After five years in an accounting career, what's next?
Accounting Today
MAY 8, 2024
Here are some suggestions to help you take your job, your career — and our profession — to the next level.
Accounting Today
MAY 8, 2024
Here are some suggestions to help you take your job, your career — and our profession — to the next level.
Acterys
MAY 8, 2024
Acterys’ esteemed Italian partner, Bi Factory , recently hosted the “Next Generation FP&A” workshop on April 11, 2024. This event was specifically arranged for Italian organizations aiming to refine their planning and analytics processes. Featuring profound insights from industry experts at Bi Factory, including Franco Perduca (CEO and CTO), Sara Bozzo (CEO and Team Lead), and Walter Gabetta (Head of Global Business Relationship), the workshop attracted numerous companies a
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CPA Practice
MAY 8, 2024
By Josh Schauer. The finance industry is undergoing an incredible transformation this year as it continues to face expanding regulations, ongoing AI dilemmas, and complex markets. In fact, 70% of finance decision-makers feel pressure from market factors like inflation and economic disruption. Finance teams are forced to do more with stretched resources and staffing shortages, and as a result, organizations of all sizes are specifically overwhelmed with data and struggling with how to manage it e
Going Concern
MAY 8, 2024
It’s been a little over a year since Australian Financial Review uncovered a scandal when it peered underneath the rug PwC Australia was trying to hide its dirty business under, a scandal that saw a trusted partner using his position on a government tax panel to monetize confidential information that clients could use to get ahead of an upcoming change in tax law.
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Accounting Today
MAY 8, 2024
Senior citizens often fall victim to elder financial abuse, even at the hands of their closest relatives, but accountants can help protect them.
Canopy Accounting
MAY 8, 2024
South Jordan, UT – [May 8, 2024] – Canopy, the firm-wide operating system that helps accountants build the firm they’ve always wanted , is thrilled to announce the successful raising of $35 million in an oversubscribed round. The round was led by Ten Coves Capital and Ankona Capital, with participation from Pelion Venture Partners, Tenaya Capital, and NewView Capital.
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Accounting Today
MAY 8, 2024
The SEC's guidance is a part of a much broader movement as the U.S. strives to catch up with Europe.
CPA Practice
MAY 8, 2024
The Great Resignation saw workers quit their jobs in droves—but many are now regretting it. A new survey of U.S. workers reveals those who changed jobs since the pandemic are significantly less satisfied with their jobs than their colleagues who stayed. What’s causing job hoppers to regret their decision? The Conference Board survey found that leadership and culture saw the greatest gaps in satisfaction between the job switchers and job stayers.
Insightful Accountant
MAY 8, 2024
In preparation for next week's QB Talks about Finding and Cleaning Up Bad Data, I thought I'd talk about one of my favorite issues. Failure to Balance the Balance Sheet.
CPA Practice
MAY 8, 2024
Although many small business owners face continued economic uncertainty, their personal drive and long-term aspirations are buoying their optimism. That’s according to data from the third Amex Trendex: Small Business Edition, an annual survey commissioned by American Express. “Small business owners are concerned about issues like pricing and cash flow, but they are overwhelmingly happy that they chose their career path as an entrepreneur, and most intend to be small business owners for the long
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.
CTP
MAY 8, 2024
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Acts (TCJA) of 2018 stirred up mixed responses by introducing a $10,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions for individual taxpayers. However, since the legislation did not include a limit for businesses, the states most impacted by the SALT cap have leveraged this as a workaround for their constituents. This led to the introduction of a pass-through entity (PTE) tax , which allows S corporations, LLCs, partnerships, and sole proprietorships to pay their state tax
Patriot Software
MAY 8, 2024
In accounting, you deal with a variety of accounts to balance and organize your books. One type of account you will likely run into is a real account. But, what are real accounts exactly? And, how does it differ from other accounts in accounting?
AccountingDepartment
MAY 8, 2024
An enterprise resource planning (ERP) system acts as the central nervous system for a business, integrating core processes needed to run a company into a single system. However, the path to ERP success is fraught with challenges.
Patriot Software
MAY 8, 2024
Keeping an eye on your business’s finances is oh-so-important if you want your company to thrive and grow. This includes monitoring your financial statements and calculating financial figures, such as total revenue. Get the lowdown on how to calculate total revenue and ways to use it to benefit your business. What is total revenue?
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.
CPA Practice
MAY 8, 2024
By Sarah Lynch, Inc. (TNS) The class of 2024 graduates this month—and soon, many will be swiping in at the office. Full-time salaried employees between the ages of 20 and 24 are less likely to work fully remotely than other age groups, according to a new analysis from the payroll provider Gusto of more than 300,000 small and midsize businesses. These recent graduates are 27 percent less likely to be fully remote than workers in their 30s.
Patriot Software
MAY 8, 2024
Paying your employees on time is essential, especially because 62% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Plus, many state pay frequency requirements regulate when you pay employees. Understand payroll cutoffs to pay your team on time, every time. So, what is a “payroll cutoff?” What is a payroll cutoff?
CPA Practice
MAY 8, 2024
While only 6% of company executives recently polled by Deloitte have already implemented generative AI solutions to support finance and accounting processes, considerably more of these decision-makers say they’re actively discussing use cases (15.4%) or have future plans to adopt the technology (27.8%), according to the Big Four firm. What does the C-suite believe are the biggest opportunities for GenAI within their organization’s accounting department?
Withum
MAY 8, 2024
AI, or Artificial Intelligence, has been around for decades and can be defined in one way as the simulation of human intelligence, specifically by machines. The first discussions regarding artificial intelligence originated back in 1956, the first chatbot went live in 1964, and college students were commonly studying this concept by the late 1980`s.
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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.
SkagitCountyTaxServices
MAY 8, 2024
This is how I often feel about the government’s decision-making with taxes: Q: What’s the difference between death and taxes? A: Congress doesn’t meet every year to make death worse. Honestly, as a small business owner, you most likely feel that pain. Take this for example: The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) just introduced a new overtime rule. Beginning July 1, salaried workers earning less than 43,888 a year will qualify for 1.5 times pay if they work more than 40 hours a week.
KROST
MAY 8, 2024
USA TODAY and Statista have named KROST one of America’s Most Recommended Tax Firms 2024! The recent collaboration between USA TODAY and Statista marks the first year the recognition is being presented. Statista conducted extensive research by surveying tax and accounting professionals and their clients. They were asked to recommend up to ten tax or Read the full article.
Withum
MAY 8, 2024
In the context of claims processing for self-insured plans, Third Party Administrators (TPAs) play a critical role in designing internal controls to ensure accuracy and timeliness. However, relying solely on the TPA’s internal control structure may not be sufficient for a plan sponsor. This is where User Entity Controls (UECs) come into play, providing essential oversight to ensure the proper functioning of the system.
CPA Practice
MAY 8, 2024
AuditBoard, the leading cloud-based platform transforming audit, risk, compliance, and ESG management, today announced powerful enhancements for its InfoSec Solutions to help organizations meet their IT compliance, cyber risk, and vendor risk management needs in the face of rising risks and increased regulatory requirements. With these new capabilities, including enhanced AI automation, customizable automated workflows, and real-time analytics, teams can better manage and communicate InfoSec ris
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
Anders CPA
MAY 8, 2024
Whether you own a creative agency and oversee operations or you are an operations professional of an agency, I’m certain there are many questions you are plagued with daily. Do we need to hire more people? What kind of skills will those people need? When do we hire them? Will we still have the money to make this hire if we don’t get our next pending contract?
CPA Practice
MAY 8, 2024
Patriot Software, a provider of online accounting and payroll software for American businesses, announced the launch of the 1099 contractor portal to streamline information between clients and their independent contractors. The 1099 contractor portal is a secure self-service platform for 1099 contract workers granting them access to view and edit their personal and direct deposit information, and their payment history from clients.”The 1099 contractor portal was a highly requested feature,” said
Accounting Today
MAY 8, 2024
The Top 25 Firm bolstered its business process outsourcing practice with the latest M&A deal.
CPA Practice
MAY 8, 2024
Top 20 accounting firm Eide Bailly has promoted 24 individuals to partner or principal, according to a post on its LinkedIn page. The new partners and principals in the class of 2024 “have a diverse range of skills, backgrounds, and expertise that will further strengthen our firm’s capabilities and bring value to the many clients we serve,” the firm said.
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Dent Moses
MAY 8, 2024
IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel reported to the Senate Finance Committee that even with the moratorium since September 2023 on processing previous and new claims for the ERC, the IRS averages 20,000 new applications weekly. The IRS recently announced ERC that claims processing could resume by late spring depending on whether Congress extends the statute of limitations for ERC claims.
CPA Practice
MAY 8, 2024
Top 25 accounting firm Citrin Cooperman has acquired Maier Markey & Justic (MMJ), a White Plains, NY-based CPA firm, expanding the firm’s presence in the New York City metro area. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. As a result of the acquisition, four MMJ partners and more than 40 employees have joined Citrin Cooperman. “MMJ is fantastically aligned with our firm in both service offerings and industry expertise,” Alan Badey, CEO of Citrin Cooperman, and Mike Zyborowicz, managing
Ryan Lazanis
MAY 8, 2024
Marketing is arguably the practice that most firms use to attract new clients. But, do you really need it? Find out in this episode. The post Do You Even Need Any Marketing? appeared first on Future Firm.
CPA Practice
MAY 8, 2024
Given the severe auditor shortage in the USA, many CPA firms have expanded their adoption of outsourced auditors, increasing from 6% pre-pandemic to more than 40% at present. May 02, 2024 CPA firms are facing the twin challenges of managing a high volume of audit engagements and coping with the industry-wide talent shortage. Amidst this landscape, the value of an experienced audit team becomes even more significant.
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.
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