BuildYourFirm

AUGUST 18, 2020

BYF CEO & Co-Founder, Hugh Duffy shares some big ideas for CPA marketing in his latest guest appearance on Geraldine Carter’s “Smart Strategy for CPAs” She Thinks Big Coaching podcast. SheThinksBigCoaching.com/096. [link] com/accounting-marketing- doesn’t-suck-hugh-duffy-build- your-firm/ . The post BYF CEO & Co-Founder, Hugh Duffy shares some big ideas for CPA marketing appeared first on Marketing Accounting Firms and CPAs.

CPA 246

CPA cpas accounting firms accountant 246

SMBAccountant

AUGUST 4, 2020

Austin, TX – August 4, 2020 — The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), the world’s largest anti-fraud organization and leading provider of anti-fraud training and education, is pleased to award Shannon Bloom, of Melbourne, FL, the globally preferred Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) credential. In order to become a CFE, Bloom has met a stringent set of criteria and passed a rigorous exam administered by the ACFE.

Education 246

Education Legal Government accountant 246

Bharmal&Associates

AUGUST 28, 2020

All About Limited Liability Companies(LLC). LLC owners are called members. Single-member LLCs have one owner, although spouses who jointly own an LLC in a community property state can elect treatment as a single member LLC for federal income tax purposes. We will call LLCs with two or more members multimember LLCs. Key point: LLCs are not corporations.

income tax 242

income tax tax return Legal Tax 242

PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2020

Google’s transition to SAP Ariba ‘s cloud-based services has a completion date set for Aug. 24 after multiple waves that began last October, according to a press release. The final wave concerns the Asia Pacific region. Last October, U.S. suppliers were switched over, and in May of this year, the rest of North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa made the jump, the release says.

accounting and finance 144

accounting and finance Education management accounts management accounting 144

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.

Account

Patriot Software

AUGUST 17, 2020

Tax withholding comes with the territory of being an employer. Employment taxes can be broken down into payroll taxes and income taxes. Most people use the terms interchangeably. But when you hear about a payroll tax deferral, you probably want to know the exact difference between payroll tax vs. income tax. Income tax vs. payroll […] READ MORE.

payroll tax 135

payroll tax income tax payroll Tax 135

GrowthForceBlog

AUGUST 13, 2020

Automating small tasks can make a huge impact, here's why. A recent survey of 280 US companies found 62% of business owners have identified three or more major inefficiencies in their manual business processes that could be resolved with automation. As new forms of automation are transforming the work world, more and more companies are taking the leap from manual business processes to automated solutions.

accounting system 108

accounting system accountant accounted Account 108

CapataCPA

AUGUST 4, 2020

PPP Loan Forgiveness Updates Webinar Come join our webinar to get more information on the PPP loan forgiveness process. We will show you what the updated eligible expenses are, cover the new Paycheck Protection Flexibility Act, go through the new Interim Final Rule, and walk you through the rules for loan forgiveness. We want to. The post PPP Loan Forgiveness Updates – Live Webinar appeared first on CPA firm in Orange County, CA | CAPATA.

cpa firm 84

cpa firm CPA 84

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Scandal-plagued German FinTech pioneer Wirecard counted among its payments processing clients an online casino that laundered money for an arm of “one of Europe’s most dangerous mafia organizations,” the Financial Times reported on Monday (August 3). The paper cited documents and “Italian legal sources” in its story about the organized crime syndicate ’Ndrangheta and CenturionBet, an online gaming company based in Malta.

Gambling 144

Gambling Gaming Legal 144

PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

Companies that have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy are using the court protection to end long-term lease agreements early and close thousands of stores, reported Bloomberg. The news site named Neiman Marcus Group Inc, Brooks Brothers Group Inc, J.C. Penney Co., J. Crew Group Inc. and the owner of Ann Taylor as companies looking to use this protection to avoid lease renegotiations and even back out of rent obligations altogether.

Retail 141

Retail Real Estate 141

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

More than $50 billion of cryptocurrency was transferred from virtual wallets in China to other parts of the world last year, a potential violation of the nation’s strict limits on how much money can be sent abroad, according to a new report. While Chinese traders are limited to the purchase of up to $50,000 of foreign currency annually, the volume suggests stablecoins could be being used to circumvent the regulation, according to Chainalysis , the New York-based provider of regulatory compliance

Real Estate 139

Real Estate New York Government accountant 139

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.

Account

PYMNTS

AUGUST 18, 2020

Google is asking the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for permission to hold radio experiments “in and near the 6 GHz band,” according to a recent filing with the agency. The tech company said in the filing that it “proposes to conduct experimental propagation testing in the 6 GHz band to produce technical information relevant to the utility of these frequencies for providing reliable broadband connections.”.

Technology 139

Technology Start-ups 139

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

Waze, the popular GPS navigation app owned by Google, has introduced contactless payments for ExxonMobil and Shell card holders in the U.S. When drivers pull into participating stations, they will see a notification on Waze prompting their Android or iOS device to securely pay through each company’s app. “Waze is committed to continuing to help businesses leverage innovative technology to adapt, evolve, and engage with customers,” said Andrew Kandel, Waze U.S. country manager, in a statement.

Rhode Island 138

Rhode Island Florida Legal Technology 138

PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

Real time is getting ever closer to prime time. But it might not be the Federal Reserve ’s doing. You’d be forgiven for thinking that faster payments might be the purview of the U.S. Federal Reserve, where details (a roadmap, really) of FedNow , the proposed instant payment system, were released earlier this month. But with a 2023-24 timeframe to implementation, the Fed’s efforts will take a while to cross the Rubicon from concept to reality.

payroll 138

payroll Maine Gaming accountant 138

PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

The past several years have been good times for digital banking players popping up to challenge traditional brick-and-mortar financial institutions for market share, but recent months have accelerated that trend into overdrive. Consumers worldwide are realigning their entire lives around digital — and looking for financial services providers to meet their new, emerging lifestyles.

Education 138

Education Start-ups Finance 138

Advertisement

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.

financial statements

PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

With estimates that over 500 billion real-time payments will be processed over the next five years, the race is on for upgrades and integrations that allow financial institutions (FIs) and their clients to participate in a real-time payments space that is expected to reach nearly 53 billion real-time payment transactions by 2024. The FI’s Guide to Modernizing Digital Payments , done in collaboration with Red Hat , details developments in real-time payments, providing insights and direction for F

Technology 135

Technology 135

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

The great digital shift, along with the pandemic, has brought all manner of activities into the virtual realm — most notably, of course, commerce itself. To that end, as Coinstar CEO Jim Gaherity told PYMNTS, the stage is becoming increasingly set for currency — the literal cold, hard stuff of bills and coins — to be rendered in bits and bytes. The evolution — beyond sorting coins stored in proverbial piggy banks and coffee cans and toward bill pay and commerce, all in a self-service environment

E-commerce 135

E-commerce Gambling Retail accountant 135

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

Western Union (WU) reported Tuesday (Aug. 4) that while second-quarter revenues fell for much of its business, WesternUnion.com’s average monthly active customers shot up 45 percent year over year. Chief Financial Officer Raj Agrawal told PYMNTS that Q2’s digital growth was “unbelievable.”. Agrawal said the company’s digital operations have grown not just in terms of dollar amounts, but also in terms of how many new customers the pandemic has brought in.

Education 134

Education Retail accountant Account 134

PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

In Greek mythology, Thrasos is the character that personifies boldness. Drop the ‘os’ and add an ‘io,’ and it’s a company that personifies the fast track to digital commerce success. Thrasio has taken its Amazon-centric business model to a high level at high-speed, snapping up some of the marketplace’s hottest sellers and creating a company that one of its investors says is “revolutionizing eCommerce.”.

Retail 134

Retail Start-ups 134

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

Sales

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2020

The Commerce Department released July’s retail sales last week, showing an increase in seasonally adjusted retail spending – up 1.2 percent overall last month, but down from the 8.4 percent growth in June. Analysts reported that physical retail sales, seasonally adjusted, were up 2.7 percent overall in a trailing 12-month period, and that businesses had mostly recovered all of the losses that had been incurred in the March-through-May lockdown.

Retail 134

Retail Sales accountant Account 134

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2020

China’s Ministry of Commerce is moving forward with its plan for a digital currency, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The plan will come with a large number of cities in which to test the currency, including Beijing and the provinces Tianjin and Hebei in the north, the Yangtze River Delta to the south, and the Guangdong province and the neighboring cities of Hong Kong and Macau along the country’s prosperous southern coast, WSJ reported.

California 134

California Start-ups 134

PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

With back-end digitization no longer an option for the financial services sector, adoption of cloud infrastructure is a vital — yet often painful — process for financial institutions (FIs), FinTechs and other organizations. The biggest friction points are often traced back to the sheer size of the project. Migrating apps and data from on-premise systems into the cloud can seem an overwhelming task, and indeed, there are many pitfalls and mistakes organizations can make in the process.

Start-ups 133

Start-ups Technology B2B 133

PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

The relationship between traditional banks and the slate of FinTechs that have arisen over the past decade hasn’t always been one of enthusiastic cooperation. Big banks tended to view FinTechs and their offerings with suspicion — meaning that in the early days, startups often had to beg banks for access to the infrastructure to build it out better. Although it wasn’t easy for either side, the landscape has begun to change, Payoneer ’s General Manager Eyal Moldovan told PYMNTS in a recent convers

Technology 132

Technology 132

Advertisement

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.

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

When it comes to B2B payments fraud, it’s not a matter of if it happens, but when. Speaking with Karen Webster in a recent interview , OnPay Solutions President and CEO Neal Anderson explained that organizations have to prepare themselves to mitigate the fraud threat, even as employees work from home. “Everybody needs to be suspicious,” he said. “Everybody should worry that this activity is happening.

B2B 131

B2B accounts payable Start-ups accountant 131

PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2020

Berkshire Hathaway ’s unloading of billions of dollars from bank stocks is exacerbating the hurt on the nation’s biggest financial institutions, Reuters reported. Warren Buffett, the company’s chairman and CEO, has sold shares of Wells Fargo and J.P. Morgan Chase and dropped an investment in Goldman Sachs. Based on its second quarter filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Reuters reported Berkshire reduced its Wells Fargo stake by 26 percent to 237.6 million shares, lowered its sta

Maryland 128

Maryland accountant Account accounted 128

PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

If you are interested in not just tracking your credit score, but finding ways to boost it, American Express may have the product for you. On Tuesday (Aug. 11), Amex launched Score Goals , an online platform that augments and expands the card company’s established credit score tool, MyCredit Guide. The new offering, which is available to consumers whether or not they are American Express cardholders, “includes a range of information and tools to help them understand their credit score better and

accountant 128

accountant Account accounted 128

PYMNTS

AUGUST 19, 2020

With B2B payments being an increasingly attractive target for innovators, the landscape is growing crowded as more banks and FinTechs roll out their accounts payable (AP) automation solutions. The competition is undoubtedly heating up. According to Comdata ’s Senior Vice President of Product Tad Fordyce , there are several key areas where financial institutions (FIs) can focus to drive the most value for their corporate clients.

AP Automation 127

AP Automation Technology accounts payable B2B 127

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.

PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Looking for a travel-related business that’s actually booming during the year of COVID-19? It’s out on the water, in rented boats of every shape and size from kayaks to luxury yachts. “We had our drop-off in April, and then come May we saw a very quick rebound, Bryan Petro , chief operating officer of boat rental and charter marketplace GetMyBoat , told PYMNTS.

Sales 126

Sales 126

PYMNTS

AUGUST 4, 2020

The global pandemic has changed commerce fundamentally — a fact confirmed in Visa ’s new Back to Business study. To say that consumers have shifted dramatically toward digital commerce — or that small- to medium-sized businesses ( SMBs ) all over the world have been rapidly pivoting to keep up with them — is almost an understatement. According to the eight-country study, 78 percent of consumers have changed how they pay for things so as to reduce contact in their commerce.

Government 126

Government Retail Sales Technology 126

PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

China’s peer-to-peer (P2P) lending sector, once 6,000 businesses strong, has been reduced to fewer than three dozen as the government tightened regulations, leaving billions in loans unpaid. Now, Guo Shuqing, chairman of the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the nation’s top banking regulator, said investors have been saddled with more than 800 billion yuan ($115 billion) in debt from the failed platforms, Bloomberg News reported.

audit 126

audit Government Finance 126

PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2020

Mobile payments penetration has historically faced a gap in Southeast Asia , Joel Neoh , founder of leading regional online-to-offline company Fave , told Karen Webster. Consumers in locales like Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines can store payments credentials on their phones and make online purchases with no problem, but it was a different story using them in physical locations.

Government 124

Government Tax Start-ups 124

Advertisement

Setting the stage for successful organizational change always begins with clear, thoughtful communication. When it comes to rolling out a new travel and expense (T&E) policy, establishing a well-structured communication plan is key to ensuring that all employees understand the changes and their impact. By following a step-by-step approach, you can guide your organization through the transition, fostering smooth adoption from the outset and improving compliance.