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IRS continued to delay business tax refunds from pandemic

Accounting Today

Tax
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Three key takeaways from our Xerocon Sydney blockchain session

Xero

When it comes to understanding practical opportunities for up and coming decentralised technologies like blockchain, cryptocurrencies and smart contracts – there’s a lot to take in. Add in the potential challenges that businesses might have incorporating these offerings in the future, it’s no surprise that there are more questions than answers among our community.

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Helpful Google Cloud customer success stories and cost optimization advice

FinOps in Practice

While no one will be surprised by today’s growth in the cloud and the investment and the costs businesses are putting toward cloud usage, the statistics are telling. A newly released report , “Cloud Computing Market Research Report by Workload, Service Model, Infrastructure, Solution, Organization Size, Industry, Deployment model, Region” conducted a global forecast through to 2027, keeping the impact of COVID-19 in mind.

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4 accounts payable tips for small businesses

AP Association

Accounts payable is an essential component of any small business's accounting processes. Your business's accounts payable department maintains a record of all the money you owe to suppliers and other creditors. A well-functioning accounts payable department will help you ensure that you pay any money you owe to other individuals or businesses as promptly as possible and in line with any payment arrangements you might have with individual creditors.

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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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IRS exposed about 120K people's information online

Accounting Today

Tax
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Partnering with Cogo to help small businesses take positive climate action

Xero

Part of Xero’s approach to sustainability includes helping our partners, customers and other small businesses on their sustainability journey, by providing education and resources about how to operate in socially and environmentally responsible ways. We’ve heard from small businesses that they want to operate more sustainably, but many don’t know where to start.

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The Right Car (Or Cloud Service) For Your Family (Or Work) Adventures

CloudZero

Managing gas bills has a lot in common with managing cloud spend. In the summer, our gas bill increased with our summer adventures. Sitting home with the kids out of school and the warm summer months was not an option.

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Tax lessons from Charlie Sheen

Accounting Today

Tax
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Product wrap from Xerocon Sydney 2022

Xero

Any way you slice it, the past two years have tested us all. None more so than you all — our valued accounting and bookkeeping partners — who have helped your clients navigate a digital acceleration and shift their business models to survive (and thrive). . Today at Xerocon Sydney , we were able to celebrate what we can achieve when we work together to support small businesses across Australia and New Zealand.

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6 Ways to Build a More Effective SaaS Finance Team

Sage Intacct

If they're being honest with themselves, any successful SaaS company will probably admit that their CFO had a large hand in their good fortune.

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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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How to Increase Productivity Without Increasing Headcount

AvidXchange

The construction industry has the potential to boost its value by an impressive $1.6 trillion, but companies also face mounting pressures to stay competitive while keeping tight control of rising costs. Manual processes are no longer cutting it, and any organization hoping to reach that potential needs to adopt efficiencies that will enable them to do more work in less time without tacking on a ton of extra overhead.

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IRS approving most NOL carryback claims with little vetting

Accounting Today

Tax
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Simplifying people processes in the changing world of work

Xero

Today, we launched our Changing world of work reports for Australia and New Zealand. Through this research, conducted in partnership with Lonergan Research, we found that managing employee processes is negatively impacting the mental health of almost half of Australian employers and more than a third of New Zealand employers. The reports shine a light on the workforce challenges that your clients face, the workplace experiences of their employees, and the critical role of technology in this chan

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Rising Paper Statement Costs and the Switch to Mobile Patient Payments [Infographic]

SSI Healthcare Rev Cycle Solutions

Rising Paper Statement Costs and the Switch to Mobile Patient Payments [Infographic]. September 9, 2022. The infographic below explores what’s causing the significant increase in the cost of paper statements, and how switching to a mobile patient payment platform can positively impact your organization. Has your cost to run paper patient statements significantly increased in the past six months?

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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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Collection Process Control Best Practices: How to Improve the Control of the Collection Process

Gaviti

The collection process significantly impacts cash flow at your business. Is it any wonder financial professionals spend so much of their time monitoring and controlling it? Over time, this has led to a set of accounting control best practices. These efforts at collection control have yielded the best results for organizations around the world. Before applying them, remember that each business is different.

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Xero releases carbon footprint tracking app

Accounting Today

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That’s a wrap at Xerocon Sydney

Xero

Today, we wrapped up Xerocon Sydney, the third and final Xerocon for this year. Over the last two days we have come together with over 3,000 of our Aussie, Kiwi and Asia-based accounting and bookkeeping partners, app partners and Xeros to get inspired, to learn and most importantly to reunite as a community. It’s been three years since our last Xerocon in this part of the world and we enjoyed every minute of being together again.

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Operational Excellence: Move Payroll to the Cloud

dynavistics

Achieving Operational Excellence : Moving Payroll to the Cloud. During the past couple of decades, an increasing number of business applications began moving to the cloud. Driven by a combination of lower costs, increased computing power, and faster connections, cloud-based platforms became a cost-effective way to support a growing organization. As with any emerging technology, however, there were some holdouts.

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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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Start Using Azure Reservations!

Azure FinOps

We’re now at a point in the still unfolding history of cloud computing when serious questions are being asked about cost which has led to the rise of FinOps as a practice area. Only a few years ago, during what we might call the ‘gold rush’ phase, large organizations, once they moved past ‘no cloud’ policies, adopted what was essentially a no cost too high phase.

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PwC partners with Monitaur to advance AI ethics

Accounting Today

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How the founder of DS Business Support fell in love with bookkeeping

Xero

A person’s career path doesn’t necessarily travel in a straight line. There can be twists, turns and unexpected junctures in which you find yourself enamoured with a field you never considered before. This was the case for Marykate McAndrew, founder of DS Business Support. Here, Marykate tells us about her journey from hair salon owner to founding her own bookkeeping business, and how Xero is helping DS Business Support best serve its clients.

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Dunning Process: How Do You Know What’s Working or Not

Gaviti

When run correctly, your dunning process will capture lost revenue and ensure clients pay on time. It’s a standard accounts receivable process that every company will need to contend with at some point. Unfortunately, this is one area where many companies struggle. Although simple on paper, a dunning process can be surprisingly complex, and it’s often difficult to tell which aspects are working and which aren’t.

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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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Start Using Azure Reservations!

Azure FinOps

We’re now at a point in the still unfolding history of cloud computing when serious questions are being asked about cost which has led to the rise of FinOps as a practice area. Only a few years ago, during what we might call the ‘gold rush’ phase, large organizations, once they moved past ‘no cloud’ policies, adopted what was essentially a no cost too high phase.

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Accounting firms react to passing of Queen Elizabeth

Accounting Today

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Cash flow crunch: The red flags impacting small business cash flow

Xero

It’s so fantastic to bring Xerocon back to Sydney. Having the opportunity to meet and connect with partners from Australia, New Zealand and Asia has been really great – and we’re only just getting started! I’m looking forward to two full days of keynotes, breakouts and partner sessions – and, of course, the Xerocon wrap party at Luna Park! . Today, I am thrilled to launch part two of our Xero Small Business Insights special report Crunch: Cash flow challenges facing small businesses.

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10 song titles reworked for accountants

Accounting Fun

2 4 6 8 what do we depreciate?

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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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Developing a Cutting Edge Sales Tax Practice for Ecommerce

Earmark Accounting Podcast

Thanks to Our Sponsors! Accountests: [link] Dark Horse CPAs: [link] Sign up to get free CPE for listening to this podcast [link] Download the Earmark CPE App Apple: [link] Android: [link] Connect with Our Guests Brittany Brown: [link] Kexin Smith: [link] Learn more about LedgerGurus [link] LedgerGurus University [link] Connect with Blake Oliver, CPA LinkedIn: [link] Twitter: [link] Learn how to build a productive and profitable sales tax practice for your accounting firm from Brittany Brown an

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Marcum and Friedman complete merger

Accounting Today

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App Partners of the Month: Xerocon New Orleans 2022 special edition

Xero

Xero connects with over 1,000 apps that help small businesses and their advisors succeed, check out the Xero App Store. Each month we celebrate an app partner who stands out for helping small businesses thrive. Find out more about becoming a Xero app partner here. Xero recently hosted Xerocon New Orleans , one of the most anticipated events on the calendar for cloud accounting leaders.

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Ep. 198: Leah Wietholter – Following the money with a forensic accountant

IMA's Count Me

Connect with Leah Workman Forensics Full Episode Transcript Adam: Welcome to Count Me In, the podcast that explores the world of business from a management accountants perspective. My cohost Rouba Zeidan spoke with our special guest Leah Wietholter. Leah is a certified fraud examiner and the author of the new book Data Sleuth: Using Data in Forensic Accounting Engagements and Fraud Investigations.

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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