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IRS adds options for electronically amending 1040s

Accounting Today

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Four ways to build a fighting fit practice in FY23

Xero

The world of advisory has undoubtedly changed over recent years. Since the pandemic’s arrival, many practices have had no choice but to adapt to an environment where uncertainty is the new norm. And despite some persistent challenges – such as hiring staff and rapid regulatory changes – this evolution has also brought about countless chances to grow, connect and innovate. .

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Financial Dashboards and Metrics for Software Companies

Sage Intacct

If you’re the CFO of a subscription billing company, you want to bring clarity to decisions, understand where to invest, and track cash-flow and SaaS metrics, in the chaos of dynamic, competitive markets. The best CFOs balance out this equation by giving their departments clarity and direction with SaaS metrics and role-based financial dashboards.

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The 15 Best Continuous Deployment Tools In 2022

CloudZero

Today's technology companies need to release quality features quickly and put them in users' hands even quicker. According to the State of DevOps Report , organizations with CI/CD tools deploy 208X more often and have a 106X shorter lead time than organizations without one.

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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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Taxpayer advocate sees much larger backlog than IRS reported

Accounting Today

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The next step in our journey towards a unified client record

Xero

If you’re an accountant or bookkeeper, you’ll know that having consistent information across your practice management tools is vital. That’s why we’re working hard to create a unified client record across Xero Practice Manager (XPM), Xero Tax, and Xero HQ. This will reduce double handling of data and give you confidence in the accuracy of your records, so you can become more efficient in your day-to-day work.

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How A Cost Intelligence Mindset Will Help You Survive The Tech Industry Slowdown

CloudZero

In the past couple of months, after nearly a decade of huge returns and steady growth, the tech industry has officially slowed down.

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IRS makes more progress on tax return backlog

Accounting Today

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10 questions you should ask your advisor this tax season

Xero

Xero partner and accountant Andrew Van De Beek of Illumin8 shares 10 questions every small business should ask their advisor this tax season (and beyond). . When it comes to tax time, small business owners (perhaps, yourself included) typically have a lot of questions for us advisors. But sometimes, knowing what to ask – or even how to ask it – can be a challenge.

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Outsourced Bookkeeping for Non-Profits – Is It Right For You?

OSYB

Running a non-profit organization is no easy task. There’s a seemingly endless amount of work that needs to be done. Managing employees, applying for grants, managing funds, and so much more. And then there’s bookkeeping. It’s a task that no business owner wants to deal with—including non-profit organizations. But it’s one of the most important aspects of a successful business, whether it’s a corporation, a dental practice, or a non-profit.

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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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Preparing a Service-Based Business for Recession

Stephanie Peterson

Recessions are a natural part of the economic cycle and are unavoidable. On average, they typically last about a year but can cause significant harm to an unprepared business. During a recession, typically, unemployment rates increase, profit margins weaken, and credit is challenging to obtain. Service-based companies usually suffer the most during a recession as they commonly start seeing delays in payments from their clients, have a loss in clientele, and struggle to acquire new business.

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Tax compliance and controversies on the rise

Accounting Today

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Podcast – Episode #3 – Making FinOps Predictable Through Governance (Live edition)

The FinOps Alliance

In this live edition of our podcast, we invited our network to join us and ask your burning FinOps questions! The central topic is Making FinOps Predictable Through Governance. In this conversation we touch on being able to forecast your cloud spend and how to keep governance of your budgets and the various models you can use to maintain this. The post Podcast – Episode #3 – Making FinOps Predictable Through Governance (Live edition) appeared first on The FinOps Alliance.

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What Is Spot Instance Advisor? A Beginner-Friendly Guide

CloudZero

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides three types of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances; On-Demand Instances, Reserved Instances (RIs), and Spot Instances. EC2 On-Demand instances are the default and most expensive instances. RIs and Spot instances offer discounts of up to 72% and 90% on On-Demand instances, respectively.

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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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Independent Contractor Status vs. Employee

Stephanie Peterson

One of the most common errors a business can make is not having the correct status for a worker. The IRS is clear on what differentiates employees from independent contractors. There are three defining areas the IRS takes into consideration: behavioral control, financial control, and the parties' relationship. Behavioral Control: Employees Employees typically work specific hours as directed by their employer and at a location that the employer determines.

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What to do when the IRS balance-due notice arrives

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How AP Automation Modernized a Family Construction Business

AvidXchange

Becky Sorrells of Sorrells & Co. shares how AvidXchange helped solve her invoice and payment challenges in the construction industry Sorrells & Co. , a design + build construction company in Waco, Texas, is a family business started in 1998. The company created Waco’s first master planned community on the 120-acre Sorrells family farm and has since developed multiple residential and commercial neighborhoods.

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Paid diagnostic review: Every bookkeeper’s weapon for taking on a big QuickBooks Online cleanup

5 Minute Bookkeeping

Knocking out a big QuickBooks Online cleanup project requires the right preparation, tools, and strategy. Imagine if a boxer were to walk into the ring unprepared, without a strategy or the tools to take on their opponent – they would most likely lose the fight. Are you facing the challenge of a messy QuickBooks Online cleanup project, and want to triumph?

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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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FCPA & Travel & Expense | Two Keys to FCPA Compliance with Technology

Oversight

You’re sitting at your desk when you get a call. “This is Tom from the Department of Justice (DOJ), we have reason to believe your company may be out of FCPA compliance. We are sending in auditors to assess the situation.

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Tax Strategy: Will we get any tax legislation in 2022?

Accounting Today

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How Controllers Become Great CFOs

AvidXchange

You’re a successful financial controller. And now you’re ready to take your career to the next level. You want a seat at the main table in the C-suite as a CFO, but you don’t just want the title. You want to be a great CFO, a transformational business leader. So how do you accomplish this? We’ve pulled together a collection of tips to help you get started.

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Why Accountants Don’t Trust Tech

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Sponsors Canopy: [link] A2X: [link] Synder: [link] Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: [link] Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: [link] Show Notes 4:18 – Listener mail on Clearspend shutdown 10:11 – Brex, which started out serving startups, now says it is ‘less suited to meet the needs of smaller customers’ | TechCrunch [link] Brex | Why am I no longer qualified to be a Brex customer?

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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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Ep. 187: Braden Cadenelli – Bringing sustainable practices to the food industry

IMA's Count Me

Connect with Braden: [link] Full Episode Transcript: Adam (00:05): I'm Adam Larson and welcome to Count Me In, the podcast that explores the world of business from the management accountants perspective. Coming up, I speak with Braden Cadenelli about the realities of implementing sustainability practices in the food industry. Adam (00:20): Braden is a professional baker in pastry chef who runs six state-of-the-art test kitchens for Puratos, a company which makes ingredients and products for bake

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Creating a holistic plan

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Listen to the Latest Extra Credit Episode!

NACM

Listen up! ?? This week's episode of NACM's Extra Credit #podcast is up. and this is one you don't want to miss!Check it out here: Episode #13: The Roots of Supply Chain Disruptions Run Deep (buzzsprout.com)Have you thought of ALL the ways supply chain disruptions impact credit? Hear what challenges supply snags have created for two cr.

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AccountingWEB Live #4: How Uncle Sam Collects His Due with IRS Deputies

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Meet Our Guests: James Robnett, Deputy Chief, Criminal Investigation LinkedIn: [link] Darren Guillot, Deputy Commissioner, IRS Small Business Division LinkedIn: [link] Learn more about IRS Criminal Investigation [link] Learn more about IRS Small Business Division [link] Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: [link] Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: [link] Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews!

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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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Art of Accounting: Looking forward by looking forward

Accounting Today

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State legislatures considering hundreds of sales tax bills

Accounting Today

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Supreme Court agrees to weigh fines for not reporting overseas accounts

Accounting Today

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Eide Bailly merges in Seim Johnson

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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