Nolan Accounting Center
MAY 15, 2023
As a small business owner, it’s important to keep a close eye on your financials, including making sure that you are getting your bills paid in full and on time, investing in the future, and making a decent profit. Therefore, you must make sure that you have efficient financial processes in place. This can be challenging for many, which is why it’s important to find an accounting firm you can trust.
Xero
MAY 16, 2023
If you’re anything like us, the shorter days and colder weather signals not only a change in season, but the nearing of another cyclical shift – the new financial year. With just over six weeks left in FY23, now’s the time to get organised. And a good place to start is with finalising payroll. This EOFY in Xero Payroll will be slightly different than previous years.
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Accounting Department
MAY 18, 2023
Last week, AccountingDepartment.com Business Development Representatives, Shawn Marcum, and Luke Backus attended the 2023 Women President's Organization Entrepreneurial Excellence Forum in Las Vegas, NV.
Ascend Software blog
MAY 16, 2023
In the world of business, understanding your expenditures is crucial. One of the costs that can often fly under the radar is the price of processing a purchase order (PO). While it might seem like a negligible expense, it's important to remember that small costs add up, especially when you're dealing with a high volume of orders. In this blog post, we'll break down the average cost of processing a purchase order and discuss strategies for reducing it.
Advertiser: Paycor
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Intuit
MAY 15, 2023
We recently launched Intuit Ventures to invest in high-growth startups that are mission-aligned with our business and usher in exciting waves of innovation. Our investments represent opportunities to power prosperity and improve the financial lives of individuals and small businesses. And yet, the venture capital industry doesn’t offer equal opportunities to all.
Xero
MAY 17, 2023
There’s now a little over two months to go before old reports in Xero are retired. Over the past year, we’ve been encouraging you to make the switch, with lots of education, support and advice from other small business owners and their advisors. If you’ve waited until now to start using new reports, you’ll have less time to make the switch. We urge you to start focusing on this, to avoid any disruption to your workflows.
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Ascend Software blog
MAY 18, 2023
Investing in an Accounts Payable (AP) automation solution can dramatically streamline your business operations, reduce costs, and improve accuracy. However, with a myriad of options available, choosing the right solution can be daunting. This blog will delve into the top features you should consider to ensure you select a solution that aligns with your enterprise's needs.
Intuit
MAY 16, 2023
Today, the IRS released the Congressionally-mandated study on the feasibility of an IRS-run direct e-file system. The conclusions of this study ignore facts, common sense, and what we know from our decades of helping millions of Americans file their taxes – taxpayers don’t want the tax collector, assessor, auditor, and enforcer also to be their tax preparer.
Xero
MAY 17, 2023
Today we announced Xero’s full year financial and operating results to 31 March 2023 (FY23). Having started my journey as Xero’s CEO in February this year, I’m pleased to share our strong FY23 operating results, and I’m deeply excited about our opportunity to help power the global small business economy. Our results demonstrate Xero’s resilience in a complex macroeconomic environment, our valuable customer proposition, our increasing efficiency, and commitment to even more disciplined, customer
Insightful Accountant
MAY 18, 2023
Massachusetts Society Of CPAs awards scholarships to 51 students across the state.
Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA
In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. But 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. 🗻 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. The higher you go, the more your effectiveness depends on how you connect, adapt, and communicate.
Future Firm
MAY 18, 2023
In this episode, I want to share 9 ways you can leverage ChatGPT in your accounting firm to save time, reduce stress, and boost productivity. Listen below. 0:26 – ChatGPT is a powerful tool that can boost productivity and efficiency for several processes. 1:07 – ChatGPT can help businesses save time and generate high-quality blog content by quickly creating informative and engaging posts based on provided topics and details. 1:39 – Second, ChatGPT helps you draft professional e
LedgerDocs
MAY 18, 2023
Any freelancer or self-employed individual knows what it is like to be busy and you’re used to wearing multiple hats on your workday. With everything that you have going on, managing your finances and bookkeeping can be challenging. Maintaining organized and accurate records is crucial for your business’s financial health, future growth opportunity, and tax compliance.
Xero
MAY 14, 2023
When it comes to productivity, it’s no secret Aotearoa New Zealand lags heavily behind our OECD counterparts. In fact, our recent research shows Kiwis would need to work 20 percent more to reach the average OECD GDP output. For Kiwis working a 40-hour work week, this is equivalent to working an extra day per week to make up the labour productivity gap – and that’s just to reach the average productivity mark.
Insightful Accountant
MAY 17, 2023
If you find an 'automatic update' download for QuickBooks Desktop failed to install, Murph has some procedures you can try.
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.
Accounting Tools
MAY 19, 2023
Related Courses Going Concern Audit Issues How to Conduct an Audit Engagement What is the Going Concern Qualification? The going concern principle is that you assume a business will continue in the future, unless there is evidence to the contrary. When an auditor conducts an examination of the accounting records of a company, he or she has an obligation to review its ability to continue as a going concern; if the assessment is that there is a substantial doubt regarding the company's ability to
Enterprise Recovery: Accounts Receivable
MAY 19, 2023
With the "unprecedented" events of the past few years, businesses are looking to become more efficient in all areas of their organizations. An area that is often overlooked due to its manual processes is accounts receivable. Even though payments by check have declined since 2019, thirty percent of B2B clients are still writing checks and sending them in the mail.
MineralTree
MAY 18, 2023
According to a 2022 report by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP), 71% of organizations surveyed experienced attempted or actual payments fraud in 2021. Vendor fraud is one common type of fraud used by scammers to steal from businesses of all sizes. It often involves faking vendor information to redirect payments from the accounts payable (AP) team to a fraudster’s account.
Insightful Accountant
MAY 16, 2023
Intuit began pushing out the R9_45 update to QuickBooks 2022 Desktop Products, including Enterprise 22.0 on May 11. You may have seen this update pending in QuickBooks 2022 software.
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.
Accounting Tools
MAY 19, 2023
Related Courses Accountants’ Guidebook Bookkeeper Education Bundle Bookkeeping Guidebook What is a Ledger Account? A ledger account contains a record of business transactions. It is a separate record within the general ledger that is assigned to a specific asset, liability, equity item, revenue type, or expense type. Examples of Ledger Accounts Examples of ledger accounts are cash, accounts receivable, inventory, fixed assets, accounts payable accrued expenses, debt, stockholders’ equity, revenu
Outsourced Bookeeping
MAY 16, 2023
Financial management must include tax planning because it may minimize tax bills and increase savings. Both individuals and companies must start arranging their taxes now for the tax planning strategies for 2023. To reduce tax costs and maximize savings, it’s essential to stay current on recent developments given the constantly evolving tax rules and regulations.
Counto
MAY 19, 2023
What is Lorem Ipsum? Lorem Ipsum is simply dummy text of the printing and typesetting industry. Lorem Ipsum has been the industry’s standard dummy text ever since the 1500s, when an unknown printer took a galley of type and scrambled it to make a type specimen book. It has survived not only five centuries, but also the leap into electronic typesetting, remaining essentially unchanged.
Insightful Accountant
MAY 18, 2023
Intuit will discontinue support, including add-on services for QuickBooks Desktop 2020, as of May 31, 2023.
Advertiser: Paycor
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Accounting Tools
MAY 15, 2023
Related Courses Bookkeeping Guidebook How to Audit Receivables New Controller Guidebook What is the Allowance for Doubtful Accounts? The allowance for doubtful accounts is paired with and offsets accounts receivable. It represents management’s best estimate of the amount of accounts receivable that will not be paid by customers. When the allowance is subtracted from accounts receivable, the remainder is the total amount of receivables that a business actually expects to collect.
Tipalti
MAY 19, 2023
Cross-border payments are transactions sent from one country and received in a different country. Transfer fees, bank fees, local currency, foreign currency conversion rates, exchange fees, and international credit card fees may apply to cross-border transactions.
Counto
MAY 19, 2023
How AI Is Revolutionising Accounting For Small Businesses In the modern business world, Artificial Intelligence (AI) like ChatGPT has made remarkable strides, presenting unprecedented opportunities to revolutionise accounting services for small businesses. AI can streamline accounting processes, enhance the accuracy and efficiency of financial data analysis, and speed up financial reporting to levels previously unimaginable.
Insightful Accountant
MAY 15, 2023
New for May, Intuit is pushing out the R4_101 update to QuickBooks 2023 Desktop Products, including Enterprise 23.0. It's primarily focused on Employee and Payroll related functionality.
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
Accounting Tools
MAY 15, 2023
Related Courses Bookkeeping Guidebook How to Audit Receivables New Controller Guidebook The Difference Between the Direct Write-Off and Allowance Methods Under the direct write-off method , a bad debt is charged to expense as soon as it is apparent that an invoice will not be paid. Under the allowance method , an estimate of the future amount of bad debt is charged to a reserve account as soon as a sale is made.
Jetpack Workflow
MAY 19, 2023
Developing bad habits is easy to do in the early days of running your accounting firm. It’s also understandable. Who has time to keep everything in order when your focus is on growing your firm? One of the more common “bad habits” is unorganized and incomplete client folders, which vary from one client to the next. As your firm grows, this will likely cause several issues, including: Endless back-and-forths with clients Missed deadlines Erroneous mistakes on crucial documents Undue frustration f
Analytix Finance & Accounting
MAY 19, 2023
CFOs play a prominent role in the success of a business. They protect the company’s finances and steer the business towards continuous improvement by taking actions dependent on the existing scenario. Hiring a CFO can be a good idea if you own or manage a startup and find managing the key aspects of your finances to be challenging. If your company is not yet ready to hire a full-time CFO, there are great options available for you.
Insightful Accountant
MAY 15, 2023
The funding, from JPMorgan Chase Bank and Hercules Capital, will continue its growth and product innovation. In addition, the company names three new executive team additions.
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.
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