BurklandAssociates
APRIL 6, 2021
Howie Diamond is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Alpha Bridge Ventures. Howie recently joined Burkland’s Ruben Austin for a discussion about diversity in venture capital and startups. Q: Please Read More. The post Diversity in Venture Capital & Startups, a Conversation with Alpha Bridge Ventures appeared first on Burkland.
RogerRossmeisl
APRIL 17, 2021
Recently, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled a lawsuit with a company it says made false and misleading claims about its consumer products. Specifically, the company advertised on its website and social media accounts that its goods were “Made in USA,” even though most of them were imported. This is a violation of the FTC Act, and if your business is making similar claims about foreign-made products, you too could find yourself in legal hot water.
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DuctTapeMarketing
APRIL 13, 2021
6 Simple Ways to Get Your Customers Talking written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Word of mouth marketing is considered by many to be the most desired form of marketing. The trust, referrals, and overall brand-building buzz that’s garnered by customers spreading the good word to prospects are worth its weight in gold. Some products, services, and experiences naturally produce chatter, but there are certain things that any company can do to stimulate word of mouth and cash in
TaxConnex
APRIL 1, 2021
Every state can apply tax exclusions on goods and services within their state. This means the good or service is non-taxable for all customers purchasing the item. However, there are further tax-exempt purchases. Tax exemptions can also be applied at the customer level as opposed to the product level. Exemption certificates generally fall into two categories: 1.
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.
PANALITIX
APRIL 15, 2021
RESOURCES / ARTICLES. Proposals with. Less Pain and More Gain. Many firms struggle with creating and sending proposals efficiently. Moreover, the final product is often an underwhelming-looking, intimidating, lengthy text document. Panalitix offers a complete solution to improve both the proposal generation process as well as the user experience for your clients.
Accountant Advocate Submitted Articles
APRIL 21, 2021
How can AR teams improve customer payment behavior? Here are some of the key ways to protect your customer relationships, as well as your cash flow.
Accountant Advocate brings together the best content for small business accounting professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
RogerRossmeisl
APRIL 17, 2021
As posted to Mike Frankovich’s YouTube Channel on 4/15/2021 (Run time: 8 min, 47 sec) If you’re like me, you have trouble understanding why California continues to make it so difficult to engage is what is one of the most quintessential of California pastimes. classic car ownership. Since the smog check exemption changed from a 30 year rolling average to a set, 1975 and older cut-off back on 4/1/2005 classic car enthusiasts owning post-1975 vehicles have tirelessly petitioned their e
ThomsonReuters
APRIL 23, 2021
In 2020, tax and accounting professionals found themselves amid a major disruption in their daily firm life. Now, after navigating through turmoil and confusion, we find ourselves still adjusting to becoming a fully functional remote CPA. As we move forward through the COVID-19 pandemic, will the virtual CPA be here to stay? In this next chapter of Small Talk with Heather Walker , Paul Miller, Founder and Owner of Business by Design , and I discuss the pivot to digital work life for tax and acco
TaxConnex
APRIL 13, 2021
Sales tax is more complicated than ever, especially in a post-Wayfair world. And what’s worse is that everyone who says they’re simplifying sales tax is still leaving the hardest parts – and the liability – up to you. Don’t let sales tax compliance overwhelm you. Make the right decisions for your business so you can best manage compliance in a way that doesn’t overburden your finance team or put your business at risk of penalties and fees.
PANALITIX
APRIL 30, 2021
RESOURCES / ARTICLES. Guidelines on Selling. (or Merging). Your Accounting Business. All businesses undergo changes in ownership, or they are liquidated – it’s just a matter of time. Accounting businesses are no exception… so it makes sense for business owners to think about this early and ensure they control the process as far as possible. Panalitix works closely with firms undergoing major “succession events” so we’ll offer some guidelines in this article.
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.
GrowthForceBlog
APRIL 6, 2021
6 min read. One of the biggest misconceptions of the Nonprofit world is that corporations and larger foundations are the biggest givers. In fact, it’s actually the complete opposite- over 70% of donations come from individual donors [1].
BurklandAssociates
APRIL 27, 2021
Plotting a path towards growth and success can be especially tough for women-owned startups. On the Startup Success podcast, we recently sat down with Virginia Almendarez. She’s a startup coach Read More. The post Insights for Women Entrepreneurs from a Startup Coach at iFundWomen appeared first on Burkland.
RogerRossmeisl
APRIL 14, 2021
When Anna, the CEO of a small manufacturing company, received an anonymous report about fraud in the accounting department, she wasn’t sure how to act. After all, the complaint could be accurate, but there was also a chance that it wasn’t. She called her company’s attorney, who recommended a forensic accountant to investigate. He also suggested that she perform some preliminary interviews to gather facts — but to be careful not to interrogate employees.
Withum
APRIL 28, 2021
A business leader’s currency is ideas. The current May-June 2021 issue of the Harvard Business Review is a minefield of ideas just waiting to be banked. I usually go through the new issue when it is received and end up reading the article titles, executive summaries and perhaps two or three articles.
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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.
TaxConnex
APRIL 29, 2021
S uppose you ’ re registered for sales tax in a jurisdiction because you have es tablished sales tax nexus. For various reason though, you don’t have any sales tax to remit. You may think that because you haven’t collected any sales tax, you have no return to file. ?. Wrong. Most s tates in which you’re registered want to hear from you even if you don’t have any sales tax to remit.
ThomsonReuters
APRIL 22, 2021
Meyer v. United Healthcare, 2021 WL 930258 (9th Cir. 2021). Available at [link]. A health plan participant brought state-law claims against the plan’s insurer, alleging the insurer engaged in deceptive practices, breached its contract, and committed fraud in handling his claim. After a federal trial court dismissed the case based on ERISA’s preemption of state-law claims, the participant appealed.
CTP
APRIL 15, 2021
There have been so many tax changes this year! As you might expect, it is difficult to cover them all. We’ll try to highlight a handful of changes that we think will be most relevant to you as a tax professional. We’ll skip over the changes that are compliance-related, and focus on the provisions from […]. The post 2020 Tax Update for the Tax Planner – Part 1 appeared first on certifiedtaxcoach. 2020 Tax Update for the Tax Planner – Part 1 was first posted on April 15, 2021 at
BurklandAssociates
APRIL 12, 2021
SPACs are everywhere. But what exactly are they? And is a SPAC the best funding vehicle for your startup? The post To SPAC or Not To SPAC, That is the Question appeared first on Burkland.
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
RogerRossmeisl
APRIL 12, 2021
(This is Blog Post #1006). The post Rating the Most Admired Companies appeared first on Roger Rossmeisl, CPA.
xendoo
APRIL 14, 2021
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in February 2017 and has been revamped and updated for accuracy and comprehensiveness. . Cash flow is a measure of your business’s liquidity and ability to pay its debts from sales revenue. Cash flow management can be one of the most challenging aspects of being an online business owner. Your business can be profitable but still have a negative cash flow because profit calculation takes into account assets like inventory that you can’t use
TaxConnex
APRIL 22, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed l egislation that impose s sales tax economic nexus on remote sellers on April 19, 2021. Economic nexus has finally passed in Florida! What does this mean for you and your business? The law – which Florida businesses have long awaited and which critics said will cost ordinary Floridians the expense of sales tax while benefiting businesses – also contain s Marketplace Provider (aka “m arketplace f acilitator ”) provisions that require platforms such as Amazon to c
MazumaBusinessAccounting
APRIL 10, 2021
It can be tempting to cut corners when laying the foundation of your business. Most new business owners try to pinch pennies where they can—even in areas they shouldn’t. For almost all businesses, making money is a priority, but how you manage that money is equally important. When you try to manage the accounting and bookkeeping for your business yourself, you may run into trouble.
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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.
CTP
APRIL 10, 2021
This post is focused on timing. Why is timing so important? From a tax-saving standpoint, not every dollar of deduction is worth the same amount every year. The savings depend on the taxpayer’s rate at the time the deduction is taken. For example, let’s say that you run a restaurant and your business was really […]. The post New Rules on “Covered Period” – Why is timing so important?
BurklandAssociates
APRIL 7, 2021
Howie Diamond is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Alpha Bridge Ventures and Dr. Kari Sulenes is a Partner at Alpha Bridge Ventures and well-regarded in the startup ecosystem for Read More. The post Diversity in Venture Capital & Startups, a Conversation with Alpha Bridge Ventures appeared first on Burkland.
RogerRossmeisl
APRIL 2, 2021
All that glitters isn’t gold. This includes gold — and other precious metals, stones and jewels that are sometimes used to launder the “dirty” proceeds of criminal activities such as drug trafficking and terrorism. But several U.S. laws and regulations target these international money-laundering operations. Good as gold Precious metals, stones and jewels make ideal vehicles for money laundering for several reasons: Ownership and control.
ThomsonReuters
APRIL 9, 2021
ARPA established a 100% COBRA premium subsidy for continuing health coverage between April 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021. You may already be familiar with the term COBRA premium subsidy. A similar program was created during the Great Recession from 2007 to 2009 when the unemployment rate soared to over 9%. The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) allowed workers who involuntarily terminated to be eligible for health coverage for up to 15 months at a reduced rate through a C
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.
TaxConnex
APRIL 20, 2021
This time of year, everybody’s mind is on income tax preparation. And for many accountants and CPA firms, this time of year means extra-long hours and more time spent managing clients’ finances. The fact is, when it comes to many companies’ federal and state income tax returns, they don’t rely on an automated income tax return. They turn to experts.
CapataCPA
APRIL 8, 2021
Deducting Meals and Entertainment Expenses While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) of 2017 eliminated many deductions for business meals and entertainment, there are still some deductions available. Most of the deductions are in the form of business meals, but there are select exceptions of when a business can also deduct entertainment expenses. There have been two developments.
CTP
APRIL 17, 2021
This is our second posting on the topic, so please check out Thursday’s blog, if you missed it. There have been so many tax changes this year! As you might expect, it is difficult to cover them all. We’ll try to highlight a handful of changes that we think will be most relevant to you […]. The post 2020 Tax Update for the Tax Planner – Part 2 appeared first on certifiedtaxcoach. 2020 Tax Update for the Tax Planner – Part 2 was first posted on April 17, 2021 at 9:00 am. ©20
MazumaBusinessAccounting
APRIL 25, 2021
Knowing how to pay yourself as a small business owner may seem simple, but there are quite a few options when it comes to doing it right. The information below will help you learn the basics of how to pay yourself as a small business owner, but we highly recommend talking to a tax or financial expert ( we’d love to chat with you! ) when it comes to the specifics of your business.
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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.
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