Wed.Jun 26, 2024

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Inventory Management Strategies To Maximize Efficiency

AccountingDepartment

From a manufacturing perspective, inventory is everything for business owners that can significantly impact their financial well-being. That is why effective inventory management is of utmost importance for manufacturers or other businesses that keep things on the shelves.

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House Rich But Cash Poor? Consider a Reverse Mortgage Strategy

RogerRossmeisl

Are you an older taxpayer who owns a house that has appreciated greatly? At the same time, you may need income. Thankfully, there could be a solution with a tax-saving bonus. It involves taking out a reverse mortgage. Reverse mortgage basics With a reverse mortgage, the borrower doesn’t make payments to the lender to pay down the mortgage principal over time.

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5 ways accountants are using AI to streamline workloads

Accounting Today

Accountants are adding AI tools to their work, saving time and becoming more efficient.

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Figuring Corporate Estimated Tax

RogerRossmeisl

The next quarterly estimated tax payment deadline is September 16 for individuals and businesses, so it’s a good time to review the rules for computing corporate federal estimated payments. You want your business to pay the minimum amount of estimated tax without triggering the penalty for underpayment of estimated tax. Four possible options The required installment of estimated tax that a corporation must pay to avoid a penalty is the lowest amount determined under one of the following four met

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Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Here's How To Fix Them

Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.

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Taxpayer Advocate spotlights problems with IRS assistance

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service isn't doing enough to help victims of identity theft receive their tax refunds, according to a report from National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins, and its statistics on answering phone calls are misleading.

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Recent FTC Rule Could Affect the Value of Noncompete Agreements

RogerRossmeisl

Noncompete agreements can be valuable to a business, especially after a merger or acquisition. Estimating the value of these agreements has become more complicated in light of a controversial new final rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that will ban noncompetes for most employees and independent contractors, starting in September 2024.

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A Surprisingly High Number of People Actually Want to Stay at Their Current Firm

Going Concern

We’re not talking about the high number of people who are sticking around at their firms right now because the market is so screwy but rather this is about respondents to a Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs survey they’ve called “ CPA Talent Retention 2024: Keeping Your Best Performers.” Almost three-quarters of the hundreds of PA CPAs surveyed said they would like to stay put.

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ISSB to streamline sustainability disclosure frameworks, standards

Accounting Today

The International Sustainability Standards Board will improve the sustainability disclosure landscape by streamlining and consolidating frameworks and standards.

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4 Key Takeaways From the National Taxpayer Advocate’s Mid-Year Report to Congress

CPA Practice

While the 2024 filing season generally ran smoothly, delays in issuing refunds to identity theft victims, misleading telephone measures that lead to poor resource allocation decisions, and delays in processing employee retention credit (ERC) claims stood out as the biggest challenges to taxpayers, according to National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins, who released her mid-year report to Congress on June 26.

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Santander renews $140M audit with PwC

Accounting Today

Banco Santander decided to renew its contract with PricewaterhouseCoopers, potentially keeping one of Europe's biggest such relationships with the firm until 2035.

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Are Robots Replacing You? Keeping Humans in the Loop in Automated Environments

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

As businesses increasingly adopt automation, finance leaders must navigate the delicate balance between technology and human expertise. This webinar explores the critical role of human oversight in accounts payable (AP) automation and how a people-centric approach can drive better financial performance. Join us for an insightful discussion on how integrating human expertise into automated workflows enhances decision-making, reduces fraud risks, strengthens vendor relationships, and accelerates R

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Patriot Software Launches Time and Attendance Mobile App 

Patriot Software

Canton, OH Patriot Software proudly unveils its latest innovation—the My Patriot mobile app, a dynamic new tool designed to streamline how work hours are recorded and managed. The payroll and accounting leader’s new app is available to all salaried and hourly employees whose employer uses Patriot’s Time and Attendance software.

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FASB proposes simplified guidance on software costs

Accounting Today

The FASB voted to propose a new ASU that would, among other things, remove the distinction between linear and nonlinear development methods.

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Rightworks Acquires Cyber Security Firm Practice Protect

CPA Practice

Rightworks, a cloud service provider delivering solutions purpose-built for accounting firms and professionals, has acquired Australia-based Practice Protect , the accounting profession’s leading cybersecurity provider. The acquisition will enable firms to manage risk, secure client data, and achieve regulatory compliance while using cloud and desktop applications in Rightworks OneSpace.

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Talent scarcity puts renewed focus on AI tax tech

Accounting Today

While some news reports have sensationalized the arrival of artificial intelligence as a risk for the accounting industry, it represents the biggest opportunity to modernize the profession since the advent of the spreadsheet.

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Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close

Based off SkyStem's popular e-Book, the book of secrets to the month-end close will be revealed in this one-hour webinar. Learn leading practices when it comes to building a strong and sustainable month-end close that has room to grow and evolve. Learn about the power of precise estimates, why reconciliations are critical to closing the books, how and when to automate, and how the chart of accounts play into your close process.

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Mastering Value-Based Pricing: What Are Your Services Really Worth?

GrowthForceBlog

9 min read June 21st, 2024 One of the biggest challenges and biggest decisions in running a business is determining your prices. Key Takeaways When Your Business Is Differentiated From the Competition: In some sense, differentiation is similar to scarcity because your business's products and services can't quite be considered scarce if you have multiple competitors offering similar products and services.

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IRS advisory group recommends regulating tax preparers

Accounting Today

An influential advisory committee to the Internal Revenue Service is asking Congress to regulate noncredentialed tax preparers and boost funding for the IRS and the National Taxpayer Advocate.

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IRS Paid Out $88.8M to Whistleblowers in FY 2023

CPA Practice

The IRS gave whistleblowers 121 awards totaling $88.8 million for information attributable to $338 million in tax revenue being collected in fiscal year 2023, according to the latest annual report from the agency’s Whistleblower Office. The total dollar amount of awards paid increased substantially from FY 2022 when the IRS awarded $37.8 million to whistleblowers.

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IRS looks to settle with some conservation easement participants

Accounting Today

Some participants will get a letter next month outlining a potential settlement offer.

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How To Break Digital Transformation Barriers And Accelerate AI Adoption

Speaker: Anna Tiomina, MBA

AI is reshaping industries, yet finance remains one of the slowest adopters. Concerns over compliance, legacy systems, and data silos have made finance teams hesitant to embrace AI-driven transformation. But delaying adoption isn’t just about efficiency—it’s about staying competitive in a rapidly evolving landscape. How can finance leaders overcome these challenges and start leveraging AI effectively?

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Roundtable Labs Announces Launch of Second Empower Your Passion Cohort

CPA Practice

Roundtable Labs has announced the highly anticipated launch of the second cohort for Empower Your Passion, a transformative initiative aimed at revolutionizing the way accountants and business owners approach their work. To celebrate this milestone, Roundtable Labs invites interested individuals to join a free preview session on July 23rd to learn more about this exciting opportunity.

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Kenya scraps $2.3B tax plan after deadly protests

Accounting Today

Kenyan President William Ruto said he's withdrawing a contentious tax bill after it led to the deaths of at least 23 people.

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Accountants Hold Vital Role in Driving Financial Transformation

CPA Practice

A new survey underscores the role that accountants play in motivating, determining, and implementing new solutions that modernize their work. This also helps ensure their organizations are competitive and compliant in a complex and dynamic environment, and aid the CFO and others in understanding the transformation imperative. These are part of the results from FloQast’s survey, Embracing Financial Transformation: What It Is, Why Organizations Should Want It, and How to Achieve It.

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Brazil unveils global billionaire tax plan that has split G-20

Accounting Today

The proposal calls for a 2% minimum tax that would hit about 3,000 of the world's richest people, and is set for debate when G-20 finance ministers gather in Rio de Janeiro next month.

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Demo SkyStem’s Award Winning Month-End Close Solution & Earn $100

Is your finance team bogged down by endless data requests and disorganized spreadsheets during the month-end close? It’s time to consider a better option – automate with ART! SkyStem’s solution works alongside your ERP to transform the close and account reconciliation process and speed up month-end work. Explore SkyStem’s ART - the award-winning account reconciliation automation platform - and receive a $100 Amazon gift card as a thank you for your time.

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Dext unveils plans for Bookkeeping Automation platform and a raft of new features

Accounting Insight

Dext is bringing its three products into a single Bookkeeping Automation platform and will release new features to automate employee expenses, simplify approval workflows and more. Dext, the leading bookkeeping automation platform provider, today announced it is combining its products, Prepare, Precision and Commerce, into one integrated experience that will remove the friction between businesses, bookkeepers and accountants.

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98% of accountants have used AI, mostly for data entry and processing

Accounting Today

Pretty much every accountant has used AI in one form or another, with the most common use case being data entry and processing, according to a poll from Intuit QuickBooks.

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How corporate tax departments are applying indirect tax technology

ThomsonReuters

Businesses must innovate and adapt to the changing indirect tax landscape to stay competitive. Corporate tax departments are using technology increasingly as a strategic partner to address these issues. Insight on how indirect tax departments intend to use technology to transform their operations can be found in a recent study conducted by the Thomson Reuters Institute.

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Accounting irregularities, fictitious purchases wipe 10% off bookstore's shares

Accounting Today

A chain of second-hand bookstores may not immediately sound like the setting for a tale of stock-market volatility, but Bookoff Group Holdings Ltd. shares tumbled 10% after discovering fictitious purchases by employees.

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New Software & You: Elevating Your Tech Stack

Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Senior Sales Engineer

Is your tech stack working for you—or are you working for it ? 🤖 In today’s world of automation and AI, technology should simplify workflows—not add complexity. Seamless integration and interconnectivity are key to maximizing productivity, optimizing workflows, and improving collaboration. Join expert Joe Wroblewski for a practical and insightful session on how you can build a smarter, more connected tech stack that drives efficiency and long-term success!

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Is Your Firm Prepared for Dispersed Teams?

Insightful Accountant

Recent workplace changes have sped up shifts in how and where accountants work. Firms of all sizes have long been exploring dispersed teams.

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Reminder

Ryan Lazanis

In business, we often lose sight of what’s truly important. This episode serves as a reminder to re-center and focus on what matters most. The post Reminder appeared first on Future Firm.

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Why You Should Participate in the ProAdvisor Awards

Insightful Accountant

Murph seeks to help you get ready for Insightful Accountant's 2025 ProAdvisor Awards process that will begin in July (2024). This includes a few fundamental changes to this year's requirements.

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Open banking comes to Reckon! Bank transfers and data feeds are now supercharged

Reckon

In a new deal with SISS Data Services (Australia’s leading independent provider of secure bank data services) Reckon is proud to add powerful and secure bank data services to our payroll and accounting software. As Reckon CEO Sam Allert noted on the fresh partnership, We’re very excited to deliver this significant enhancement for our small business customers,” said Sam Allert, CEO of Reckon.

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The Human Side of Finance: The Intersectionality of People, Culture, Adaptability, and Resilience

Speaker: Melissa Hurrington

Finance isn’t just about the numbers. It’s about the people behind them. In a world of constant disruption, resilient finance teams aren’t just operationally efficient. They are adaptable, engaged, and deeply connected to a strong organizational culture. Success lies at the intersection of people, culture, adaptability, and resilience. Finance leaders who master this balance will build teams that thrive through uncertainty and drive long-term business impact.