TaxConnex

MARCH 13, 2025

The sales tax landscape is constantly evolving, and businesses must adapt to keep pace. But tax laws aren't the only things changingbusinesses themselves are growing, diversifying, and seeking new ways to streamline their operations. According to our latest survey of over 100 finance professionals, 85% of businesses are at least somewhat likely to adjust how they manage sales tax in 2025, with 47% being very likely to make changes.

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Going Concern

MARCH 10, 2025

KPMG thinks it’ll save money, open up new opportunities, and be better equipped to make widespread technology investments by consolidating local firms in its international network. In May of 2024, KPMG announced that KPMGs UK and Switzerland would merge to form a $4.4 billion MechaKPMG. Said KPMG UK chief executive Jon Holt at the time, “This marks a historic moment for both firms.

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Patriot Software

MARCH 6, 2025

Mistakes happen, especially when it comes to recording transactions in your books. One type of accounting mistake thats easy to make is a transposition error. Read on to learn what is a transposition error and how it can affect your accounting books. What is a transposition error?

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SkagitCountyTaxServices

MARCH 6, 2025

Youre in the middle of a very busy (and mentally tiring) season for your Skagit County business right now. And unfortunately, its not mostly the fun stuff keeping you busy its things more on the housekeeping side of running your business, like meeting tax and other important government deadlines. Youve got quite a few of those coming up, so I wanted to make sure you havent let any of them slip your mind.

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Speaker: Anna Tiomina, MBA

AI is reshaping industries, yet finance remains one of the slowest adopters. Concerns over compliance, legacy systems, and data silos have made finance teams hesitant to embrace AI-driven transformation. But delaying adoption isn’t just about efficiency—it’s about staying competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape. How can finance leaders overcome these challenges and start leveraging AI effectively?

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AccountingDepartment

MARCH 6, 2025

In todays fast-paced digital economy, business owners rely heavily on financial tools and services to manage cash flow, track expenses, and handle accounting needs. However, over-reliance on any single platform can put businesses at significant risk.

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TaxConnex

MARCH 6, 2025

Youd think that if you eat it, its sales tax treatment would be the same at least similar across different states and given methods of preparation of the food. Wrong. Sales tax applies to food in nothing short of a cornucopia of varying ways depending on where you buy it and whether its groceries or prepared (and, in some case, where you eat the prepared food or it youve added certain foods to it).

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Nancy McClelland, LLC

MARCH 7, 2025

Tax seasonthat special time of year when caffeine consumption triples, restful sleep becomes a scavenger hunt, and your spouse and friends begin to question your sanity. If youre deep in the trenches of tax filings, bookkeeping clean-ups, and client questions that couldve-been-Google-searches, you know the struggle is real. But after 23 years, I feel like Im finally finding my groove and because I dont want it to take you as long to figure out as it did me, Im sharing tips and tricks that have b

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VJM Global

MARCH 10, 2025

Held by Honble High Court of Kerala In the matter of Joint Commissioner (Intelligence and Enforcement) vs. M/s Lakshmi Mobile Accessories (W.A.NO.258 OF 2025) The Assessee received consolidated Show Cause Notice under Section 74 of CGST Act for FY 2017-18 to 2023-24. The Assessee challenged such SCN in the writ petitioner wherein it was held that the department is required to issue separate SCN for every assessment year.

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Going Concern

MARCH 13, 2025

Cornerstone Research has put out their SEC Accounting and Auditing Enforcement ActivityYear in Review: FY 2024 report [ PDF ] and then they put out a press release highlighting the important parts so we don’t have to spend all day reading it. Cheers. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) drastically reduced its accounting and auditing enforcement activity in fiscal year 2024, the final year of Gary Gensler’s administration, ending two consecutive years of annual increases

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 10, 2025

Blog home Ronan Le Gall , along with his colleagues Tim Carpenter , partner and principal at EY who leads the indirect tax technology practice for the Americas , and Vanessa Grazziotin Dexheimer , Senior Manager at EY in indirect tax and global VAT were discussing the power of clean data as an end-to-end solution for indirect direct tax processes at the Thomson Reuters Synergy Conference.

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Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Senior Sales Engineer

Is your tech stack working for you—or are you working for it ? 🤖 In today’s world of automation and AI, technology should simplify workflows—not add complexity. Seamless integration and interconnectivity are key to maximizing productivity, optimizing workflows, and improving collaboration. Join expert Joe Wroblewski for a practical and insightful session on how you can build a smarter, more connected tech stack that drives efficiency and long-term success!

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Withum

MARCH 7, 2025

Vacation ownership resorts operate in a unique segment of the hospitality industry, requiring solid financial management to ensure sustainability, profitability and guest and owner satisfaction. Effective budgeting and financial reporting are crucial for these entities to manage their resources efficiently, meet regulatory requirements, and provide transparency to stakeholders.

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Basis 365

MARCH 9, 2025

As your business grows, so does the complexity of your financial operations, making it essential to have a skilled controller overseeing your financial reporting, cash flow, and internal controls. But is it better to create a position in-house or hire fractional controller services ? Each option has distinct benefits and drawbacks, depending on your companys size, budget, and financial needs.

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Xero

MARCH 10, 2025

A year ago, we shared our vision to reimagine accounting using AI and mobile , recognizing the transformative potential for small businesses and the industry. As part of delivering on that vision, we launched Just Ask Xero (JAX), our smart and reliable generative-AI business companion, to make accounting tasks easier and save you time through simple conversation within everyday apps.

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Summit CPA

MARCH 13, 2025

When is the best time to fix the leak in your roof? Before the storm shows up, right? The same is true of your business. Your business needs a Chief Financial Officer before the figurative storm. And to check for that incoming bad weather, you need an accurate forecast. This is exactly what an outsourced CFO service (or a virtual CFO ) provides for your business.

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Speaker: Melissa Hurrington

Finance isn’t just about the numbers. It’s about the people behind them. In a world of constant disruption, resilient finance teams aren’t just operationally efficient. They are adaptable, engaged, and deeply connected to a strong organizational culture. Success lies at the intersection of people, culture, adaptability, and resilience. Finance leaders who master this balance will build teams that thrive through uncertainty and drive long-term business impact.

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 6, 2025

They emphasized the role of payroll in compliance, technological integration, and its significant impact on an organization’s profit and loss. Both speakers advocated for a paradigm shift in how payroll is perceived, highlighting its potential to support operational success and mitigate risks. “This is probably the most important topic that I’ve ever spoken about in this type of forum,” Lee said at the beginning of the presentation.

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Withum

MARCH 13, 2025

In part one of our Unlocking Value in M&A series, we discussed how achieving synergies begins with identifying and classifying synergies, whether they manifest as cost savings through operational efficiencies or revenue growth from market expansion and cross-selling opportunities. A clear understanding of these synergies allows organizations to set realistic goals, prioritize initiatives, and align resources to focus on high-impact opportunities.

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Accounting Insight

MARCH 6, 2025

Accountants and other finance professionals agree that the emotional connection achieved on a phone call is stronger [1] than other communication methods yet empathy, understanding, and patience are often still lacking on client calls. Today, clients have many choices about how and when they contact their financial representatives, from online forms to chatbots, live chat, dedicated phone lines, text communication, WhatsApp, social media, and more.

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Accounting Today

MARCH 6, 2025

A look at the numbers behind the biggest firms in accounting this year.

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Speaker: Yohan Lobo

In the accounting world, staying ahead means embracing the tools that allow you to work smarter, not harder. Outdated processes and disconnected systems can hold your organization back, but the right technologies can help you streamline operations, boost productivity, and improve client delivery. Dive into the strategies and innovations transforming accounting practices.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 12, 2025

Going without income as a result of unemployment creates financial stress, but there are ways to make it a little bit easier.

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Xero

MARCH 10, 2025

Its been a massive start to 2025! In February , we shared enhancements weve made to invoicing. We also heard your feedback, and so now you can automatically prepare partnership annual accounts and tax returns using Xero data and seamlessly file them with HMRC (read more in the previous edition of Whats New). Check out more in our quarterly wrap video below.

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Withum

MARCH 13, 2025

How a Not-for-Profit Organization Aligned Risk Strategy with its Mission for Greater Impact. Executive Summary A global not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing philanthropy and social impact recognized the need to enhance its Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework to support its global expansion and long-term sustainability. The organization aimed to strengthen risk oversight, improve governance and reinforce stakeholder confidence to meet growing donor expectations and regulatory

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ThomsonReuters

MARCH 10, 2025

Blog home For large companies operating in a digitalized global economy, indirect tax compliance has evolved from an arduous manual task to a largely hands-off process performed by sophisticated tax technologies that execute most tax functionsdata gathering, computation, reconciliation, invoicing, reporting, filing, etc.automatically and in close to real time.

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LSLCPAs

MARCH 13, 2025

Its that time of year when we remind you to make any final contributions to your prior year IRA, Roth, or HSA accounts. These contributions are due by April 15, 2025, the first due date of personal tax returns. Due to fire disaster relief for Los Angeles, if you are a resident of LA County. The post IRA & HSA Contribution Deadlines: Dont Miss These Time-Sensitive Opportunities appeared first on LSL CPAs.

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Accounting Today

MARCH 11, 2025

Rep. Steve Cohen has re-introduced a bill that would give the IRS the authority to set and enforce standards for tax pros.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 10, 2025

Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, were down 0.22% seasonally adjusted month over month but up 3.38% unadjusted.

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Withum

MARCH 6, 2025

It is never too early for plan sponsors to start thinking about the organizations employee benefit plan audit. Generally, audits cant begin until the spring, when the recordkeepers have provided the audit package, which includes a collection of reports detailing the plan’s operations for the year. Following is a list of items that auditors will need over the next couple of months and what plan sponsors should do to prepare.

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Accounting Insight

MARCH 6, 2025

iwantmore.ai, the UK-based AI consulting firm, is thrilled to announce the appointment of Simon Williams as Head of Technology. Williams joins iwantmore.ai from Microsoft, where he spent over 11 years in key technical roles within the Power Platform, Business Intelligence, and Cloud Engineering divisions. With a distinguished career at Microsoft, Williams most recently served as a Power Platform Technical Lead, driving innovation in low-code/no-code solutions, including Copilot and enterprise au

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Going Concern

MARCH 13, 2025

Are you having trouble finding remote accountants, CAS experts, auditors, or tax professionals for your firm or internal team? Accountingfly can assist you! With our Always-On Recruiting service, you can access a pool of top remote accounting candidates without any upfront costs. Sign up now to view the complete candidate list and connect with potential hires.

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Accounting Today

MARCH 7, 2025

Tax pros' worries about the impact of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency on the Internal Revenue Service include increased fraud and filing delays.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 10, 2025

WalletHub released a new study examining which states had the highest and lowest state and local tax rates to determine where residents are giving the most and least money back to their respective governments.

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Speaker: Susan Richards

Your past-due accounts are growing, cash flow is tightening, and the pressure is on. The big question: Do you handle the collections internally or outsource to experts? Both strategies come with advantages and risks - but which one delivers the best impact for your business? In this session we’ll dive deep into the in-house vs. outsourcing debate, examining cost-effectiveness, efficiency, compliance risks, and overall recovery success rates.

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