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Citing Rising Costs, Accounting Firms Plan to Increase Fees in 2025

Going Concern

Ignition has released its 2024 US Accounting and Tax Pricing Benchmark report and it reveals that the 325 Ignition customers surveyed are going all-in on fee increases in 2025. 57% of accounting firms plan to increase fees across all services in 2025. Or at least half-in. Clients are just going to loooove that.

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The Difference between Bookkeeping and Accounting

SMBAccountant

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. Tax accountants specialize in IRS law and completion of tax returns. None of these tasks are done by bookkeepers.

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The Role Of Cost Accounting In Maximizing Profitability

GrowthForceBlog

Key Takeaways The Benefits of Cost Accounting: The primary benefits of cost accounting include maximized profits, reduced costs, optimized pricing, stronger profit margins, revenue generation. Understanding the Cost Accounting Methods: A variety of different methods exist within the cost accounting principles.

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Average Bookkeeper Salary in the United States

Snyder

Current situation in the accounting industry. Accounting solutions. Bookkeeper vs accountant. Accounting software. Average base bookkeeper salary. Factors contributing to the average bookkeeper salary. Current situation in the accounting industry. Accounting solutions.

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What's the Difference Between Cost Accounting and Management Accounting?

GrowthForceBlog

Spoiler alert: Both cost accounting and management accounting are intended for internal use by business leaders. 5 min read. Smart leaders use it to improve organization operations and boost the bottom line.

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Accountant Vs. Controller: What's the difference?

Basis 365

Non-controller accountants generally perform more straightforward accounting tasks than controllers. These responsibilities include internal reports, cost accounting, tax auditing, and cost accounting. Each CPA can also manage other bookkeepers and understand how to complete their bookkeeping tasks.

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Gaining More Value with Virtual Accounting

AccountingDepartment

Accountants often specialize in different areas such as taxes, financial statements, payroll, inventory, cost accounting, DCAA compliance, and more. Small accounting teams are forced to choose what expertise they value the most while knowing that they’re making compromises in hiring. Explore Virtual Accounting.