entity Compliance implementation and enforcement of provisions related to Beneficial Owners Reporting as of January 1, 2024.

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How To Host A QuickBooks Company File – A Comprehensive Guide

Ace Cloud Hosting

Looking for instructions on hosting a QuickBooks Desktop company file? This is the place for you. QuickBooks Desktop is a powerful accounting software widely implemented by businesses to manage their.

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CFOs should embrace digital transformation or risk irrelevance

Accounting Today

In an ever-shifting global landscape full of economic uncertainties, the traditional role of chief financial officers is undergoing a seismic evolution.

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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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Tipalti PO Management Made Easy

Accounting Department

By implementing Tipalti's innovative software, businesses can revolutionize their purchase order (PO) process, effortlessly streamlining and automating their operations. Gone are the days of tedious manual purchasing workflows, as Tipalti empowers companies to achieve unparalleled efficiency and accuracy. With its user-friendly interface and cutting-edge technology, Tipalti ensures that every step of the purchasing process is seamless and error-free.

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Flexible Work that Works: Revolutionizing Tax and Bookkeeping Careers with Intuit

Intuit

Nina spends her weekends cheering for her kids from the sidelines. “Soccer is what we breathe around here. It’s amazing seeing your child do something that they love and enjoy,” Nina said. But she never dreamed her career would be sidelined. Just eight days into her hard-won dream job, Nina’s husband was stationed across the country, a pattern that became the norm for Nina and her family.

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What you can expect at Xero Asia Roadshow 2023

Xero

With a week to go ’til Xero Asia Roadshow, we are buzzing with everything we have lined up for our accounting and bookkeeping community. Exploring the agenda This year we’re exploring how we can work Smarter, Faster, Stronger, Together to support small businesses across Asia; your clients, who themselves strive to do this every day, and depend on their accountants and bookkeepers to help get them there.

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Case Study: Running the Favorite Tools in Your Practice

Insightful Accountant

Accounting now heavily relies on various applications and systems. Unfortunately, these are often different, either cloud-based, SaaS, or desktop. This poses security risks as firms lack IT support.

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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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Cloud vs. Local Servers: Choosing the Best Setup for QuickBooks Enterprise

Ace Cloud Hosting

When it comes to managing finances, QuickBooks Enterprise has proven to be a robust and adaptable option for businesses of all types. However, the critical question is where to install.

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IRS delays $600 1099-K threshold for another year

Accounting Today

The service will postpone the lower threshold, but will phase in a threshold of $5,000 for tax year 2024.

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The Benefits of Continuous Planning for Your Business

Accounting Department

As a business owner or CEO, have you ever felt frustrated when the budget you made at the beginning of the year has become irrelevant halfway through? Have you ever wished for a more flexible and agile way to manage your finances? If so, you might want to consider continuous planning.

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Building Inclusion: supporting career transitions of veterans through mentorship

Intuit

Tell us a little bit about yourself, your connection to the military, and what brought you to Intuit. I am originally from California, but moved to Tucson when I met my spouse. My grandfather served in the U.S. Army Air Forces and my stepfather served in the U.S. Air Force. On my spouse’s side, I ended up surrounded by veterans, with my spouse’s father, brother, grandfather, and grandmother all having served.

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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.

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Xero Beautiful Business Fund: Congratulations to our partner referral winners!

Xero

Wow – what an amazing response we’ve had to the Xero Beautiful Business Fund! There are truly some incredible small businesses out there in the world, and some wonderful accountants and bookkeepers who support them. Thank you to everyone that has applied, and for helping get the word out and encouraging small businesses to get involved. We’re pleased to announce the winners of our partner referral competition below: Visa card winners (drawn from those who had 1 – 9 referrals) Entrant

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Add some "Style" to Your QBO Inventory with Item Variability

Insightful Accountant

As Intuit incorporates more of the QuickBooks Commerce inventory related functionality into various QuickBooks Online SKUs, they are adding some "Style" to QBO Advanced Inventory.

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Tax Planning for 2024: Accountants and CPAs’ Tips for Success 

Ace Cloud Hosting

Tax planning is a proactive approach that involves looking ahead to identify and implement strategies that can reduce your workload. It’s about understanding your clients’ financial goals and assessing.

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Ohio floats plan to recruit more CPAs

Accounting Today

The Ohio Society of CPAs is working on an action plan to attract more young people to the accounting profession.

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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