Withum
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
As a plan sponsor, staying informed about the latest regulations and industry trends is crucial to the success of your employee benefit plan as we navigate through employee benefit plan filing season. Adhering to regulatory requirements and ensuring compliance to avoid potential penalties are priorities for plan sponsors with employee benefit plan audits.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, in two reports, critiqued the IRS on cybersecurity for both its data warehouse and its cloud infrastructure.
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CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Hosts Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, review Supervizor , a continuous quality assurance system that helps accounting firm’s error-proof their client’s bookkeeping and curb fraud. Use the video player below to watch, or the podcast player below to listen to the podcast. Or use the below podcast player to listen: Transcript (Note: There may be typos due to automated transcription errors.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Taxpayers earning more are more likely to choose to itemize their deductions, while taxpayers earning less tend to favor the standard deduction.
Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA
Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Payroll solutions provider Gusto has announced a new artificial intelligence-powered assistant called “Gus,” aimed at helping small business owners save time, get personalized insights, and make smarter decisions about their businesses. Gus can provide business owners with quick answers to their most frequently asked questions, such as their compliance requirements or what they need to do to file their taxes.
Xero
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
We know how important it is for small businesses to have access to powerful insights to help them run their business better, no matter the economic environment they’re facing. To accelerate our mission to provide powerful insights, we are thrilled to share that Xero is acquiring Syft, a leading global cloud-based reporting, insights and analytics platform for small businesses, accountants and bookkeepers.
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Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Monday already? Guess we should see what’s going on in the world. Can someone help me come up with a Vault-Tec joke for this story? Because I know it’s right there. "As it stands today, Deloitte is not known as a shipbuilder, nor is it clear it could meaningfully contribute to the construction of submarines." [link] — Going Concern (@going_concern) September 14, 2024 Speaking of Deloitte, the UK business is finally entering the modern age and extending equal family leav
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service have issued proposed regulations PDF for Tribal General Welfare Benefits. Section 139E of the Internal Revenue Code was enacted by the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014 and excludes from gross income the value of any Tribal General Welfare Benefit. As described in the Consultation and Federal Feedback summary PDF , the proposed regulations are the result of long-term efforts by Treasury, IRS, the Treasury Tribal Advisory
Insightful Accountant
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
As Congress reconvenes this month, tax practitioners find themselves navigating an uncertain legislative landscape with the looming threat of a government shutdown and its potential impact on year-end tax legislation.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Michael E. Kanell The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (TNS) Will they or won’t they? The interest rate-setting committee of the Federal Reserve will meet starting Tuesday to discuss the economy and a potential cut to the central bank’s benchmark rate — a decision that will affect the pricing of home, auto and business loans, credit card rates, the rates for savers and so on.
Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant
Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Find out what the client needs and then figure out how to fill that need.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
insightsoftware (lowercase intentional), a provider of solutions for CFOs, has released its 2024 Finance Team Trends Report. The report analyzes data integration challenges, the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), essential shifts in cloud computing, and the ongoing impact of staffing and skills challenges across the finance and accounting sectors.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Wolters Kluwer announced major enhancements to CCH Axcess Audit, which works with numerous other modules in the suite to produce more detailed insights and workflow integration.
Withum
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
A common challenge when completing a business valuation for SBA 7(a) purposes is how much reliance should be given to the seller’s interim financial statements. Generally, an SBA lender will provide an appraiser with three years of business tax returns and interim financial statements as of the current calendar year. This is where certain trends may be observed from the interim financial statements on an annualized basis that have large divergences from the business tax returns.
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Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
In the latest example of accounting firms taking on outside investments, the internationally focused firm has sold a minority stake to an Indian billionaire.
Anders CPA
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
It’s that time of year, when we start to get our financial ducks in a row. The end of Q3 is the perfect time to look back at the past year and ahead to the future. This period provides a critical opportunity to assess performance, identify areas for improvement, and set strategic goals. The transportation industry has endured a lot in these past few years, but a wise colleague of mine once said, “Prepare to endure, endure.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
John Napolitano of Napier Financial takes a long look at the host of unusual investment opportunities available to your wealthier clients.
Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Deloitte has reported its global revenue numbers and while it’s another record-smasher for the Big D, it’s also got to be a bit disappointing for the firm that enjoys self-jerking it to their greatness more than any other. Growth is in the low single digits for the first time since 2020 when they clocked in at 3.9% growth (in US currency).
Speaker: David Warren and Kevin O’Neill Stoll
Transitioning to a usage-based business model offers powerful growth opportunities but comes with unique challenges. How do you validate strategies, reduce risks, and ensure alignment with customer value? Join us for a deep dive into designing effective pilots that test the waters and drive success in usage-based revenue. Discover how to develop a pilot that captures real customer feedback, aligns internal teams with usage metrics, and rethinks sales incentives to prioritize lasting customer eng
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The accounts are expected to grow by another trillion dollars over the next decade because of their tax and flexibility advantages, Daffy CEO Adam Nash said.
Insightful Accountant
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Murph will host Dawn Brolin, Kelly Gonsalves, and Jeff Siegel to review the Top 100 ProAdvisors' Top 10 most popular eCommerce Connector Apps today, September 17 at 2 PM Eastern.
LSLCPAs
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
As a business owner, your primary focus is on growing and managing your business. However, while navigating the financial landscape can be complex and time-consuming, prioritizing regular meetings with your Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is crucial to your business’s success. So you don’t get overwhelmed, remember that you don’t have to cover every item on.
Insightful Accountant
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
You still have plenty of time to apply for the International ProAdvisor Awards, but why wait. you can start your application and come and go as you complete new training, earn certifications and use/learn new Apps.
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The first Market Momentum Index: AI and Unstructured Data Management, conducted by Deep Analysis with support from AIIM and M-Files, surveyed 500 enterprises across various industries to assess their readiness to employ AI. The results reveal that AI is already far more embedded into organizations' operations than previously realized. These findings and more insights have been brought to you in the "Market Momentum Index: AI and Unstructured Data Management.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting unveiled on Sept. 16 a huge expansion of its CCH Axcess Audit solution, which integrates with other key CCH Axcess modules for faster, more precise engagements across firms of all sizes. According to Wolters Kluwer, the new technological advancements reduce manual data entry, minimize errors, and sync data in real time, adding a layer of agility and cohesion to every project.
Menzies
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. In anticipation of this year’s Autumn Budget, Menzies’ Retail Sector Team have compiled a Wishlist for the sector, covering key areas such as VAT, business rates, the national living wage, and the employer national insurance allowance, highlighting the measures businesses should focus on.
FraudFiles
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
In the early stages of divorce, clients are required to complete financial affidavits, financial declarations, or other similarly titled disclosures. The importance of an accurate disclosure of assets, liabilities, and income is obvious. Yet many clients are unable to accurately prepare this financial information. Particularly in high net worth divorces, it may be difficult for [.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Hong Kong's Accounting and Financial Reporting Council said its review of PwC's local practice, which is separate from China's probe, is still "in progress.
Speaker: Mark Stovel
When it comes to automating, many firms focus on finding the latest tech, believing that efficiency is something achieved through new tools. Yet true efficiency is achieved by delivering real value to clients, not merely by upgraded systems. Without a clear approach, no level of automation can overcome the complexities of serving every client’s needs.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
A tax briefing on the proposed tax policies of the major presidential candidates, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, was recently released by Wolters Kluwer Tax and Accounting. The analysis aims to clearly distinguish their tax priorities and propose how their policies could potentially affect individual taxpayers, businesses, and the wider economy, Wolters Kluwer said.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The IRS has postponed payment and filing deadlines for those affected by the storm.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
By Tony Czuczka Bloomberg News (TNS) Former President Donald Trump’s agenda of higher tariffs on U.S. imports would help offset his expanding tax-cut proposals if he’s reelected in November, according to his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance. “If we actually balance this out by penalizing some of these companies for manufacturing overseas, I do think that we can get this to balance out in the right way, where we’re not blowing a hole in the deficit, we’re giving workers more of their money,” V
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Former President Donald Trump's agenda of higher tariffs on U.S. imports would help offset his expanding tax-cut proposals if he's reelected in November, according to his running mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance.
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