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AI in 2024: Intuit Leaders on Possibilities and Pitfalls

Intuit

Widespread adoption of generative AI is now in its second year, and the wow factor has given way to a deeper understanding of its pros and cons. The technology has been in the hands of the public, innovators, and threat actors long enough for predictions about its future to be rooted in experience. Three of Intuit’s technology leaders look to the year ahead and share their perspectives on what AI presents and how organizations will need to both seize the opportunities and tackle the challenges.

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A Financial Controller May Be Just What You Need, And More

Accounting Department

While planning for 2024, the question of whether or not it's time to hire a financial controller may come up for many business owners. To help make that decision easier, this article explains the duties of a financial controller and the benefits of partnering with an outsourced accounting provider, rather than trying to find a controller of your own.

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Lessons from a Year of Fintech 

Intuit

In 2023, the boom-and-bust cycle that affected the broader tech and startup sector was even more acute in fintech. Many companies are facing existential challenges due to threats to their business models, the effects of rising interest rates, and the extreme drops in fintech valuations. Founders are facing tough decisions regarding their path forward, and realizing some of the assumptions and market dynamics that led them to create their businesses have fundamentally changed.

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States cut taxes in 2024

Accounting Today

Fifteen states are reducing either individual or corporate income taxes this year, with some states trimming both individual and corporate taxes, among 34 states starting the year with significant tax changes.

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Elevating Accounting Practices: The Power of Outsourcing and Automation in the Digital Age

Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Join us for an enlightening webinar as we delve into the transformative realm of modern accounting practices. In today's digital age, the convergence of outsourcing and automation has revolutionized how businesses manage their financial operations. In this webinar we will explore the synergistic potential of these two strategies to streamline processes, enhance accuracy, save cost and drive strategic decision-making.

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FinOps Foundation

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Accounting Trends That Business Owners Can't Ignore in 2024

Accounting Department

Accounting is a critical aspect of any organization, and keeping up with the latest trends and technologies in this field is essential to ensure that businesses remain competitive and successful. As we enter 2024, there are a few key trends that business owners simply cannot ignore. In this blog post, we will explore these trends in detail, discussing how they will impact the industry and what businesses can do to stay ahead of the game.

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Electric car models eligible for $7,500 tax credit cut to 13

Accounting Today

Narrower criteria reduced the number of qualifying models from about two dozen. The new rules exclude from the tax credit vehicles that use battery components made by Chinese manufacturers.

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2024 Game Plan: A bold approach to break the mold and redefine success!

Insightful Accountant

Your golden ticket to transformation. It's not flipping the calendar, but writing the story of 2024. Get ready for innovation, growth, and endless opportunities in the evolving landscape.

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Analyse GR/IR into Current Asset or Current Liability

SAP Accounts Payable

Introduction The document has been prepared from the front end perspective of SAP. The purpose of the blog is to solve the confusing situation of the business process where goods are received (MIGO) without the invoice. Also, where invoices are issued in advance (MIRO) before the goods were received. When MIGO occurs, document (WE) is recorded whereas in the case of MIRO, (RE) is recorded.

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Data Backup and Recovery Strategies for QuickBooks Enterprise in the Cloud

Ace Cloud Hosting

Accessing QuickBooks Enterprise Software on the cloud involves leveraging cloud-based solutions to host and manage QuickBooks Enterprise, a robust accounting software designed for larger businesses with complex financial needs. Hosted.

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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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Some audit disclosures may prompt companies to manipulate earnings

Accounting Today

Auditor disclosures of client-specific quantitative materiality thresholds, which are required in the U.K. but not the U.S., could be encouraging some businesses to massage their earnings reports.

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BatchMaster for QuickBooks - Part 3

Insightful Accountant

Murph returns with 'Part 3' of his series on BatchMaster, an application to formulate, produce, ensure quality control and manage batch production/manufacturing that works with QuickBooks.

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Choosing the Right Accounting Software

SMB Accounting and Consulting

Beyond the mere transition in dates, New Year's marks a universal opportunity for change. It can serve as a catalyst for reflection, inspiring individuals to set resolutions, for themselves and their businesses. The beginning of a new year also means a fresh start for your Income Statement; which is why now is the perfect time to review your accounting software needs.

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Prepare for 2024 with What We Learned in 2023

Tipalti

2024 is here. Let's look back at the most significant financial events that helped shape 2023 and be better prepared for the year ahead.

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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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IRS inaugurates Tax Professional Awareness Week

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service will be hosting a Tax Professional Awareness Week starting Monday, Jan. 8, to give tax pros an opportunity to get ready for tax season.

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Newman’s Own Satisfies Hunger for Efficiency with NetSuite

Insightful Accountant

Don't know about you, but I'm a fan of Newman's Own Balsamic Vinaigrette. Newman's Own is leveraging NetSuite to reduce operational costs, improve productivity to donate more after-tax proceeds to charity.

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Accounting reports definition

Accounting Tools

What are Accounting Reports? Accounting reports are compilations of financial information that are derived from the accounting records of a business. These can be brief, custom-made reports that are intended for specific purposes, such as a detailed analysis of sales by region, or the profitability of a specific product line. More commonly, accounting reports are considered to be equivalent to the financial statements.

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Ep. 247: Adam Lean - Escaping the Accountants Trap

IMA's Count Me

Tune in to listen to Adam Larson as he hosts the Count Me In Podcast, featuring a special conversation with Adam Lean , the CEO and Co-Founder of TheCFOProject.com. Lean shares expert insights on transforming the role of the traditional CFO, offering practical advice and real-life success stories. Don't miss this insider's look into the future of the accounting profession!

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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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Terrorist attacks and mass shootings can affect company accounting

Accounting Today

A study finds the negative effects of such events can lead to pessimistic risk assessments of financial reporting choices and a decline in accrual-based and real earnings management for companies in the impacted areas.

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Meet 2023 Top 25 Up-N-Coming ProAdvisor: Chris Macksey

Insightful Accountant

We sat down with Tailor to get his thoughts on being a Top 25 Up-N-Coming ProAdvisor, his journey, path to success, and constant evolution to give their clients the best value.

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Turning Staff Into Workaholics Makes Them Way Less Productive

Cloud Accounting Podcast

In this 2023 wrap-up, Blake and David discuss an appeals court ruling that audit reports are so generic they are essentially useless to investors. They also explore the concept of "productivity theater" where employees pretend to be constantly working, even though it leads to disengagement and burnout. Continuing the theme, they contemplate why mandatory weekend work persists and share ideas on how firms can improve work-life balance.

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The SMBs Guide to Conquering the Cloud with Amazon S3

Ace Cloud Hosting

The Secret Weapon in Your SMB’s Arsenal: Why Amazon S3 is the Storage Solution You Need For small and medium businesses or SMBs, data serves as the lifeline. This includes.

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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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Lawmakers weigh $100B tax deal for business, children

Accounting Today

Businesses eager to see Congress revive expired research and investment tax breaks have reason for optimism that a deal could come together as soon as this month.

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January's QB Talks is a 2024 ProAdvisor Meetup

Insightful Accountant

Murph will host a 'open mic' ProAdvisor Meetup for the first Insightful Accountant QB Talks of 2024. ProAdvisors are invited to this discussion of issues surrounding the ProAdvisor Awards, the ProAdvisor Program and QuickBooks Desktop.

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Overcoming Burnout to Create a Sustainable Accounting Practice

Earmark Accounting Podcast

Hitendra R. Patil joins Blake for an insightful conversation about the staffing shortage in the accounting profession, identifying overwork and lack of work-life balance as key issues causing high burnout rates. They explore potential solutions like dropping the billable hour model, measuring impact rather than hours worked, outsourcing certain tasks, and focusing on specific value-added services.

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6 Cloud Orchestration Strategies to Optimize your Cloud

Economize

What is Cloud Orchestration? Cloud orchestration, an advanced aspect of hybrid and multi-cloud management, plays an important role in enhancing operational efficiency, reducing costs, and enabling agile cloud operations. Modern businesses face a growing challenge: managing an increasingly complex cloud environment.

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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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Minimum wage going up in 22 states

Accounting Today

Nearly half the states are increasing their minimum wages this year, boosting the pay of an estimated 9.9 million workers, according to the Economic Policy Institute.

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The Future of Advising Your Clients Could Be ERP

Insightful Accountant

Murph says, "Size doesn't matter", big or small, for some clients a simple accounting platform works, for many others, it takes much more, it takes an ERP.

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Top 12 Accounting Automation Tools For 2024

Invoicera

Introduction The demand for precision, speed, and efficiency in financial management is more critical than ever. This is where accounting automation comes into the picture. Accounting automation tools have made a significant place in today’s digital world. According to a recent report by McKinsey, nearly 50% of finance activities can be automated. However, with lots of tools available, choosing one of them can be overwhelming.

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How To Find The Best GPU For Deep Learning [2024]

Ace Cloud Hosting

Graphics Processing Units (GPUs) play a crucial role in deep learning, as they are designed to perform complex mathematical calculations necessary for training deep neural networks. Compared to traditional Central.

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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.