CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

We track the top products in every category and discuss them in our weekly podcasts in The Accounting Technology Lab. In the coming months, my K2 organization and this column will continue to cover useful AI tools for Client Accounting Services (CAS), tax, and audit. Trullion could be a replacement for DataSnipper.

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Accounting Today

AUGUST 29, 2024

As economic conditions fluctuate and accounting standards evolve, auditors face increasing challenges in evaluating how organizations estimate and report credit losses and providing a comprehensive overview of credit loss assessment in financial statement audits.

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Acterys

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Errors in financial planning and analysis (FP&A) reports can set entire departments, or even the whole company, off course. More than half (59%) of accountants admit to making several errors per month, Gartner research found. Financial reporting provides a retrospective view of your company’s financial status.

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Randal DeHart

AUGUST 9, 2024

Understanding financial statements might sound daunting, but small business owners like you must stay on top of your game. Each financial report offers unique insights into your company's economic status. Let's look at the critical components of financial statements and why they matter to construction contractors.

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SMBAccountant

JULY 14, 2020

One of the most common errors made by executives in a small startup is assuming that the reporting basis for accurate financial statements can be changed by clicking the single button at the top of the QuickBooks report. This is the simplest form as your books match your bank account. Using cash basis accounting, Doe Co.

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RogerRossmeisl

AUGUST 18, 2021

Forensic accountants are professionals who have received specialized training to uncover fraud and protect against fraud threats. They’re uniquely qualified to review financial statements and business records and to interview employees to find evidence of misrepresentations and theft.

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Withum

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Finance teams planning for their year-end financial statement audit have an even longer list of things to think about at the end of the year, including income statements, balance sheets, and, finally, the income tax provisions and disclosures that must be presented in the financial statements.

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SMBAccountant

JANUARY 4, 2023

New rules are going into effect for lease accounting which may change how small businesses who follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) think about and reporting leases. Under the old rules, financial reporting requirements were determined based on whether a contract was considered a capital or operating lease.

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Withum

JANUARY 30, 2025

Understanding the financial statement audit process and planning ahead can save time, reduce stress and ensure accurate results. In this guide, well walk through the key financial audit preparation steps, explain key differences between AICPA and PCAOB audits and provide actionable tips to streamline the external audit process.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA 00:00 Welcome to the accounting Technology Lab, sponsored by CPA practice advisor. With your hosts, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, Randy Johnston 00:10 welcome to the accounting Technology Lab. Line they list sage accounting. So what would do you think our listeners should know about sift?

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

This year’s report presents the IRS’s current financial position and discusses key financial topics. It highlights the programs, accomplishments, challenges and management’s accountability for the resources entrusted to the IRS. generally accepted accounting principles.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

HR Dive discusses the recent CPE situation at EY : A recent scandal involving online training at Ernst & Young has pulled back the curtain on the time and ethical pressures accountants and finance teams are under to balance the demands of client work with ongoing professional training requirements.

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PASBA

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

According to a 2018 survey conducted by Palo Alto Software, the owners of start-ups expressed interest in having an accountant assist them with a variety of tasks. All of this adds up to a lot of opportunity for you as an accountant or owner of an accounting firm. Advice on choosing the most efficient accounting software.

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CPA Practice

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The AICPA is seeking to amend its standard related to financial statement preparation, which would clarify that a CPA wouldn’t be required to apply AR-C Section 70, Preparation of Financial Statements, when financial statements are prepared as a byproduct of a client advisory services (CAS) engagement.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

million to settle a Securities and Exchange Commission lawsuit that alleges that two former executives committed accounting fraud at the Stamford-based company. The accounting problems came to light in April 2023, when Lovesac’s finance team found that approximately $2.2 The company then restated those statements. (TNS) Nov.

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CPA Practice

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) posted three new resources on Oct. Firms will be required to annually evaluate their quality control system and report the results of their evaluation to the PCAOB on new Form QC, which would be certified by key firm personnel to reinforce individual accountability.

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Accounting Today

JULY 31, 2024

The International Accounting Standards Board published a consultation document with eight proposed illustrative examples to show how companies could apply International Financial Reporting Standards when reporting the effects of climate-related and other types of uncertainties in their financial statements.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) has issued the report on Post-Implementation Review: Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). During the Revenue PIR process, we obtained an even greater appreciation for our stakeholders’ commitment to the high-quality implementation of a standard,” stated FASB Chair Richard R.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA 00:00 Welcome to the accounting Technology Lab, sponsored by CPA practice advisor, with your hosts, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley. Randy Johnston 00:10 welcome to the accounting Technology Lab. And so its a its good that theyve got the APIs and everything in here. Is it perfect yet? Sure, its not.

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RogerRossmeisl

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Although financial statement fraud is the least common form of occupational theft (9% of incidents), it costs organizations the most in financial losses, according to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Businesses defrauded by financial statement schemes had median losses of $593,000.

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SMBAccountant

MARCH 8, 2023

One type of accounting that is well-known is tax accounting. According to Investopedia, tax accounting is “a structure of accounting methods focused on taxes rather than the appearance of public financial statements”. Tax accounting applies to individuals, businesses, and corporations.

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inDinero Tax Tips

JANUARY 1, 2025

When youre building a tech startup, accounting probably doesnt feel very exciting. But, as a Y Combinator funded company and referral partner, weve noticed a pattern: promising startups regularly fail because of poor financial management. Is Your Business Financially Ready to Raise Funding? Accrual accounting is a bit trickier.

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Withum

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Understanding when audited financial statements of a retirement plan are required to be attached to a Form 5500 is an important part of demonstrating fiduciary responsibility over the plan and preventing unnecessary fines for an invalid filing of the 5500. The plan holds no employer securities. mutual funds, variable annuities).

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AccountingDepartment

JANUARY 21, 2025

However, in a fast-evolving economic landscape, relying solely on monthly reports or quarterly financial statements is slowly becoming obsolete. It's the roadmap that guides decisions, uncovers opportunities, and highlights risks.

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GrowthForceBlog

DECEMBER 19, 2024

How to Identify and Fix Year-End Reporting Errors in Nonprofits: Before finalizing your year-end financial reports, you should scan through them carefully. Make sure that all of your accounts (bank, credit card, and loan) have been reconciled to their statements. During this review, you should be looking for.

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SMBAccountant

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Bookkeeping and accounting are often used interchangeably when describing a process of recording financial transactions for a business, but they are not the same functions. Accountants also support management in the implementation and monitoring of internal controls. to review performance and profitability.

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Going Concern

JULY 11, 2023

The Wall Street Journal wrote today about recent disclosures made by Advance Auto Parts, Joby Aviation, and Germany’s Evotec that specifically point to a lack of accounting staff as a contributor to or sole factor causing certain material weaknesses. We have engaged a leading public accounting firm to support this work.

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RogerRossmeisl

MAY 8, 2022

Many fraud investigations focus on financial statements. Because cash is the most commonly stolen business asset, fraud experts regularly scrutinize statements of cash flow for signs of misappropriation and fraudulent disbursements. Unusual changes Your statement of cash flows shows how cash changed during the year.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

No one said running a successful accounting practice was easy. The emergence of the latest crop of AI tools – including not just gen AI, but next gen search and knowledge graphs – has enabled transformative new ways of working within accountancies. By Alex Smith. The result? Value pricing is a good fit here.

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SMBAccountant

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Managers want to hand off their accounting and let it happen in its own vacuum. Unfortunately, this isn’t quite how accounting functions. Accounting requires input from all levels of the company. Financials statements and performance are no different. The credit card statement shows a charge to “A&B Inc.”

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AccountingDepartment

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Financial planning plays a crucial role in this, enabling business owners to drive growth and broaden their operations. If a business owner hasn’t focused on this aspect, they need to understand what it is, what it does, and how it differs from regular accounting. What Is FP&A? FP&A encompasses four aspects of a business.

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PANALITIX

AUGUST 9, 2020

Rapidly Growing an Accounting Firm: An Interview with Glenn Hetzel. Hetzel & Associates, CPAs spoke frankly and clearly on the many challenges and opportunities related to growing an accounting business. They may have outgrown their current accountant, be thinking about a business exit or are looking to raise capital.

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CPA Practice

JULY 23, 2024

Investors, accounting firms, and other stakeholders have until Oct. 21 to provide comments on a new proposed Accounting Standards Update (ASU) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on Tuesday that aims to clarify rules on derivative accounting. Issue 1: Derivatives scope refinements.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 7, 2023

Despite high demand for CPAs, accounting firms struggle to hire accountants. In 2021, there was a 17 percent drop in employed accountants and auditors from a 2019 peak, according to a Bloomberg Tax analysis. By Cameron White. Technology also gives staff real-time access to their data, from anywhere at any time.

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RogerRossmeisl

JANUARY 26, 2022

This financial statement reports “book values” for the company’s assets and liabilities. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), assets are recorded at historic cost. The cost (or asset-based) approach to valuing a business focuses on the balance sheet. One reason is that, under U.S.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 3, 2023

Despite high demand for CPAs, accounting firms struggle to hire accountants. In 2021, there was a 17 percent drop in employed accountants and auditors from a 2019 peak, according to a Bloomberg Tax analysis. By Cameron White. Technology also gives staff real-time access to their data, from anywhere at any time.

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