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Payments Fraud Trends to Watch in 2023

Fidesic blog

Overall, payments fraud is the lowest it has been in nearly 10 years, according to an annual report released in May by the Association for Financial Professional and J.P. Morgan.

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How small businesses can benefit from getting involved with their local football club

Xero

If you’re a small business owner, chances are you’re always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to grow your business. A great way to do so could be right under your nose: on your local football pitch, and you don’t need to buy some football boots or play a full 90 minutes. Football sponsorship isn’t just for major companies – small businesses with varying budgets can get involved, too.

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Consumer Data Right (CDR) reform presents limitless opportunities for Australia’s small businesses

Intuit

As inflation and other economic pressures weigh on Australian small business owners, having access to tools that can help them make smart financial decisions is critical. The best tools should leverage data to provide a personalised experience and give small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) the information they need to hire, expand, cut costs, and streamline with confidence.

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Getting the Most Out of Virtual Bookkeeping Services

Accounting Department

Virtual bookkeepers work with a wide range of client types and business sizes in various stages of growth. So, your virtual bookkeeper can be expected to bring a great breadth and complexity of knowledge and experience to your company.

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8 Ways to Torture Your CFO

The office of the CFO is rapidly evolving, with more and more demands being placed upon the finance and accounting team each year. Join us in this webinar, where we share 8 things to NOT do when it comes to helping the CFO office advance in supporting the business. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how best to support an organization's finance leadership.

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Watch Out for Everything 'AI', a Murph Commentary

Insightful Accountant

Murph cautions us against accepting the results of 'AI' like ChatGPT. the data these AI machines produce may be more 'artificial' than 'intelligent'.

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Understanding the Benefits of Integrated Online Buying

Compleatable

As a consumer, Covid accelerated the inevitable shift to online shopping, and now that we have the confidence in how convenient online buying has become, there’s simply no going back. So, why isn’t this happening at our workplace? Integrating the shopping experience into the workplace just makes so much sense for everyone outside of finance.

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Track Spending in Real-Time with Ramp

Accounting Department

It often happens that businesses become frustrated with slow-moving, unwieldy end-to-end experiences with their credit card programs. Encountering delays in issuing new cards to employees, which further compounds the issues, and both employees and members of the finance team lacking a centralized view of cardholder transactions, creates all sorts of ongoing challenges.

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Let's Honor Flag Day Today

Insightful Accountant

As we celebrate June 14 as Flag Day, Murph reminds us to honor all that it represents.

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10 of the Most Common Invoice Payment Terms

Compleatable

For small business owners, cash flow is the lifeblood that keeps their ventures running smoothly. Managing invoices and ensuring timely payments from clients and customers is crucial to maintaining a healthy cash flow. But if you’re a new business owner or perhaps snoozed through your accountancy classes at University (we’re not judging!

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Claim edits mastery: Leveraging best edits and best practices to expedite payments

SSI Healthcare Rev Cycle Solutions

Claim edits mastery: Leveraging best edits and best practices to expedite payments [Live Webinar] Although often overlooked, claim edits play a critical role in thwarting denials and accelerating payments. Your ability to efficiently manage and promptly correct edits, utilizing a claim scrubber or billing application, has substantial implications on your cash flow.

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How to Streamline Payment Applications & Lien Waivers Through Innovative Construction Technology

Speaker: Dylan Secrest, Founder of Alamo Innovation and Construction Digital Transformation Consultant

Construction payment workflows are notoriously complex when you consider juggling multiple stakeholders, compliance requirements, and evolving project scopes. Delays in approvals or misaligned data between budgets, lien waivers, and pay applications can grind progress to a halt. The good news? It doesn't have to be this way! Join expert Dylan Secrest to discover how leading contractors are turning payment chaos into clarity using digital workflows, integrated systems, and automation strategies.

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Email Data Extraction - How to Extract Specific Data from Emails?

Nanonets

Introduction In today's digital age, managing an avalanche of emails can be an overwhelming task, especially for businesses dealing with hundreds or thousands of emails daily. However, these emails often contain vital information, from purchase orders and invoices to customer queries or even insights that could help streamline your business operations.

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Intuit Ventures Invest in Finch

Insightful Accountant

Intuit Ventures has announced an investment in Finch, the No. 1 API for employment systems. The investment will allow Finch to build deeper integrations with the Intuit QuickBooks ecosystem.

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How Human-AI Partnership will Change Bookkeeping’s Future

LedgerDocs

Artificial technology rapidly changes every industry, and bookkeeping is an exception to this revolution. The future of AI bookkeeping is looking very promising, not only for bookkeepers but for business owners as well. In this blog post, we will explore how technology will reshape the role of modern bookkeepers in the coming years. Super Bookkeepers: The goal of AI bookkeeping is not to replace human bookkeepers, but to augment their abilities, to make them into “Super Bookkeepers”

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The Rise of The Ambulatory Surgery Center

RevCycle

What is an ASC? An ambulatory surgery center (ASC) is a healthcare facility that provides same-day, outpatient surgical care. ASCs are typically freestanding facilities, meaning they are not found within a hospital. They are staffed by a team of surgeons, nurses, and other healthcare professionals who provide high-quality, cost-effective care. ASCs offer a variety of surgical procedures, including: Cataract surgery Ear, nose, and throat procedures General surgery procedures Gynecological procedu

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Precision in Motion: Why Process Optimization Is the Future of Manufacturing

Speaker: Jason Chester, Director, Product Management

In today’s manufacturing landscape, staying competitive means moving beyond reactive quality checks and toward real-time, data-driven process control. But what does true manufacturing process optimization look like—and why is it more urgent now than ever? Join Jason Chester in this new, thought-provoking session on how modern manufacturers are rethinking quality operations from the ground up.

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Best OCR Software of 2023

Nanonets

Optical character recognition (OCR) software help convert non-editable document formats such as PDFs, images or paper documents into machine-readable formats that are editable & searchable. OCR applications are commonly used to capture text from PDFs & images and convert the text into editable formats such as Word, Excel or a plain text file.

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Accounting 101: Techniques to Prioritizing Growth

Insightful Accountant

Arc Business Management and National Xero Ambassador Tate Henshaw drills down on why it is time for you to open your mind up to new techniques to help your firm.

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7 Pros and Cons of Downsizing Your Small Business

Nolan Accounting Center

Downsizing your small business is a business strategy designed to reduce overhead costs by selling business assets or laying off employees. Many times, small business owners will downsize due to a decline in the industry or an economic recession. When it comes to downsizing, there is no standard, and may look different from one business and industry to another.

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The difference between current ratio and quick ratio

Accounting Tools

Related Courses Business Ratios Guidebook The Interpretation of Financial Statements The current ratio and quick ratio are both designed to estimate the ability of a business to pay for its current liabilities. The difference between the two measurements is that the quick ratio focuses on the more liquid assets , and so gives a better view of how well a business can pay off its obligations.

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AI In Accounting: A Practical Roadmap For Smarter AP

Speaker: Gerald Ratigan

The accounts payable (AP) function is evolving and AI is leading the charge. As finance teams face rising invoice volumes and expectations for speed and accuracy, AI-powered automation has shifted from a futuristic concept to the most practical solution. But for finance leaders, success isn’t just about selecting the right tools, it’s about implementing the right strategy.

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The Ultimate NetSuite ERP Integration Guide

MineralTree

As a business grows and expands, its financial management needs often grow increasingly complex. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like NetSuite can help organizations manage these obligations, while also facilitating collaboration. NetSuite specifically is highly customizable, making it a popular choice for mid-market businesses. However, to fully leverage the benefits of NetSuite, it’s crucial to integrate it with other applications such as an accounts payable (AP) automation to

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Advisor Alliance: Hour Timesheet

Insightful Accountant

Murph describes the benefits of the Hour Timesheet Referral Program as an example of options for the time-tracking/keeping app you may currently be supporting.

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10 Smart Tax Deductions You Shouldn’t Miss

Outsourced Bookeeping

Tax deductions are a beneficial tactic to decrease your taxable income and reduce expenses when filing taxes. This writing digs into ten clever tax deductions that individuals and businesses should know. You can improve your financial status by integrating these deductions into your tax planning strategy. We will also explore the advantages that come with using outsourced bookkeeping and accounting services , such as outsourced management of accounts payable, to guarantee precise deduction monit

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Dunning letter definition

Accounting Tools

Related Courses Credit and Collection Guidebook Effective Collections Essentials of Collection Law What is a Dunning Letter? A dunning letter is a notification sent to a customer, stating that it is overdue in paying an account receivable to the sender. Dunning letters typically follow a progression from polite reminders to more strident demands for payment, if the customer continues to be non-responsive in paying.

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You upgrade everything else. Why not your close process?

You wouldn’t keep using a 2009 flip phone - so why settle for outdated close processes? It’s time for an upgrade. SkyStem's Guide to Month-End Close Software walks you through what today’s best tools can do (and what your team shouldn’t have to deal with anymore). Get smart, fast, and a whole lot less stressed when it’s time to close the books.

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Transforming Vendor Finance with Innovative, Dual-Benefit Solutions

NextProcess

Depending on who you ask , the U.S. economy is either already in recession or very likely to go in that direction. In the current business climate, vendors are looking for faster payments so they can make ends meet without waiting weeks or even months for clients to pay their invoices. At the same time, clients want to hold on to cash as long as possible to guard against economic uncertainty.

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Start Now Earning 2024 Top 100 ProAdvisor Certifications

Insightful Accountant

With more ProAdvisors beginning the Top 100 process every year, Murph is working earlier than ever to help you qualify. Certification time has arrived.

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AWS RDS vs Cloud SQL: Comparison Analysis

Economize

Choosing the right managed database service can be a challenging task. AWS RDS and Google Cloud SQL are two major players in the space, each offering a unique blend of features and advantages. This in-depth comparison guide breaks down the key considerations, including features, integrations, flexibility, data security, and pricing to help you make an informed decision.

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How to reconcile the general ledger

Accounting Tools

Related Courses Accountants’ Guidebook Bookkeeper Education Bundle Bookkeeping Guidebook The general ledger is the master set of accounts that aggregates all transactions recorded for a business. When a person is reconciling the general ledger, this usually means that individual accounts within the general ledger are being reviewed to ensure that the source documents match the balances shown in each account.

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Stop Budget Burnout: A Better Way to Grow Your Nonprofit in 2026

Speaker: Sean Yoder

Nonprofits are under more pressure than ever to demonstrate financial accountability while continuing to expand their impact. Traditional budgeting models often fall short, reinforcing silos, limiting flexibility, and stalling growth. Enter collaborative budgeting: a dynamic, team-driven process that enables smarter resource allocation and builds financial resilience at scale.

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Retained Earnings vs Owner’s Equity

SMB Accounting and Consulting

One of the best things that you can do for your business is to understand financial statements. One of the biggest issues that come with reading financial statements is understanding the differences between Retained Earnings vs Owner’s Equity. The first step is defining the two. Retained Earnings is the company’s net income or loss over the period of the company.

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The Great Recalibration

Insightful Accountant

FloQast CEO Mike Whitmire explains how you can solve today’s talent crisis through technology.

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Monthly Accounting vs. Annual Accounting: Which is Right for Your Business?

CSI Accounting & Payroll

As a small business owner, you don’t have a lot of time to research all of your options for accounting services. Plus, there’s not a lot of information out there about monthly accounting. How are you supposed to find your right fit if you can’t compare all of your options? CSI Accounting & Payroll has worked with small business accounting for over 50 years.

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Financial statement review definition

Accounting Tools

Related Courses How to Conduct a Compilation Engagement How to Conduct a Review Engagement How to Conduct an Audit Engagement What is a Financial Statement Review? A financial statement review is a service under which the accountant obtains limited assurance that there are no material modifications that need to be made to an entity's financial statements for them to be in conformity with the applicable accounting framework (such as GAAP or IFRS ).

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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