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ChatGPT Isn’t Terminator for Accountants…Yet

Going Concern

note: the following is a guest post by Jack Castonguay, PhD, CPA, who has not yet been replaced by ChatGPT as far as we know. Was ChatGPT sent to us from the future to rescue the industry from the pipeline crisis by filling open accounting jobs with cyborgs and sentient machines? Your senior is probably not a synth.

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ARE ALL ACCOUNTING SERVICES THE SAME?

Basis 365

Basis 365 was created to deliver a unique, outsourced accounting experience to small businesses by providing a virtual accounting department using cloud-based accounting applications. CPA firm : CPAs are generally going to be the most expensive option. DO THEY PERFORM ACCRUAL ACCOUNTING?

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What is COGS in Accounting and How to Calculate It?

Snyder

” COGS is also an accounting term under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) that requires businesses to apply certain inventory costing principles. Cost of goods sold is sometimes called “ cost of sales.”

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How to Account for Bad Debts and Record it in Quickbooks Online and Desktop

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

A bad debt, in accounting terms, refers to an amount charged to a customer that is never paid. It is frustrating, stressful and disheartening, while attempts to collect are an unproductive use of time and can have a significant impact on cash flow, particularly if you are unprepared.

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What is Capital Cost Allowance and How Does it Impact Your Business

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

The accounting term for the same concept is depreciation (or amortization). The difference between accounting and tax is that while there are many depreciation methods that can be used for accounting purposes, the calculation for CCA in Canada is generally based on what is referred to as the “declining balance method” (see below).