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4 questions to ask yourself before choosing a sales tax calculation engine

TaxConnex

Getting the right sales tax on your invoice is a pivotal step in managing your sales and use tax obligation. Sales and use tax is a tax imposed on the use or consumption of a product or service and meant to be paid by the end consumer. In certain situations (when you have sales tax nexus), it is your obligation to collect and remit it. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done.

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Annual Financial Planning Resources for Startups

BurklandAssociates

Build a solid financial foundation for your startup’s future with these annual financial planning resources from Burkland’s blog. The post Annual Financial Planning Resources for Startups appeared first on Burkland.

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Mother Pens Letter Calling Out EY After Her Overworked Daughter Suddenly Passed Away at 26

Going Concern

Various outlets in India have reported today that the mother of Anna Sebastian Perayil, a 26-year-old Chartered Accountant who tragically passed away on July 20, has sent a scathing email to EY India Chairman and Regional Managing Partner Rajiv Memani accusing the firm of callous indifference in the death of their young employee. The mom, Anita Augustine, said that her daughter, who “excelled in everything she did,” was too young to set boundaries and thus experienced an “overw

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Tax planning for the unknown

Accounting Today

Between the coming sunset of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the presidential election and a host of other factors, this is shaping up to be a tough year for advising clients.

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2025 Payroll Calendar Templates (Biweekly, Semi-Monthly, and Monthly)

Use these handy calendar templates to stay on top of payroll in 2025! Download them today to share with your HR team or post for employees. Whether your company has biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly pay periods, Paycor has you covered. Get your templates today!

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While PwC Begs Clients Not to Leave, EY Hands Out Cake

Going Concern

PwC China is currently sitting on the sidelines after Chinese regulators handed down a six month ban and $62 million in fines for the firm’s work on collapsed developer Evergrande. At least five clients have left since the news of the punishment came out on Friday despite PwC’s assurance (no pun) they would continue to work to the extent they’re allowed through the ban period.

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The Federal Crackdown on Worker Misclassification: Understanding the Stakes and Taking Preventive Measures

Withum

Worker misclassification remains a significant issue in the U.S. labor market, with substantial implications for both workers and employers. Misclassification occurs when businesses improperly classify workers who should be employees as independent contractors. This can lead to severe penalties, legal challenges, and back taxes for businesses. Recent efforts by the IRS and the Department of Labor (DOL) highlight the growing scrutiny on this issue and the necessity for businesses to take proactiv

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PCAOB shares best auditor independence practices

Accounting Today

Auditor independence is an area of common deficiencies year after year, according to PCAOB inspections.

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A Tax-Friendly Way for Businesses to Help Teachers with Supplies

CPA Practice

By Gary C. Smith. There is a good chance that many teachers are paying for classroom supplies with their own money. In these days of shrinking school budgets, they have become an expert in doing more with less. Probably, no one has told them that many of these same classroom supplies are available at no cost to teachers through something called a gifts in kind organization.

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Client Accounting Services to Help Drive Your Business

AccountingDepartment

When you have a small or mid-size business, one of the issues you can run into is not having all the departments a larger company would have. In other words, you might not have dedicated employees for HR, accounting, and other areas. Fortunately, there are ways to outsource a number of services, including client accounting services. This helps keep your company growing and succeeding, without the need to bring on more employees or overwork yourself to get everything done.

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Intuit Launches AI-Enabled Intuit Enterprise Suite

CPA Practice

Intuit has launched Intuit Enterprise Suite , a configurable suite of integrated financial products designed to seamlessly scale and enhance productivity and profitability for businesses as they grow. Intuit is the financial technology platform that makes TurboTax , Credit Karma , QuickBooks , and Mailchimp , as well as solutions for accounting and tax professionals.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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.

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Who's filing for the CTC?

Accounting Today

Those earning between $30,000 and $40,000 filed 3,160,016 refundable CTC claims and received a total of $6,561,128,000 in returns.

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Tax Court Halts Deduction for Start-Up Costs in Some Cases

CPA Practice

The tax law allows a generous current deduction for start-up costs if the business begins to function before the close of the year. However, as shown in a new case, Eason, TC Summ. Op. 2024-17, 8/13/24 , you can’t deduct start-up expenses if you abandon the business before it ever gets off the ground. Background : Normally, a business is required to amortize start-up costs over a period of 180 months.

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IRS finalizes rules on consistent basis reporting for estates

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service issued final regulations on consistent basis reporting between an estate and a person acquiring property from a decedent.

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AI Forecast to Contribute Nearly $20 Trillion to Global Economy in Next 6 Years

CPA Practice

New research from IDC entitled, The Global Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Economy and Jobs , predicts that business spending to adopt artificial intelligence (AI), to use AI in existing business operations, and to deliver better products/services to business and consumer customers will have a cumulative global economic impact of $19.9 trillion through 2030 and drive 3.5% of global GDP in 2030.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

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.

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IASB looks to improve statement of cash flows

Accounting Today

The International Accounting Standards Board has begun a research project to review the requirements for the statement of cash flows and related matters.

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Trullion Releases AI-Powered Audit Suite Platform

CPA Practice

Accounting automation platform Trullion announced its Audit Suite, a cloud-based solution designed for auditors to leverage artificial intelligence to enhance accuracy and reduce human error in audits. With Audit Suite, Trullion enables audit teams to work within an AI-driven ecosystem that improves collaboration, mitigates errors, and enhances overall audit quality, the company said in a media release on Tuesday.

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KPMG Is Ditching 38,000 Square Feet in San Francisco

Going Concern

As reported by San Francisco Chronicle , KPMG is downsizing its San Francisco office space when its lease runs out at 55 2nd Street where the firm occupies 138,000 square feet. Image: Google Wrote SFC: The deal comes after KPMG in March moved to extend its lease at its current office at 55 Second St., which it has occupied since 2003, on a short-term basis of less than three years.

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Many Retirees Plan to Return to Workforce in 2025

CPA Practice

Thousands of retired seniors may soon be returning to the workforce, driven by various financial and personal factors. That’s according to a new survey from ResumeBuilder.com , a resource for professional resume templates and career advice, that looks at the employment status and plans of U.S. residents aged 65 to 85. Results showed that 13 percent of retired seniors say they’re likely to re-enter the job market next year.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

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.

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Impact of Transferable Energy Tax Credits on Private Equity Investments

Cherry Bekaert

Discover how the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has revolutionized renewable energy tax credits, allowing them to be transferred or sold to qualified buyers, including private equity fund managers. This tax credit development offers a streamlined approach for taxpayers to monetize energy tax credits and a significant tax planning opportunity for private equity funds and their portfolio companies.

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Prager Metis to Pay $1.95 Million to Settle SEC Charges Over FTX Audits

CPA Practice

Top 60 accounting firm Prager Metis agreed to pay $1.95 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Tuesday to settle charges that it bungled audits of failed crypto asset trading platform FTX. Prager Metis also settled separate charges that it violated SEC auditor independence rules. In addition, the firm agreed to be censured. Gurbir Grewal “Effective investor protection requires a collaborative approach that includes both regulators and gatekeepers, such as auditors.

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ATA scores private equity investment

Accounting Today

The Regional Leader firm based in Jackson, Tennessee, has received a strategic investment from Copley Equity Partners LLC.

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Future Forward Webinar and Qvinci® help you 'Build Advisory'

Insightful Accountant

With the right tools at hand you can have the 'Advisory' service offerings you want to sustain your practice. Murph explains how Qvinci's Turnkey Advisory offering makes it possible.

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Usage-Based Monetization Musts: A Roadmap for Sustainable Revenue Growth

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

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Xero to buy reporting and analytics platform Syft

Accounting Today

Business solutions platform Xero announced it will acquire cloud-based reporting, insights analytics platform Syft.

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Reckon named “Great Place to Work”

Reckon

Is your small business a great place to work? Reckon is! For 2024-2025, Great Place To Work has stamped its seal of approval and determined that Reckon is an industry leader in nurturing our employees and providing a safe workplace. So, who is Great Place To Work, and how did Reckon measure up? About Great Place to Work Great Place To Work is an industry body that consults on workplace management and provides certifications for businesses of all sizes on their capacity to offer a great working e

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Riveron acquires Effectus

Accounting Today

The business advisory and consulting firm is adding a San Jose-based accounting advisory and financial operations firm.

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Intuit Enterprise Suite: The All-in-One Solution or Just Another Bundle?

SchoolofBookkeeping

Brace yourselves, folks! Intuit has just dropped the Intuit Enterprise Suite , an AI-powered, all-in-one extravaganza designed for those larger-than-life businesses that have outgrown their training wheels. What is Enterprise Suite? The Intuit Perspective As companies grow, their needs become a tangled mess of high-maintenance account management, juggling a circus of software, and losing precious time hopping between QuickBooks, third-party tools, and those beloved spreadsheets.

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Harness the Potential of Your Enterprise Knowledge

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.

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Some Solutions for State and Local Tax Deductibility

CPA Practice

By Girard Miller Governing (TNS) To help pay for middle-class tax cuts in 2017, Congress put a $10,000 limit on itemized deductions for state and local taxes, known as the “SALT” deduction. Although only some 10 percent of federal income tax returns included itemized deductions last year, fewer yet exceed the SALT ceiling —mostly a subset of taxpayers with six-figure incomes.

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Client Onboarding Success for Accounting and Advisory (CAAS) Firms

Insightful Accountant

At GranthamPoole, the sales process is integral to onboarding and starts with the very first meeting with a prospect. This is the initial chance in which the team can listen to the client.

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Survey Says 43% of Workers with Side Jobs Make More in Fewer Hours

CPA Practice

A new survey by Quicken reveals new information about Americans who work side hustles – defined as any extra income someone earns on the side of their main source of income, such as their primary job or source of income. The survey’s findings show that nearly half (43%) of Americans with a side hustle are working fewer hours and making more money than if they were in a single salaried position.

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Intuit Announces Intuit Enterprise Suite

Insightful Accountant

Has my crystal ball been working, or what? Intuit has 'just announced' their new 'Intuit Enterprise Suite' that combines Mailchimp with QuickBooks and other products/service functionalities, just as I forecast 2 days ago.

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Solve Your Firms Automation Complexities Once and For All

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.