BurklandAssociates
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Outsourced CFO services provide firms with expert financial support, helping partners stay focused on smart investments and strategic growth. The post How Outsourced CFO Services Boost Financial Performance for Smaller Investment Firms appeared first on Burkland.
TaxConnex
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Wouldn’t it be great if you, a seller in multiple states, could get free sales tax calculation and reporting? Sure would – and that’s long been the draw for becoming a “volunteer seller” in Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) states. Does everyone qualify? And even if you do, how do you make sure to maintain no-cost sales tax calculation and reporting services?
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Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The AICPA, NASBA, and state boards make the CPA exam harder than it needs to be because they make more money off exam fees when you fail. That’s the (totally unconfirmed) tinfoil theory thrown out here by a user of r/CPA : Tinfoil hat – Personally feel like it’s a money grab, AICPA/NASBA/State Boards purposely don’t tell you what questions you got wrong and how they grade the tests so it’s not about application of what you know, it’s more about memorizing as much as you can while hop
CTP
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Want information on residential property assessment appeals instead? Read here. Working with property owners can be a lucrative investment—both for your client and for you as a tax professional. To ensure that their income-producing property isn’t losing a huge chunk of its income to taxes, property owners need the support of someone who knows where the tax savings opportunities lie.
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.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
By Jarrell Dillard Bloomberg News (TNS) U.S. consumer confidence unexpectedly fell in September by the most in three years on concerns about the labor market and the outlook for the broader economy. The Conference Board’s gauge of sentiment decreased 6.9 points to 98.7, the biggest drop since August 2021, data out Tuesday showed. The figure was below all estimates in a Bloomberg survey of economists.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Five major trends and key takeaways from Bill's Accountant Partner Council.
Accountant Advocate brings together the best content for small business accounting professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
They're great for customers, but these annual events are not necessarily great for retailers.
Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Poor EY partners, ever since Project Everest fell apart they’ve really been struggling. While we await EY revenue numbers that should drop some time next month, sources inside EY are running to The Times to say partners are being warned of a second year of pay cuts ahead. Partner pay at EY is set to fall for the second year in a row while senior staff will forgo a pay rise, in a sign that professional services firms are still battling a downturn.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
When an accounting firm merges into a larger one, what should they expect regarding their technology?
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Digital disruption and climate change have emerged as the two fasting-growing risk areas for organizations across industries, according to The IIA’s Internal Audit Foundation’s latest Risk in Focus research. Based on feedback from more than 3,500 internal audit leaders around the world, global risk levels for digital disruption and climate change are projected to increase 20 percentage points and 16 percentage points, respectively, over the next three years – far outpacing other risk areas.
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.
Xero
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
It’s an absolute honour to share that Xero has been awarded Canstar’s Most Satisfied Customer Award in the small business accounting software category, for the sixth consecutive year. This recognition is a testament to the support and trust we’ve earned from small and medium enterprises (SMEs) across Aotearoa New Zealand. We don’t take for granted the support we get from our small business customers, and I’d like to thank everyone who rated us number one.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The software company co-founder allegedly raised more than $30 million by falsely claiming the company had millions of dollars in annually recurring revenue.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The AICPA is seeking to amend its standard related to financial statement preparation, which would clarify that a CPA wouldn’t be required to apply AR-C Section 70, Preparation of Financial Statements, when financial statements are prepared as a byproduct of a client advisory services (CAS) engagement. The exposure draft of the proposed Statement on Standards for Accounting and Review Services (SSARS) can be reviewed here.
AccountingDepartment
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Last week, Andrea and Mike of AccountingDepartment.com's Marketing Team, traveled to Boston for HubSpot's INBOUND show.
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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.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Learn to be intellectually promiscuous.
Cherry Bekaert
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Contributor: Tiffany Rodi, Sales & Use Tax Senior Manager Keeping Up With the Ever-Changing Sales Tax Landscape Sales tax compliance is a complex and dynamic area that requires constant attention. Collecting and remitting sales tax can be time-consuming and confusing, especially if you operate in multiple states. Failing to do so can lead to errors, audits and fines that can be costly for businesses.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service is postponing filing and payment deadlines for those impacted by the tropical storm.
Withum
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The Quest for Explainability and Thinking Traces in OpenAI’s New O1 Model and Beyond We’ve posted a lot on the new OpenAI O1 / Strawberry / Q* model in the past 24 hours. Generally, we avoid using marketing-sounding phrases like “evolutionary” or “qualitatively different,” but this release does stand apart from everything that came before it in the last 12 months.
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
ThomsonReuters
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Jump to ↓ Understanding AI’s impact Step 1: Cultivating an AI-savvy culture Step 2: Developing an AI roadmap Step 3: Implementing AI responsibly Are you ready to become an AI-ready firm? As AI becomes an integral piece of everyday workflow for professionals across all industries, many accounting firms are finding ways to leverage this game-changing technology for increased efficiencies, deeper insights, and a competitive edge.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Relative accuracy; biggest cyberthreats; end-of-year meetings; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
VJM Global
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The 54th GST Council meeting was held on 9th September 2024 under the chairpersonship of the union minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs and was also attended by the union minister of finance of some states. During the meeting many of the issues faced by the industries were addressed such as clarification on the applicability of GST rate on some goods and services, recommended issuance of circulars on amnesty scheme for demand notice issued under section 73, implementation of section 16(5
Insightful Accountant
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
If you are even thinking about participating in the 2025 ProAdvisor Awards you won't want to miss this session where Murph provides tips on how you can 'score your best' based on the behind the scenes scoring factors the awards use.
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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.
VJM Global
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
CBIC has received various representations from the industry to provide clarification in the matter when the advertisement services are provided to foreign clients by Indian advertising companies/agencies. In some of the cases, the concerned jurisdictional officer considers that the place of supply of such service is within India. Therefore, the benefit of export is denied to such advertising companies.
Insightful Accountant
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
This is a prologue to Murph's 6th part of his in-depth series on Acumatica… a deep-dive into the functionalities designed to meet the needs of Distributors and Warehouse businesses.
LSLCPAs
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
LSL Webinar ‘Back to Basics | Grants from A-Z’ presented by LSL Senior Manager, Krystal Cabrera, CPA, and Supervisor Keili Gonzalez outlined how local government finance departments can navigate the complexities of grant reporting from A-Z. In case you missed it – as grant funding becomes a vital part of many organizations’ financial strategies, understanding.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Those who work in human resources have their finger on the pulse of the frustrations of their firm’s employees, and a new survey from human capital management technology provider isolved reveals the biggest complaints they hear. isolved partnered with Talker Research to survey 1,000 HR professionals across the U.S. about the challenges they face navigating technological advancements, rising employee expectations, and a work culture that can sometimes feel less than civil.
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.
LSLCPAs
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
LSL Webinar ‘Back to Basics | Grants from A-Z’ presented by LSL Senior Manager, Krystal Cabrera, CPA, and Supervisor, Keili Gonzalez outlined how local government finance departments can navigate the complexities of grant reporting from A-Z. In case you missed it – when it comes to preparing for year-end, local government finance departments must ensure.
ThomsonReuters
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
← Blog home In the evolving landscape of auditing, the integration of Generative AI (GenAI) is reshaping the skill set required for audit professionals. As we delve into this transformation, it’s crucial to understand the new competencies that will keep professionals ahead in their field. Highlights: GenAI is reshaping the auditor’s skill set, requiring professionals to develop critical thinking, technical knowledge, and regulatory compliance expertise.
DMCL
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
Welcome back to Bridging Insights—a series of candid conversations with DMCL hiring managers, where they provide real insights into life at DMCL and what you can expect when you join our firm. For this edition, we’re chatting with Catherine Perka. Catherine is a Manager at DMCL’s Surrey office, where she provides advisory, accounting, and tax services to a variety of private enterprise and individual clients.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 24, 2024
The traditional corporate office is expected to be back in full force in about three years, according to a new KPMG report , as 79% of CEOs in the U.S. believe employees “whose roles were traditionally based in-office” will be working again in-person five days a week by 2027. That’s up dramatically from 34% who said the same in the Big Four accounting firm’s U.S.
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