Insightful Accountant
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Accounting is evolving along with the rest of the world, and it's definitely one of those industries that will keep expanding. However, there are certain trends you should pay attention to if you want to succeed more quickly.
BurklandAssociates
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
By prioritizing backups, startups can protect their data, ensure compliance, maintain business continuity, and build trust with stakeholders. The post Data Backup Essentials: Safeguarding Your Startup’s Success appeared first on Burkland.
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Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service is ramping up its scrutiny of large partnerships, leveraging increased funding under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Withum
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Explore Other Episodes #CivicWarriors #WithumImpact The post Combating Isolation and Finding Community With Project Refit appeared first on Withum.
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 Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty.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.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Hourly earnings growth for workers at small businesses dropped to 2.89% in August, Paychex reported Tuesday, the first time growth has been under 3% since January 2021.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
A Top Technology Initiative Article For those in public practice dealing with tax extension season, ask yourself: Did our tax software work correctly and quickly? If not, perhaps you have a software issue, a configuration problem, or something else to resolve. While there used to be over 100 tax software products, there are only around a dozen options today.
Accountant Advocate brings together the best content for small business accounting professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Although only five named tropical storms and hurricanes have developed in the Atlantic Ocean this year, the National Hurricane Center is still expecting a significant risk of dangerous storms in the coming months. As the peak of hurricane season is on tap, and an elevated wildfire risk now exists across much of the West, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding businesses and individual taxpayers to develop an emergency preparedness plan or, if they already have one, to update it for 2024.
Anders CPA
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have released the highly anticipated clarification on inherited IRA accounts for non-spouse beneficiaries. Previous guidance didn’t indicate whether a taxpayer who inherits an IRA account would need to take annual required minimal distributions (RMDs) to comply with the 10-year rule.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
By Chantal Allam The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) (TNS) High-earning millennials—those with annual incomes above $200,000—are exiting states like New York and California in droves, according to new analysis by SmartAsset. And a large percentage of them are ending up in the Old North State. North Carolina ranked No. 3 for the nation’s highest net migration of well-heeled millennials, ages 26 to 45, posting a net gain of 1,970, the study found.
AccountingDepartment
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
It has been said that human capital is an organization's most valuable asset in today's climate. However, managing your financial assets is the ultimate responsibility of the company leadership. Without sound financial planning and asset management, a business can't thrive. And, ultimately, your human assets will suffer. Forecasting is an essential part of the equation.
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
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Top 15 accounting firm Marcum has promoted 15 individuals to partner in eight states, effective Sept. 1. “These individuals represent Marcum’s dedication to excellence. They bring a wealth of experience, skill, and an entrepreneurial spirit. In a rapidly evolving world, they have shown adaptability and dedication to understanding and exceeding our clients’ expectations,” Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Weiner said in a statement.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
A recent survey has found that while small businesses still primarily use accounting software to record and manage transactions, usage dropped from 85% to 68% from April 2023 to July 2024.
Accounting Insight
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Value Added Tax (VAT) is an increasingly complex area of tax. Many of the VAT rules have been determined by court cases and, as a result, important questions such as “is a Jaffa Cake a biscuit or cake?” have been addressed by HMRC. Jaffa Cakes The importance of whether a Jaffa Cake is a biscuit or cake was taken to the courts back in 1991. The debate was significant for McVitie’s as cakes are zero-rated for VAT purposes while chocolate covered biscuits are standard rated (20%) for VAT purposes.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
This combination of trusts, credits and other tax strategies are great ways help wealthy clients protect their families and their businesses.
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ThomsonReuters
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The 2024 Generative AI in Professional Services research conducted by the Thomson Reuters Institute provides a comprehensive overview of the burgeoning role of GenAI across various professional sectors, including legal, tax, accounting, risk, and government. This study captures the complex spectrum of emotions surrounding GenAI, from hope and excitement to hesitancy and concern.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Tax professionals are calling for changes to the proposal, even though they welcome clarifications they have been waiting on for decades.
Cherry Bekaert
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Questions? Contact Us Private Equity Dealmaking Shows Improvement but Falls Short of Expectations Key Observations Banks have returned to the M&A lending market and are recapturing market share from nonbank lenders who moved in during their absence. While the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) has not instituted any rate reductions, the competition in leveraged finance sector is resulting in more favorable terms—both in terms of rates and covenants—than what was in place 12 months ago.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Microsoft researchers believe they have found a way to overcome the traditional challenges generative AI large language models have had with using spreadsheets.
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?
Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
“Market slowdown” On Saturday, Financial Times reported that due to a “market slowdown,” EY UK has gotten rid of a small number of partners and given out annual salary increases of 2.2% to its 4,400-person tax advisory business. It was six percent in 2023 and 10 percent in 2022. FT said bonuses would be smaller as well (£500 for junior staff — that’s $655 USD — to £4,000 for directors) and explained the math thusly: Bonuses for EY employees are calculate
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Twenty-five percent of accounting professionals want to increase their roles in implementing diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, per the Center for Accounting Transformation.
VJM Global
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Under the Goods and Service Tax (GST) , the Refund is a key component in the case of export of goods or services. The following two mechanisms of claiming a refund in case of export are: Claiming refund of Input Tax Credit about goods exported without payment of IGST; Claiming refund of IGST paid on export of goods CBIC has received various representations from the industry seeking clarification on how to claim a refund where goods were exported on payment of IGST and additional IGST is paid pos
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Revenue Procedure 2024-34 expands the waiver of the eligibility rules to accounting method changes.
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Insightful Accountant
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
This is a prologue to Murph's next part of his in-depth series on Acumatica. a summary of Acumatica ERP's Wholesale and Distribution businesses that simply can't get the job done with smaller accounting solutions.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Welcome to the era of e-commerce accounting, where digital transactions are overtaking traditional sales.
Insightful Accountant
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
The IRS reminds taxpayers of important tax guidelines involving contributions and distributions from online crowdfunding.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
For too long, tax departments have longed to improve their workpapers process, but they lack the time, resources or expertise to do so.
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!
Insightful Accountant
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Intuit has just released the newest edition of their quarterly QuickBooks Small Business Insights, a survey of SMB owners.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are facing new cash flow challenges. Caught between advancing technologies and tighter lending standards, many of your SMB clients could be struggling to find the comprehensive financial advice they need for success. This is where you come in. In “Be the Financial Hero for SMB Clients (Without Being Their Bank),” you’ll learn top strategies to become a more trusted advisor – just by helping your clients overcome their financial constraints and objections.
LSLCPAs
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Calling all local government finance departments! Let’s talk about your financial statements, which can be your Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR), Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR), budget book, or even a small monthly report. Does your team still use manual processes to create these financial statement reports with Word and Excel? Maybe you’d like to.
Summit CPA
SEPTEMBER 3, 2024
Building an agency from the ground up is no easy feat. You have to invest a lot into your business to ensure its growth and longevity. As a service-based business, sales is one of the deciding factors as to whether your company will sink or swim. With that said, it's very easy for sales representatives to fall into the trap of working hard to close a deal, only to have the unsuspecting project team realize – after speaking more with the client – that they'll be delivering a very different produc
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.
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