Canopy Accounting
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
With tax season officially started, you’re likely too busy to personally check in with every client to make sure they are prepared for their tax appointment. That’s why we’ve put together a tax return checklist for clients. Share this list via bulk email or through a client portal for a quick way to remind your clients how to prepare for tax season.
TaxConnex
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Happy Leap Day! While not at all related to sales tax, we thought that as we spend a day to align our seasons and the Earth’s orbit of the sun, we should also discuss how to ensure your processes align with maintaining sales tax compliance in 2024! LEAP into compliance with us as we discuss 4 specifics that need to be considered in order to maintain your compliance in 2024, and beyond.
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Acterys
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Power BI Integration and Enhancements Have Brought a New Perspective Into the Market (Chicago, Il., February 27, 2024) — Acterys, a leading provider of enterprise performance management (EPM) solutions, is proud to be selected as a challenger in the 2024 Hackett Digital World Class Matrix. This inclusion represents another significant step forward in Acterys’ journey to simplify the EPM landscape and provide customers with unparalleled efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility.
Going Concern
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
For posterity’s sake, here’s what the IRS says about its open Employee Retention Credit (ERC) investigations as of January 25: That’s nine open investigations, 123 under review, and anyone who comes forward to say they took ERC money they weren’t entitled to before the Voluntary Disclosure Program closes on March 22 will have to give up the name of the promoter that encouraged them to take the credits.
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.
Withum
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Withum is excited to share that local business publication NJBI Z has named Alexander Smit , Associate Investment Advisor, on the 2024 Leaders in Finance list. The NJBI Z Leaders in Finance Awards celebrate local finance professionals with outstanding reputations in the industry and in their communities. Lex is part of the Withum Wealth Management Team, specializing in Financial Planning.
Going Concern
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
What the f**k is this?? 2022 PCAOB Inspection of KPMG LLP [ PDF ] WSJ doesn’t know why it was redacted either. NO ONE DOES. We’ve got some more inspection reports to dig into shortly, lots of them. EY, PwC, Deloitte, GT, BDO, RSM, Moss Adams…does anyone want to know all that? We were warned last year that this batch of PCAOB inspection reports would be “completely unacceptable” but no one said they would be completely unknowable.
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CTP
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
American gaming has boomed since sports betting and online gambling were legalized. Complex tax laws for filing and deducting gambling winnings and losses provide new hurdles for taxpayers. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) reporting rules from W-2Gs to 1099-Ks are very confusing for taxpayers to understand. So, as an accountant of a gambling client, you need to have detailed knowledge about gambling winnings and losses, as well as all the rules and regulations related to tax on gambling income.
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Sage, the company behind Sage Intaact and other products, announced a host of new products, features and partnerships at its Las Vegas conference.
Withum
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Sports fans across the world turned their heads when Shohei Ohtani’s record breaking $700 million contract with the Dodgers was announced. Many people, myself included, were enamored with the figure alone. Ohtani is a generational talent, and it was thought that he would be receiving a contract in the $500-$600 million range. The $700 million contract was even higher than the top baseball analysts had expected.
CPA Practice
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service has given tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of Washington state affected by wildfires that began on Aug. 18, 2023. These taxpayers now have until June 17, 2024, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments. Following the disaster declaration issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) , individuals and households that reside or have a business in Spokane County qualify for tax relief.
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.
Withum
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
AI is in the zeitgeist, and most of us interact with it frequently for both business and personal reasons. From, “Hey Alexa, re-order toothpaste” to automating resume scraping for job acquisitions, AI has changed our day-to-day relationship with how technology can help humans. However, knowing the power of AI and using it effectively are two very different things.
Cherry Bekaert
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Tableau, from Salesforce, has recently made headlines with its new solution – Tableau Pulse. Cherry Bekaert is front and center of this solution that focuses on AI-powered insights to scale data-driven decision-making for organizations. As a leading provider of this solution, Cherry Bekaert sheds light on the features of Tableau Pulse and the necessary steps for utilizing it, which includes migrating Tableau to the cloud.
Withum
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Sports fans across the world turned their heads when Shohei Ohtani’s record breaking $700 million contract with the Dodgers was announced. Many people, myself included, were enamored with the figure alone. Ohtani is a generational talent, and it was thought that he would be receiving a contract in the $500-$600 million range. The $700 million contract was even higher than the top baseball analysts had expected.
ThomsonReuters
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Following high school and an internship at a small business where her role included accounting work, Brittany Lanphier determined that she would definitely not study accounting in college. After being accepted at Texas A&M University Mays Business School — ranked one the most competitive business schools in the region — she progressed through her introductory business classes and then her first accounting class.
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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
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Shamrock shake-up; now for the slow life; Superiority complex; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
Patriot Software
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Step 1: Land the contract for a federal government-funded job. Step 2: Comply with your certified payroll reporting requirements. What is certified payroll? Contractors and subcontractors working on federally funded construction projects have an additional payroll responsibility known as certified payroll.
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
A new GAO study adds more fuel to the research suggesting the agency should be probing more rich households. Tax pros say those efforts will have big implications.
CPA Practice
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
With millions of tax refunds going out each week, the Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers that recent improvements to Where’s My Refund? on IRS.gov provide more information and remains the best way to check the status of a refund. The Where’s My Refund? tool provides taxpayers with three key pieces of information: IRS confirmation of receiving a federal tax return, approval of the tax refund and issuing date of the approved tax refund.
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
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Complex transactions in this industry can trigger accounting and reporting issues that may result in SEC letters, restatements and challenging conversations with investors.
CPA Practice
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
At its inaugural Investor Day on February 28, 2024, global small business platform Xero unveiled its AI vision which the business says has the potential to reimagine accounting and improve the lives of small businesses. This included previewing ‘Just Ask Xero’ (JAX), the company’s new GenAI-powered smart business companion for small businesses and their advisors — that will help them complete accounting-related tasks and provide deep insights to enable them to run their business better.
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
The Financial Accounting Council is reviewing the effectiveness of the Private Company Council, the group that advises the Financial Accounting Standards Board about the perspective of privately held companies.
Withum
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
2023 was a good year for the stock market with all major indexes up. When the market is up, most everyone is happy, but not everyone. There are many people who try to beat the market, and what they buy drops, or they sell stock short or sell or buy put-and-call options or do other things that add risk while chasing higher returns, hoping to outsmart the other investors.
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Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
A British hedge fund trader pleaded guilty to allegations he helped swindle Denmark out of about 8.4 billion kroner ($1.2 billion) in a massive Cum-Ex scandal that rocked the Nordic country.
KROST
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
It is helpful for taxpayers with rental properties to know the rules and regulations about deductible rental losses. Understanding the difference between active participation and material participation is crucial as these two terms play a big role in determining the deductibility of rental losses. In general, rental activity is considered a passive activity that creates Read the full article.
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Business management solutions provider Xero announced a new generative AI solution as part of a wider push to incorporate more AI into its products.
CPA Practice
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Vic.ai , an autonomous finance platform, has added AI-powered early payment discount detection and zero fees on all U.S. transactions made through Vic.ai Payments. Proactive discount alerts, free U.S. transactions, local currency options, and more will unlock unprecedented savings potential for Vic.ai customers. Payments are a persistent challenge for accounts payable (AP) teams.
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.
Summit CPA
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
A Conversation with SEO Optimizer’s Brandon Leibowitz Can you imagine ranking at the top of a search results page within a week of launching a new business? That’s what happened in the early 2000s when we started offering virtual CFO services. The catch? Back then, very few people were searching for those keywords because we essentially invented the concept and decided on a name.
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Microsoft is making its Copilot for Finance generative AI solution available for public testing.
Cherry Bekaert
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Contributor: Rashaad Balbale Faced with increasingly inconsistent innovation pipelines and mixed results in market, a leading consumer products company knew it needed to develop a radically different approach to innovation. The company partnered with T&Co by Cherry Bekaert to upend decade-long practices by leading with artificial intelligence (AI) to design an entirely new model for research & development (R&D).
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 29, 2024
Paul Pereira denied making false and misleading statements about his company's performance to boost its stock.
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