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Meet the new faces of Australia’s XPAC

Xero

Xero wouldn’t be where it is today without the support of our partner community, and that includes our Xero Partner Advisory Council (XPAC). That’s why we’re thrilled to announce our latest XPAC cohort for Australia. The XPAC team is a group of experts connecting Xero to the community and industry alike. They both challenge and champion the needs of the accounting and bookkeeping sector by engaging in open discussion, sharing industry insights, and providing actionable feedback.

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Scaling the Adopt a Small Business program

Intuit

Customer obsession has always been one of Intuit’s core values. While Intuit prides itself on creating innovative products and services, our touchpoints leave us with a partial view of the real-life challenges small businesses face. In April 2019, the Adopt a Small Business program began. In this program, small groups of Intuit employees volunteer to adopt a QuickBooks and/or Mailchimp customer for two months, getting to know the ups and downs of running a small business while using our products

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Maximizing Your Return: Calculating the ROI of AP Automation

Ascend Software blog

For businesses that rely on manual invoice and payment processing, the cost savings and efficiency gains of implementing an automation solution can be significant. By automating AP processes, companies can reduce time spent on manual processing and processing costs, while improving accuracy and reducing the risk of errors.

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Recognizing Our Military Spouses - Happy MilSpouse Appreciation Day!

Accounting Department

Our AccountingDepartment.com family is proud of its vibrant and diverse “cast of characters”—we span the country with our team members coming from all backgrounds and personalities. Included among our team are some amazing Military Spouses whose hard work, dedication, and contributions are part of what makes our family so strong—and theirs as well.

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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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Zamp Launches End-to-End Sales Tax Solution for Online Sellers

Insightful Accountant

Zamp's team includes former state auditors, sales tax experts, research specialists and first employees of Stripe-acquired TaxJar & Vista-acquired Avalara.

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Building Inclusion: The bright side of mental health

Intuit

Intuit products are more than web, desktop, and mobile applications. We build the products that enable people to live independent lives. They manage their finances, start businesses, hire employees, and develop their careers. We’re also committed to making sure they feel safe, accepted, and understood in the process. As global co-leader of our employee resource group the Intuit Abilities Network, Lou Shelley is on a mission to create a stigma free environment where our workers bring their true s

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AccountingDepartment.com Awarded Inc. Best Workplaces 2023 Recognition

Accounting Department

We are thrilled to share that AccountingDepartment.com has been selected for inclusion in the Inc. Best Workplaces list, for the second year in a row. This 2023 recognition is a true testament to our accomplishments around the workplace we have created. We are grateful for the privilege of being acknowledged as an Inc. Best Workplace for back-to-back years and we extend our appreciation to our entire staff, who make it such a wonderful place to be every day.

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The Brigade Business Breakthrough Blog

Brigade

Brigade CEO Elizabeth Manso , CPA, was recently profiled in City Biz magazine. The interview centered on how she has led Brigade as an advisory, accounting and bookkeeping company 'to exceptional growth since its founding in 2008, and recently launched a new platform for other firms to find a “breakthrough” for even greater success.

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A community for technologists, by technologists

Intuit

A major challenge for tech companies is how to remain resilient despite a potential economic slowdown. Leading through macroeconomic uncertainty, there’s a need to build innovation and compete. To achieve the feat, tech companies are shaping engineers in real-time by providing them with meaningful opportunities, on-the-job training, and sharing what challenges they might face.

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Bookkeeping Cleanup Checklist: Six Steps to Get Caught Up

Less Accounting

It happens more than you think. Accounting gets left behind while business moves forward. Before you know it, it’s been months or even (yikes) years, since your bookkeeping has been properly updated. And now the project looms over you like an ominous thunderstorm waiting to strike with disastrous results. Getting ready to do bookkeeping cleanup sounds intimidating, but can be done effectively by systematically working through these steps to gather the information you need.

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Your New & Improved Month-End Close Process Is Not So Far Out of Reach!

All accounting teams know what it is like to dread the inevitable month-end scaries. If there was a way to feel less burdened and maybe even a little enthusiastic to work on your month-end close and reconciliation process, would you do it? No, don't answer that, of course you would! Automate your month-end close process by up to 40% with SkyStem's ART and see how much more alive you feel!

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Stay in the know with NetSuite's P&L Statements

Accounting Department

There are three documents that public companies must file quarterly: the balance sheet, the cash flow statement, and the profit and loss statement. Although private companies aren’t required to submit these forms, they are still recommended to provide a good snapshot of current conditions for business owners to always be aware of the health of their business.

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Liquidity Management Is Crucial to Succeeding in Today’s Hyper-Fast Environment

Plooto

In today's turbulent, disruptive times, businesses must stay financially agile. Effective liquidity management enables companies to make quick decisions, manage risk, and capitalize on business opportunities. In a   recent survey with Forrester , more than 80% of the companies indicated that liquidity management is a priority.

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Introducing Gaviti’s New Credit Management Module: Streamline Your Collections and Mitigate Risk ?

Gaviti

We are thrilled to announce the launch of our latest addition to the Gaviti accounts receivable collections platform: the Credit Management Module! At Gaviti, we understand how crucial it is for you to maintain a healthy cash flow, minimize credit risk, and ensure timely payments from your customers. With this new module, we aim to empower your business by providing you with the tools and insights to make better credit decisions and enhance your overall credit management strategy.

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Best Practices for Managing Tax Extensions in Your CPA Firm

CapActix

Managing tax extensions can be a challenging task for CPA firms, especially during the busy tax season. However, with proper planning and organization, it is possible to efficiently manage tax extensions while ensuring compliance with tax regulations and meeting client expectations. Here are some best practices for managing tax extensions in your CPA firm: Plan Ahead Start preparing for tax extensions early in the tax season.

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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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Turn to FP&A for Effective Financial Planning

Accounting Department

For any business owner, one of the key areas of focus should be the company’s future. Financial planning is a vital part of that plan, helping business owners leverage growth and expand their operations. If a business owner hasn’t focused on this aspect, they need to understand what it is, what it does, and how it differs from regular accounting. What Is FP&A?

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AICPA, CIMA Unveil New Learning Tools

Insightful Accountant

The organizations have released a new online learning platform that will help accounting and finance professionals improve and update their skills in today's digital landscape.

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Tax Planning Vs Tax Reacting: How to Save Money by Taking Action Now

CSI Accounting & Payroll

We know nobody really likes tax season. However, the work you do now could be the difference between saving money or spending money in the Spring. Did you know that an annual tax accountant can only fill out your tax forms according to what's already happened? They can't truly help with tax planning because they don't work with your accounting year-round; their job mostly involves recording history.

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4 Low-Effort Tactics That Saved CloudZero Over $2M In 2023

CloudZero

Whether or not you take the oft-quoted statistic that 30% of companies’ cloud spend as gospel, one thing is for sure: Companies have been spending recklessly in the cloud ever since its inception.

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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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What Happens when Business Debt Goes to Collections?

Enterprise Recovery

Debt collections may not be the most enjoyable part of back office operations, but it's absolutely necessary. Unfortunately, some of your business clients will miss a payment or more due to various reasons. If you've signed an agreement and fulfilled your part, they still owe you. What happens when business debt goes to collections?

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Future Forward 2023: Why You Must Document Before You Can Automate

Insightful Accountant

Cloud Accounting Podcast host David Leary shows you the secret to improving your workflows and saving time. Sign up for the Future Forward webinar today.

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How and why you should use tags in QuickBooks Online

Reconciled Solutions

Tags in QuickBooks Online add another way to track your financial data in addition to classes and categories. The post How and why you should use tags in QuickBooks Online appeared first on Reconciled Solutions.

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Matt Round On How Amazon Reinvented Software Engineering

CloudZero

In the early 2000s, Amazon faced an existential threat: Speed up their pace of software engineering, or risk losing eminence in the burgeoning e-commerce landscape.

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Putting the ‘Tech’ in Spend Management Techniques

Speaker: Wayne Spivak, President and CFO of SBA * Consulting Ltd., Industry Writer, Public Speaker

If you’re lost in the world of spend management needs and your GAP analysis is lacking perspective on the future state of your business performance, listen up! With the advancement of technology, the implementation of spend management best practices and concrete GAP analyses is more streamlined and accessible than ever before. And while this may sound like great news for you and your clients, it won’t be worthwhile unless you have the latest techniques to back up your ambitions!

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Prepaid rent accounting

Accounting Tools

Related Courses Bookkeeping Guidebook GAAP Guidebook Property Management Accounting Overview of Prepaid Rent Accounting Prepaid rent is rent paid prior to the rental period to which it relates. Rent is commonly paid in advance, being due on the first day of that month covered by the rent payment. The landlord typically sends an invoice several weeks early, so the tenant issues a check payment at the end of the preceding month in order to mail it to the landlord and have it arrive by the due date

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Standalone Contractor Payments with New W-9 Tracker

Insightful Accountant

W-9 and Contractor Payment options are among the QuickBooks Online updates inspired by accountants.

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Common Mistakes to Avoid in Restaurant Accounts Payable Processing

Outsourced Bookeeping

The management of a restaurant’s financials is incomplete without the incorporation of the pivotal restaurant accounts payable process. Proper handling of accounts payable guarantees timely payment to suppliers and vendors, resulting in the seamless operation of a restaurant. Common Mistakes to Avoid in Restaurant Accounts Payable Processing Nevertheless, the processing of accounts payable can be intricate and susceptible to mistakes.

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How To Reduce BigQuery Spending

finout

Table of Contents Understanding BigQuery Pricing and Billing Components of BigQuery Pricing Best Practices for Cost Optimization Query Performance Optimization Cost-Effective Storage Options Use a FinOps Platform To Deduce Spending Final Thoughts BigQuery isa powerful data warehousing tool and a popular choice among engineering teams looking to work with massive amounts of data.

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Book of Secrets for the Month-End Close

Developing a consistent month-end close doesn’t need to be a mystery. We’re sharing our top 10 secrets (plus one bonus!) for streamlining your close.

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Unearned revenue definition

Accounting Tools

Related Courses Accountants' Guidebook How to Audit Revenue Revenue Recognition What is Unearned Revenue? Unearned revenue is money received from a customer for work that has not yet been performed. It is essentially a prepayment for goods or services that will be delivered at a later date. It is most commonly associated with situations where the seller has power over the buyer, or where the seller is providing customized goods to the buyer.

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Future Forward 2023: How to Gain 'Trusted Advisor' Status

Insightful Accountant

Find out how you can continue to be an integral resource for your small business clients in nearly every aspect of their business. Sign up today.

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How to Add Payroll History to Your Bookkeeping Software

CSI Accounting & Payroll

Payroll reporting is an important aspect of accounting. If you have historical payroll data to move into your bookkeeping software - or you’re just curious about the steps a monthly accountant will take to do so - you’ve come to the right place. CSI Accounting & Payroll has been working with small businesses on accounting since the 1960s and payroll since the 2000s.

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Spend Management During a Recession: Planning for the Possible Future

NextProcess

While economists debate the definition of “recession” and go back and forth on whether the U.S. economy is in recession, there’s no denying that rising inflation is taking its toll on individuals and businesses alike. At the end of April, Forbes warned that slowing economic growth has economists worried about what the rest of 2023 might look like. It’s challenging to project what will happen next for the economy as a whole or for specific markets.

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Global Accounting Principles and Commission Capitalization

Speaker: Ryan Dillard, Chief of Staff Director at CBIZ ARC Consulting LLC; Kelly Hicks, Global Controller at Airbase

ASC 606 is the revenue recognition standard that sets global accounting principles for all private or public companies that enter sales agreements or contracts with customers. Along with ASC 606, ASC 340-40 was added to address accounting costs to obtain a contact and costs to fulfill a contract. Join us for this webinar when Airbase Controller Kelly Hicks and Ryan Dillard, a Director at CBIZ ARC Consulting explore how to approach capitalizing sales commissions under ASC 340-40.