2025

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Small business job and wage growth slackened

Accounting Today

Job growth and hourly earnings growth moderated in the latter part of 2024, according to the payroll processor Paychex.

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Beyond the Budget: How Younger Generations Are Easing Stress with Financial Wellness Habits

Intuit

Welcome to 2025, where younger generations are prioritizing wellness over wealthspecifically, financial wellness. The focus is no longer solely on accumulating wealth but on achieving financial wellbeing. Gone are the days when big paychecks defined success; today, mental clarity, peace, and control over money matters take precedence. This transformation reflects a broader cultural evolution, advocating for sustainable financial wellness over riches.

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Leveraging Financial Analytics: Turning Data into Actionable Business Strategies

Accounting Department

In today's fast-paced business environment, numbers alone won't cut it. It's about transforming those numbers into meaningful insights that can guide strategic decisions and drive growth. Financial analytics offers medium-sized businesses a powerful tool to convert raw data into actionable strategies, giving them a competitive edge. Let's explore how leveraging financial analytics can revolutionize business operations , improve decision-making, and enhance overall efficiency.

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Introducing ‘Your business supercharged’

Xero

Were excited to unveil our new tagline: Your business supercharged. This is more than just a statement. Its about helping you achieve your business goals. But its also about the journey, the passion and freedom to do what you love. Ultimately, its about helping you unlock your full potential. Time for change Your business supercharged is a reflection of our unwavering commitment to you and the value we hope to provide every day.

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Building a Business Case for Finance Automation

Speaker: Danny Gassaway and Wayne Richards

Finance leaders are prioritizing efficiency and digital transformation, yet many hesitate to automate due to uncertainty. Without a clear understanding of its impact, organizations risk falling behind competitors who are leveraging automation to drive productivity and cost savings. Join Wayne Richards and Danny Gassaway from AvidXchange for a practical guide on bringing accounts payable (AP) automation to your organization.

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The Role of Purchase Invoice Management Software and Its Synergy with Accounting Solutions like Sage, Netsuite & Quickbooks

Compleatable

Purchase Invoice Management Software is increasingly becoming an essential tool for businesses aiming to streamline their purchasing and accounts payable processes. Rather than competing with established accounting solutions like Sage , Netsuite , and QuickBooks , solutions like Compleat Software complement and enhance the capabilities of these platforms, providing additional benefits that simply dont exist natively in the accounting solution.

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Top 10 Collection Reminders Writing Tips

Gaviti

Managing accounts receivable can be challenging, but having a structured approach to writing collection reminders can make a significant difference. Many businesses that have embraced automated tools such as payment reminder software are able to simplify this process with dunning emails and late payment reminder templates that ensure consistency, save time, and improve efficiency.

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When Is It Time to Start Your Own Practice?

Insightful Accountant

The current landscape presents a prime opportunity for launching your own tax practice, with retiring baby boomer CPAs creating market gaps and technology reducing startup costs.

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How Do I Access QuickBooks Enterprise Remotely?

Ace Cloud Hosting

In today’s fast-paced business world, flexibility and accessibility are key to maintaining productivity and efficiency.

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The Top Accounts Payable Trends to Watch in 2025

Ascend Software blog

The world of finance and accounts payable (AP) is buzzing with innovation, and 2025 is shaping up to be the year of transformative trends. If youre looking to optimize your AP process and stay ahead of the curve, these are the top trends you need on your radar. (Spoiler: AP automation is a star player!

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Jan 5, U.S. Employment Tax Forms | Yearend Guide For Small Business Owners

Bookkeeping Essentials

U.S. employment tax forms W2, W3, W4, I-9 and year-end payroll tasks. A small business owner's guide to closing out the year right.

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Fall In Love With the Month-End Close

It's the time of year to give our close process some TLC. Join us in this one hour webinar where we discuss how to adopt leading practices and infuse technology into the month-end close process to improve our experience and increase our productivity during month-end and quarter-end close. Learning Objectives: This course's objective is to understand how the month-end close can be improved with automation and adoption of leading practices.

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KPMG aims to become a law firm too

Accounting Today

KPMG US has set up a subsidiary that has filed an application in Arizona to establish a law firm in the state, with hopes of going national.

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A simpler tax code means simpler taxes. For everyone.

Intuit

Today, the US tax code is over 6,000 pages. Thats longer than the Bible, War and Peace, and Robert Caros The Power Broker combined. Thats a lot of pages and a lot of complexity. The tax code wasnt always this complicatedover the last 30 years, it has more than tripled in size. Even the Taxpayer Advocate Service has said that, US tax laws are overly complex.

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The Key to SMB Success: Leveraging CFO Support Services

Accounting Department

In today's ever-changing business environment, having a solid financial strategy is crucial for achieving success. But what if your small or medium-sized business (SMB) can't afford to hire a full-time financial executive? That's where CFO support services come ina revolutionary solution for SMBs and startups. This blog explores what a CFO support service provider is, the significant value they offer, and why your business might benefit from their expertise.

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How to turn your New Year’s resolutions into solutions with apps

Xero

Got aspirations for your small business in 2025? The most important part of making New Years resolutions is creating a plan on how you will achieve them and then taking action. Whether you want to grow your business or take a step back and spend less time at work, apps might just be the secret weapon to reaching your goals. This year, turning your business resolutions into solutions might be as simple as connecting a new app to Xero.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Sage AP Automation – Simplify Your Finance Department

Compleatable

Sage AP Automation for Sage 50, Sage 200 and Sage Intacct. In most finance teams, specifically accounts payable, manual AP processes are a major cause of frustration for your finance function. But with AP automation, it doesnt have to be that way. Say goodbye to manual data entry tasks, basic or complicated approval workflows, and a lack of visibility and control.

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How to Write Effective Past Due Invoice Emails: Templates and Best Practices

Gaviti

A proactive B2B payment reminder sent before the due date is the most effective method for ensuring timely payment of invoices. Even so, businesses sometimes arent able to pay on time for a variety of reasons. Sending a payment reminder for business helps ensure that clients are aware that a due date has passed and that the invoice is outstanding. In certain cases, youll also need to follow up with a past due invoice email.

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U.S. Bank Business Checking Review for 2025

Fit Small Business

U.S. Bank offers an excellent range of business checking accounts designed to provide flexibility for businesses that transact online and in person. The Silver Business Checking account is a solid choice for startups, freelancers, or new business owners, with 125 free monthly transactions, no minimum balance, and no monthly service fees. Larger enterprises can opt.

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New Cryptocurrency Reporting Requirements Impact Tax Season 2025

Insightful Accountant

Starting January 1, 2025, the implementation of Form 1099-DA and finalized crypto reporting regulations will significantly impact your tax preparation practice.

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Next-Level Fraud Prevention: Strategies for Today’s Threat Landscape

Speaker: Sierre Lindgren

Fraud is a battle that every organization must face – it’s no longer a question of “if” but “when.” Every organization is a potential target for fraud, and the finance department is often the bullseye. From cleverly disguised emails to fraudulent payment requests, the tactics of cybercriminals are advancing rapidly. Drawing insights from real-world cases and industry expertise, we’ll explore the vulnerabilities in your processes and how to fortify them effectively.

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Inventory Management in QuickBooks Enterprise – What You Need To Know

Ace Cloud Hosting

QuickBooks Enterprise is one of the most robust tools for managing the accounting processes of every business in any industry.

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Examples of fixed assets

Accounting Tools

What are Fixed Assets? Fixed assets are items that are expected to provide a benefit to the purchasing organization for more than one reporting period. In addition, these items must have an acquisition cost that is higher than the organizations capitalization limit, which is the threshold below which purchases are automatically charged to expense as incurred.

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Jan 3, Reminder to log your odometer reading

Bookkeeping Essentials

At the beginning of each year (January 1), you need to record your odometer reading. This figure becomes the last entry for your prior year log. It's a good idea to diarize this date so you don't forget.

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Five trends that will redefine finance and accounting in 2025

Accounting Today

F&A has evolved from a number-crunching function to a strategic and consultative one, safeguarding assets, streamlining operations and influencing future growth.

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Cash Flow Secrets Every Upskilled CPA Should Know

Speaker: Debra L. Robinson

CPAs know the drill: taxes, compliance, rinse, repeat. But what about the sneaky cash flow that’s quietly messing with your organization’s success? It’s time to step into the spotlight and expose the “dirty little secrets” of cash flow to fuel strategic growth. By upskilling your accounting practices and shifting focus from tax compliance to the strategic movement of money, you can transform your role from reactive accountant to proactive financial strategist.

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4 Reasons to Make an Intuit Sales Career Your New Year’s Resolution

Intuit

It’s a new year and it’s a great time to be in financial technology salesand theres no better place to do it than Intuit. As rapid innovation and growth transform our industry, Intuits longtime leadership in AI puts us at the forefront of this exciting market. Make 2025 the year you join our winning team, and lets see how far we can go together!

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Maximizing Profit Opportunities with Strategic Financial Forecasting

Accounting Department

In the current competitive environment, small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) must leverage every possible advantage to succeed and expand. Forecasting is a powerful tool that can greatly influence a company's financial success.

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Xero wins IDC 2024 SaaS CSAT Award for Finance

Xero

We’re thrilled to share some exciting news! Xero has just been awarded the IDC 2024 SaaS CSAT Award for Finance. Xero placed in the highest scoring group for vendors serving the financial application market. International Data Corporation (IDC) is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events for the information technology, telecommunications, and consumer technology markets.

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Why Your Non-Profit Needs Smarter Purchasing and Accounts Payable Practices

Compleatable

Managing a non-profit organization is no small feat. From juggling fundraising efforts to overseeing operations, every decision you make has a ripple effect on the communities you serve. In this context, one often-overlooked area that can deliver significant impact is how purchasing and accounts payable (AP) processes are managed. Adopting smarter practices in these areas isnt just an operational upgradeits a strategic move that can save time, reduce costs, and amplify your mission.

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Profit in the Details: Rethinking Spend for Monumental Impact

Speaker: Aaron Berson

Managing spend is more than a cost cutting exercise – it's a pathway to smarter decisions that unlock efficiency and drive growth. By understanding and refining the spending process, financial leaders can empower their organizations to achieve more with less. Explore the art of balancing financial control with operational growth. From uncovering hidden inefficiencies to designing workflows that scale your business, we’ll share strategies to align your organization’s spending with its strategic g

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Accounts Receivable Automation Best Practices

Gaviti

Once your business has started to grow significantly, your A/R and finance team will probably ask themselves how they can transform your accounts receivable process in the most efficient manner. At some point during the business process, most owners ask the question: Whats the best way to transform our accounts receivable process? Choosing an accounts receivable automation solution is only the first step in transforming your accounts receivable.

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9 Best Online Printing Services (2025)

Fit Small Business

While digital marketing is extremely important for small businesses, there is still no substitute for good printed marketing materials. Typically, businesses need business cards, letterhead, brochures, and postcards, but numerous other printed materials can help you develop your brand. These include signage and promotional materials such as branded merchandise and giveawaysespecially helpful if you regularly.

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BOI Reporting in Flux Following Fifth Circuit Rulings

Insightful Accountant

The enforcement status of the CTA continues to shift following recent Fifth Circuit decisions. After initially granting the emergency motion to stay a nationwide injunction on December 23, the Fifth Circuit's merits panel reversed course.

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Who Inspires You in the Industry? – Hear From Industry Experts

Ace Cloud Hosting

In the ever-evolving world of accounting and financial services, staying inspired and innovative is essential. Professionals often find motivation from peers, mentors, and thought leaders who push boundaries and redefine.

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Navigating Bleisure Travel: A Guide for Mid-Sized Companies

Bleisure travel — where employees combine work and leisure — has been around since the advent of corporate travel and is here to stay. Successful bleisure policies strike a balance between employee preferences and company goals — workers report a 64% improvement in work-life balance, while companies benefit from reduced travel costs and increased workforce innovation.