Insightful Accountant
JANUARY 29, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service successfully opened the 2024 tax season today by accepting and processing federal individual tax returns as the agency continues focusing on expanding options to help taxpayers.
Acterys
JANUARY 29, 2024
Innovative Features and Seamless Integrations Help Acterys Secure Its First Magic Quadrant Appearance (Chicago, Il., January 26, 2024) – Acterys, a leading provider of financial planning software, is proud to announce its inclusion in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Financial Planning Software. This recognition highlights Acterys’ commitment to delivering innovative solutions that streamline and automate financial planning processes for organizations worldwide.
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Accounting Today
JANUARY 29, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service began accepting tax returns Monday, promising improved help to taxpayers and new resources both in-person and online.
CPA Practice
JANUARY 29, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2024 tax season on January 29, 2024, accepting and processing federal individual tax returns, and announcing that it expects more than 146 million individual tax returns for 2023 to be filed this filing season. The final regular day of the 2024 tax season is April 15, 2024, although almost all tax filers can receive an automatic six-month extension if they apply for one. 2024 Tax Refund Calendar: How to Estimate When You May Receive Your Refund With the st
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.
Xero
JANUARY 29, 2024
We’ve had two versions of our invoicing feature for a while now — classic invoicing and new invoicing. The new version is built on the latest technology and features time-saving tools that make it easier to customise your invoices and simplify the way you get paid. Our teams have big plans to add even more value to the new version of invoicing in the future, including features that we know are important to you.
Anders CPA
JANUARY 29, 2024
As one of the Anders core values, Generosity is present at every level of the firm. Individually and collectively, we’re proud to give back to charitable organizations and foster an environment where people offer their time, skills and resources to improve our communities. To help showcase the efforts of our firm and employees, we’re proud to present our 8th annual Community Impact Report.
Accountant Advocate brings together the best content for small business accounting professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Accounting Today
JANUARY 29, 2024
Without breaking the bank, small and midsized firms can make smart investments to adopt AI and tailor it for specific uses.
CPA Practice
JANUARY 29, 2024
By Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times (via TNS). It’s back to regular IRS deadlines this year, but with a new tool for many low- and moderate-income households: a service that will prepare and file their tax returns online for free. Starting later this year, taxpayers in 12 states — Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Nevada, New York, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming — will have access to a new program from the IRS called Direct File.
Insightful Accountant
JANUARY 29, 2024
Opening Keynote at Acumatica Summit reflects product plans and strategy for supporting customer growth ambitions with leading-edge technology
CPA Practice
JANUARY 29, 2024
Today marks the start of the long and grueling road ahead for CPAs and enrolled agents as the IRS has begun accepting 2023 federal income tax returns. So with that in mind, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel had a message for all tax professionals as they embark on another filing season: Thank you. The message, which was emailed this morning to tax professionals and was posted on the IRS’s website, says: As we start the 2024 filing season today, I just wanted to take a moment to especially thank ever
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.
Cherry Bekaert
JANUARY 29, 2024
The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued nine Accounting Standard Updates (ASUs), and the Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued only one new GASB Statement in 2023. The latest issue of the Rundown features a summary of the new standards issued in the fourth quarter 2023. For summaries of standards issued in the first three quarters, view our previous rundowns here.
Accounting Today
JANUARY 29, 2024
The best state to be a saver scored 0 out of 100, where a lower score means it's easier to save.
Insightful Accountant
JANUARY 29, 2024
Drake Software® announces the launch of an integrated contactless payment acceptance system, Drake Pay™.
Accounting Today
JANUARY 29, 2024
Financial advisors and tax professionals with clients who bet online or at casinos must guide them through the choice of classifying as amateur or professional.
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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.
Going Concern
JANUARY 29, 2024
The following story from Financial Times pertains to EY UK however it confirms what many have suspected is happening here in the US: at least one Big 4 firm is watching badge swipes to make sure their little grunts are in the office like they’re supposed to be. Spoiler: they aren’t. FT : EY has started monitoring UK employees’ office attendance, with swipe card entry data being circulated at senior levels of the firm as some of its staff flout its hybrid working guidelines.
Accounting Today
JANUARY 29, 2024
The first step is defining 'success,' says Seth David.
Withum
JANUARY 29, 2024
“A rising tide lifts all boats” – Credited to John F. Kennedy A corollary to this metaphor may be that a falling tide sinks all ships. Observance of daily high and low tides would prove this corollary incorrect, as ships do not sink at low tide and the sinking of a ship may be caused by a multitude of factors and circumstances. It may also be observed that a rising tide does not lift all boats to the same height.
Accounting Today
JANUARY 29, 2024
The commoditization of audits is contributing to the CPA shortage.
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
Cherry Bekaert
JANUARY 29, 2024
Establish a governing body, align focus, pick plays, build trust and accelerate learning. Your comprehensive AI blueprint guide.
Accounting Today
JANUARY 29, 2024
Accounting firms are starting to dive headfirst into artificial intelligence.
Menzies
JANUARY 29, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Research and Development (R&D) tax relief is a highly valuable relief to promote and reward attempts by companies to achieve advances in scientific or technological fields or appreciable improvements in associated processes. The scheme is especially important to the manufacturing sector with 21% of the total claims made, and over £1.5bn of annual support received, by the sector in the latest statistics.
Accounting Today
JANUARY 29, 2024
There are 178 checklists for tax season, practice management and personal tips, plus a Getting Your Affairs in Order Tool Kit with 27 additional checklists.
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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.
Menzies
JANUARY 29, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. According to a recent survey an increasing number of students are receiving private tuition, with one estimate now putting the value of the private tutoring industry in the UK at £7.5 billion. The COVID-19 pandemic, and the increase in competition for places at top universities, have contributed to more students turning to private tutors to give them that additional support to help them achieve their own personal goals.
Insightful Accountant
JANUARY 29, 2024
House committee approves bipartisan tax bill to extend tax breaks before April 15 deadline. Proposed bill includes various provisions such as expanded Child Tax Credit and deductions for research expenses. Read about it here!
Menzies
JANUARY 29, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Navigating the post-Christmas slump can pose significant challenges for businesses, especially those in the hospitality and leisure sector. As sales dip after the festive season, maintaining cash flow becomes crucial. In this article, we delve into the intricacies of cash flow management, highlighting the importance of understanding fluctuations, creating comprehensive cash flow forecasts, and exploring strategies to boost cash availability.
ThomsonReuters
JANUARY 29, 2024
Today’s accounting firm leaders are constantly grappling with two pivotal challenges: attracting top-tier talent and holding on to the people they have. Retiring Baby Boomers are creating a vacuum, leading to a scarcity of experienced professionals, and there aren’t enough young people graduating with accounting degrees—or choosing to enter public accounting—to fill that void.
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
JANUARY 29, 2024
Top 100 accounting firm Haynie & Co. was fined $400,000 and two current and two former partners were fined a total of $190,000 by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) on Jan. 23 for subpar auditing and quality control failures. The audit regulator found that Haynie partners Tyson Holman and Stevin Avis and ex-partners Anna Hrabova and Richard Fleischman each violated PCAOB rules and standards while serving as either engagement partner or engagement quality review partner on
Cherry Bekaert
JANUARY 29, 2024
Enhancing the Food and Floral Supply Chain Verdant Technologies (Verdant) remains focused on changing the benchmark for freshness and sustainability from farm to table. This cultivates their commitment to providing consumers with high-quality, environmentally friendly products in the food and floral supply chains. Additionally, their solutions create new opportunities and expand markets while using fewer natural resources and reducing negative environmental impacts.
Inform Accounting
JANUARY 29, 2024
A significant task for the new business owner is ensuring that the business is properly complying with the extensive tax and information filing requirements imposed by the various authorities.
Cherry Bekaert
JANUARY 29, 2024
Section 751 Property Generally, partnerships that have Section 751 property, such as unrealized receivables or inventory property, are required to provide information to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) when a sale or exchange of partnership interests occurs between partners. This information is also reported to the partners engaged in the sale or exchange.
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