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New mileage rates from IRS

Accounting Today

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Is It a Good Idea To Outsource as a Start-Up?

Accounting Department

Startup founders and managers rightfully question whether it is prudent to outsource accounting and bookkeeping or keep the work in-house. Chart out the positives and negatives of outsourcing accounting/bookkeeping projects and you’ll find the positives are significantly greater in number.

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9 Reasons You Should Be Reviewing Your Profit & Loss Report

The Savvy Bookkeeping Blog

A profit and loss (or income) statement lists your income and expenses. It tells you how much profit you’re making, or how much you’re losing. It’s one of the most important financial documents your business will need to produce. Successful business owners review their Profit & Loss regularly.

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How Tracking Kubernetes Costs Over Time Reveals Important Context

CloudZero

Your company may receive a monthly bill that includes the storage, network, and compute used to run Kubernetes applications. At this point, you can see how much you’ve spent on Kubernetes as a whole.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: The New Way To Lead

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.

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Tax season preview: Hoping to get back to normal

Accounting Today

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Making The Most of Client Accounting Services

Accounting Department

Business owners and CEOs often wear a lot of hats in their organizations. Accounting and bookkeeping may not be one of their specialties, putting them at risk for lost payments, missed revenue, and preventing the company from growing as it should. Client accounting services (CAS) can help a business owner automate many financial tasks and maximize efficiency and profitability.

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12+ Kubernetes Labels Best Practices To Apply ASAP In 2023

CloudZero

Scalability is one of the main reasons for using Kubernetes. Yet, scaling Kubernetes systems can reduce visibility into critical components. To overcome this, you have to organize your Kubernetes resources in a way that helps you find and track them more easily.

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The top 15 stories of 2022

Accounting Today

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What is Tax Debt and How Does it Impact Your Small Business?

Nolan Accounting Center

If your business owes taxes to the IRS after the filing deadline, you have tax debt. Even if you filed early and paid a portion of the bill, the remaining balance is considered tax debt. Many small business owners fear that the IRS will seize their businesses if they owe back taxes. If you have a small business in Southeast Wisconsin, let Nolan Accounting help you with your financials.

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Auditing Apathy With Ron Baker

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Sponsors LiveFlow - [link] Zoho - [link] Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: [link] Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: [link] Show Notes Buy Ron's book, "Time's Up!: The Subscription Business Model for Professional Firms": [link] 14:27 – FTX US auditor Armanino defends work for failed crypto exchange [link] Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews!

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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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ElastiCache Vs. Redis: How Do They Compare? (Updated 2023)

CloudZero

As technology improves and customer demands change, many companies must provide fast, engaging, and secure services. Developers rely on platforms that support sub-millisecond response times to power these capabilities in their applications.

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The 2022 Top 100 People: Making a change

Accounting Today

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What is Tax Debt and How Does it Impact Your Small Business?

Nolan Accounting Center

If your business owes taxes to the IRS after the filing deadline, you have tax debt. Even if you filed early and paid a portion of the bill, the remaining balance is considered tax debt. Many small business owners fear that the IRS will seize their businesses if they owe back taxes. If you have a small business in Southeast Wisconsin, let Nolan Accounting help you with your financials.

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How Can ERP Integration Help You Manage Purchasing and the Supply Chain?

NextProcess

As companies continue dealing with the business ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain management remains a key concern. Shipment delays, suppliers that can’t deliver, and other supply chain disruptions can have a significant, negative effect on a business. To make matters worse, many companies struggle to manage the supply chain effectively.

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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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Understanding the Role of a Company Secretary: What to Know

Counto

Understanding the Role of a Company Secretary: What to Know Understanding the role of a company secretary is essential to keeping a company compliant and running smoothly. This article outlines the duties and responsibilities of a company secretary and provides insight into the importance of having a qualified and experienced individual in this role.

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Bookkeeper embezzles $29M from prominent Texas family

Accounting Today

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How to Scale Your Freelance Business

Less Accounting

One of the undeniable benefits of freelancing is your ability to control your earning potential. There is no salary cap or company budget holding you back from earning the money you need. However, that doesn’t mean it comes easily. How do you scale your freelance business to give yourself the income you deserve? It takes strategy. You need to make smart business decisions to avoid burning yourself out and throwing the towel in altogether.

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Time Blocking vs Time Boxing, other techniques, and how it all fits together

Ontrack Bookkeeping

In a world with endless distractions, it’s no wonder that we find it difficult to complete tasks. Focus is hard to come by these days. This is especially true when you’re working from home. Household tasks that would otherwise be out of sight and out of mind are suddenly in your workspace. With that said, there are some proven methods to help you get things done.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.

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How CFOs Can Prepare for Financial Digital Transformation

MineralTree

The world continues to digitize at an accelerating pace, pressuring finance departments to follow suit. This presents both challenges and opportunities for Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), who must navigate the complexities of financial digital transformation in order to lead their organizations toward success. In this blog, we explore the key issues and trends that CFOs must tackle, and offer practical advice on how to prepare for these challenges in order to capitalize on the opportunities of

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Tax Strategy: New clean energy prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements

Accounting Today

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Dec 28, Canadian Bookkeeping and Tax Rates

Bookkeeping Essentials

Compliance tax rates of interest to Canadian small business owners and bookkeepers who work from home. Includes tax free automobile allowance rates.

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QuickBooks vs Xero vs FreshBooks

Billah and Associates

There’s nothing similar to the feeling of maintaining your own business. Be that as it may, delivering a product or service is just a part of it. Proper financial management and accounting can show the moment of truth in your business. That’s where QuickBooks vs Xero vs FreshBooks – the top three cloud-based accounting software come into play.

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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

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After 2 years, it took just 2 minutes to resolve this HMRC query

Accounting Fun

This is a true story about a tax dispute that went on for two years before the underlying issue was clarified. It made me smile. An Inspector of Taxes was explaining to me that the owner of the small business had been refusing to co-operate. As a result a relatively straightforward tax dispute about a tax scheme was heading towards the first tier tax tribunal.

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4 reasons every firm needs a disaster recovery plan

Accounting Today

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Ep. 213: Robert Bendetti, Jr. - An expert’s guide to cash flow management

IMA's Count Me

Connect with Robert: [link] Check out IMA's Statement of Cash Flow Tutorial Full Episode Transcript: < Intro > Adam: Welcome to Count Me In. The podcast that brings you an insider's look at accounting and finance professionals working in business. I'm Adam Larson. My guest today is Robert Bendetti Jr. Robert is a CPA and the CFO of Lifecycle Engineering, and he joins me for a high-energy discussion about cash flow management.

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NACM's CMI Forecasts Trouble Ahead in 2023

NACM

?At the start of 2022, economic activity was bursting at the seams as businesses recovered from the depths of the pandemic. But roughly one year later, NACM's Credit Managers' Index is painting a very different picture of the U.S. economy … and credit professionals sense trouble ahead.Hear from Amy Crews Cutts in today's episode of Extra Credit #po.

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Protect What Matters: Rethinking Finance Ops In A Digital World

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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Your 2023 to-do list

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IRS issues interim guidance on IRA provisions

Accounting Today

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Tax benefits for wealthy earners in SECURE 2.0

Accounting Today

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Watch out: Top focal points for audit season

Accounting Today

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.