RogerRossmeisl

JUNE 25, 2024

As reported in IR-2024-169 IRS enters next stage of Employee Retention Tax Credit work; review indicates vast majority show risk of being improper Highest-risk claims being denied, additional processing to begin on low-risk claims; heightened scrutiny and review continues as compliance work tops $2 billion; IRS will consult with Congress on potential legislative action before making decision on future of moratorium Following a detailed review to protect taxpayers and small businesses, the Intern

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BurklandAssociates

JUNE 25, 2024

Laying a strong legal foundation from the beginning can save your startup time, money, and headaches down the road. The post Legal 101 for Startups – What I Learned from My Discussion with Silicon Legal Strategy appeared first on Burkland.

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RogerRossmeisl

JUNE 24, 2024

When valuing a business, experts often look beyond the company’s financial statements. Management interviews and document requests may provide additional objective insight into how much the owners believe the business is worth. This information shouldn’t be used as a substitute for a comprehensive valuation analysis, but it may identify discrepancies that need to be reconciled.

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Accounting Today

JUNE 24, 2024

The Internal Revenue Service switched over from focusing its audits on taxpayers earning $10 million or more to those earning $400,000 or more after passage of the Inflation Reduction Act.

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Speaker: Aaron Jacob, VP of Accounting Solutions & Reagan Cook, GTM Lead

Are you struggling to navigate the complexities and challenges that come with crypto accounting? 🤔 This new webinar will cover everything businesses need to know to get started with crypto accounting after incorporating crypto into their business models! Industry experts Aaron Jacob and Reagan Cook of TaxBit will thoroughly explore the prevalent operational hurdles encountered by accounting teams when interacting with crypto on the books, and detail how software solutions can effectively

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CPA Practice

JUNE 24, 2024

By Henry Chandonnet, Fast Company (TNS) Gen Z is growing up in the age of AI-powered large language models like ChatGPT and Gemini AI. Now this generation of young workers born between 1997 and 2012 is quickly preparing for a fast-changing job market. Still, one problem plagues this upcoming cohort of workers: the AI gender gap. According to a new study from the Slack Workforce Lab , men ages 18 to 29 are 25% more likely to have experimented with artificial intelligence technology than their f

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Withum

JUNE 21, 2024

Many dealerships’ operations were brought to a halt due to the second cyberattack on CDK Global software and its impact is still being felt today. “Late in the evening of June 19, we experienced an additional cyber incident and proactively shut down most of our systems,” CDK said in a statement per CNN. CDK provides over 15,000 dealerships software to support dealer operations.

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Accounting Today

JUNE 20, 2024

The Internal Revenue Service plans to begin slowly paying some of its older claims for the fraud-plagued Employee Retention Credit this summer but is not lifting its moratorium.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 24, 2024

By Sandi Smith Leyva. I often hear myself saying, “I need a form for this” in my business. Forms, samples, and templates streamline just about any process you can think of. With generative AI tools, you can now streamline the forms creation process itself. What Forms Do I Need? I asked ChatGPT what forms it recommended for a CPA firm. Here is the answer I got (since ChatGPT is nondeterministic, you won’t get the exact same answer I got.): For a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) firm, creatin

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Mark Lee

JUNE 25, 2024

One of the most common issues accountants raise with me is how can they stop getting caught out doing extra little bits of work for free? This has become more of an issue for many of them since they started quoting fixed fees. The issue comes up less often for those traditional accountants who still claim to charge clients by reference to the time spent on their affairs.

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RogerRossmeisl

JUNE 26, 2024

Noncompete agreements can be valuable to a business, especially after a merger or acquisition. Estimating the value of these agreements has become more complicated in light of a controversial new final rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that will ban noncompetes for most employees and independent contractors, starting in September 2024.

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Insightful Accountant

JUNE 23, 2024

QuickBooks Online Payroll has enhanced functionality related to correction of, late payment of, and backdated payment of paychecks, with fewer 'time out' blocks and greater self-control by ProAdvisors and their clients.

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Accounting Today

JUNE 25, 2024

A coalition of accounting educators and tech leaders released a generative AI governance framework as a starting point for organizations.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 24, 2024

By Rocio Fabbro, Quartz (TNS) Younger Americans aren’t too worried about the prospect of a recession. Of all the generations, Gen Z was the only one not to cite a recession as one of the top concerns affecting their household finances within the next 6 months, according to TransUnion’s latest Consumer Pulse study published Wednesday. Respondents from the generation instead named inflation, housing prices, and jobs among their top personal finance worries.

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Going Concern

JUNE 20, 2024

CliftonLarsonAllen announced today that for the second year in a row, a group of high school students aged 16-18 will be joining the usual college interns at the firm this summer. And yes, they’re getting paid. CLA’s high school intern class of 69 people will be working across 14 offices: Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Des Moines, Indianapolis, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Nashville, Phoenix, Boston, Seattle, Tampa, and Toledo.

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RogerRossmeisl

JUNE 26, 2024

The next quarterly estimated tax payment deadline is September 16 for individuals and businesses, so it’s a good time to review the rules for computing corporate federal estimated payments. You want your business to pay the minimum amount of estimated tax without triggering the penalty for underpayment of estimated tax. Four possible options The required installment of estimated tax that a corporation must pay to avoid a penalty is the lowest amount determined under one of the following four met

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Insightful Accountant

JUNE 23, 2024

QuickBooks Online Payroll has enhanced functionality related to correction of, late payment of, and backdated payment of paychecks, with fewer 'time out' blocks and greater self-control by ProAdvisors and their clients.

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Accounting Today

JUNE 21, 2024

The Internal Revenue Service released a revised draft version of Form 6765, the Credit for Increasing Research Activities, in response to feedback.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 20, 2024

Vince Golle Bloomberg News (TNS) U.S. mortgage rates declined below 7% last week for the first time since March, spurring back-to-back increases in financing applications for home purchases. The contract rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage decreased 8 basis points to 6.94% in the week ended June 14, according to Mortgage Bankers Association data released Wednesday.

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Going Concern

JUNE 24, 2024

Seeing a ton of posts in r/CPA as well as the medical licensing subreddits (Steps 1, 2, and 3) that Prometric is sending out emails — sometimes with as little as two days’ notice — advising exam-takers not to show up to the NYC MegaCenter at 1250 Broadway. Rumor is it flooded two weeks ago, which is when the cancellations started rolling in, but we haven’t been able to confirm.

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RogerRossmeisl

JUNE 26, 2024

Are you an older taxpayer who owns a house that has appreciated greatly? At the same time, you may need income. Thankfully, there could be a solution with a tax-saving bonus. It involves taking out a reverse mortgage. Reverse mortgage basics With a reverse mortgage, the borrower doesn’t make payments to the lender to pay down the mortgage principal over time.

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Insightful Accountant

JUNE 20, 2024

Some ProAdvisors feel odd about nominating themselves, you really shouldn't. more than 70% of those achieving award status in our 2024 process were self-nominees. Murph tells you the advantages of self-nomination in today's feature.

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Accounting Today

JUNE 26, 2024

Accountants are adding AI tools to their work, saving time and becoming more efficient.

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As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of

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CPA Practice

JUNE 24, 2024

By Sarah Lynch, Inc. (TNS) During the week of the Fourth of July, your workers might be in the holiday groove long before their palm tree “vacationing” emojis pop up on Slack. Almost half of American workers say they have previously “quiet vacationed” around the Fourth of July holiday, according to a new survey of over 1,200 U.S. workers from the Harris Poll.

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Randal DeHart

JUNE 21, 2024

In the construction industry, unexpected challenges can arise at any moment. Numerous factors, from material delays to unforeseen weather conditions, can disrupt project timelines and budgets. From terrorism to fire, from extreme weather or earthquakes to cyber-attacks – how would your business cope if it was affected? Would your staff know what to do?

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RogerRossmeisl

JUNE 24, 2024

There are many rewards for taking care of an elderly relative. They may include feeling needed, making a difference in the person’s life and allowing the person to receive quality care. In addition, you could also be eligible for tax breaks. Here’s a rundown of four of them: Medical expenses. If the individual qualifies as your “medical dependent” and you itemize deductions on your tax return, you can include any medical expenses you incur for the person along with your own when determining your

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Insightful Accountant

JUNE 25, 2024

Earlier this year, Intuit introduced a new version of QuickBooks Online for solopreneurs, it's designed for individuals who submit IRS Form 1040 - Schedule C tax filings.

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Accounting Today

JUNE 21, 2024

Notice 2024-55 from the IRS explains exceptions to the additional tax for certain emergencies, and for victims of domestic abuse.

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CPA Practice

JUNE 20, 2024

By Kelley R. Taylor, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) In a long-awaited ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a tax on unrealized gains, affirming the constitutionality of a mandatory repatriation tax introduced by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). In upholding the tax, Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for the majority stated, “The MRT—which attributes the realized and undistributed income of an American-controlled foreign corporation to the entity’s American shareholders, and then taxes t

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GrowthForceBlog

JUNE 21, 2024

9 min read June 21st, 2024 Last year, the global ERP software market was valued at $71.41 billion, and it's estimated to expand from 2024's $81.15 billion to $238.79 billion by 2032. More than 70% of large businesses use ERP software , and more than 53% of businesses experience a positive ROI as a result of implementing ERP solutions. Key Takeaways What Is ERP: The term "enterprise resource planning” refers to a platform that integrates multiple software systems to facilitate the global manageme

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RogerRossmeisl

JUNE 24, 2024

The IRS recently released guidance providing the 2025 inflation-adjusted amounts for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). These amounts are adjusted each year, based on inflation, and the adjustments are announced earlier in the year than other inflation-adjusted amounts, which allows employers to get ready for the next year. Fundamentals of HSAs An HSA is a trust created or organized exclusively for the purpose of paying the qualified medical expenses of an account beneficiary.

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