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Accountants Behaving Badly: Police Department Accountant Couldn’t Be Bothered, PPP Loan Fraud, and a Creepy Tax Preparer

Going Concern

According to allegations in the indictment, from January 2019 to June 2022, Urban was employed as a senior staff accountant for a Charlotte-based company. Both women are in their 30s, and both had been going to Flinchum for at least three years for tax preparation.

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Everything you need to know about accounts payable

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Whether you’re an accountant, a small business owner, or a professional working within an organization, understanding what accounts payable is and how it works is essential. As an important cash flow indicator, accounts payable is a sign of the health of a business. Often, these types of charges are invoiced.

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The Best Small Business Bookkeeping Solutions

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Today’s accounting firms can handle a wide variety of SMB bookkeeping tasks, including: Invoices . Corporate tax preparation . By outsourcing your needs to an online accounting firm, you gain the benefit of industry-leading expertise, all without breaking your budget. Business Tax Preparation and Filings.

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How to Prepare Your Small Business for the New Year

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This statement provides insight into cash, inventory levels, Accounts Payable (money owed to others) and Receivable (money owed to the business owner), credit card and bank balances, and the equity in the company. Prepare for Tax Season Now. Lastly, consider partnering with an online accounting service.

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Best Practices for Nonprofits

Withum

The accounting system is the basis for reports that must be provided to grant agencies, prospective donors, lenders, its independent auditors, tax preparers, the Board of directors and management. . Approval should be obtained for disposals and accounting records should be updated timely to reflect such transactions.

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Workflow insights from the 2024 Tax Professionals Report

ThomsonReuters

A deeper look at efficiency and automation It’s no secret that tax and accounting firms have increasingly turned to automation as the primary strategy for streamlining operations in recent years.

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Guide to Pricing Accounting Services (Fixed & Value Pricing)

Ryan Lazanis

As a simple example, this means that year-end tax return preparation fees will be billed the same way for Client A and for Client B. In a value pricing approach, your accountant’s fees will differ from client to client depending on the situation. Some hate accounts payable, some hate accounts receivable.