SMBAccountant
JANUARY 5, 2024
Beyond the mere transition in dates, New Year's marks a universal opportunity for change. It can serve as a catalyst for reflection, inspiring individuals to set resolutions, for themselves and their businesses. The beginning of a new year also means a fresh start for your Income Statement; which is why now is the perfect time to review your accounting software needs.
CPA Practice
JANUARY 24, 2024
If employee retention isn’t already a priority focus for your CPA firm, you may want to make it one — and soon. Research from Robert Half found that 27% of finance and accounting professionals in the United States are either looking for a job right now or planning to do so in the next six months. That may not sound like a significant percentage. But could you afford to lose more than one-quarter of the best players on your team, especially during tax season?
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Accounting Today
JANUARY 26, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service and tax professionals are preparing for the start of tax season Monday, hoping for a smooth filing season like last year, although last-minute tax law changes are possible thanks to a deal working its way through Congress to revive tax breaks like a more generous Child Tax Credit.
Insightful Accountant
JANUARY 21, 2024
Adopting new technology and implementing it into their firm is something that I see many accountants struggle with. If your systems “work,” it’s easy to fall behind on technology and overlook the potential that new solutions offer.
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Accounting Today
JANUARY 22, 2024
Managing employees can be a major roadblock for growing businesses, but PEOs can help, and ADP's Kristen Appleman explains how they work and when they might be a good fit.
CPA Practice
JANUARY 2, 2024
Accountants in the U.S. who earned the CMA and CPA designations make more than $38,000 than their noncertified counterparts, according to the 2023 Global Salary Survey from the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). According to data from IMA members surveyed in the U.S. and Canada, management accountants who are both CMAs and CPAs have a median base salary of $137,800 compared to $99,375 for accountants who hold neither certification.
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CPA Practice
JANUARY 29, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service opened the 2024 tax season on January 29, 2024, accepting and processing federal individual tax returns, and announcing that it expects more than 146 million individual tax returns for 2023 to be filed this filing season. The final regular day of the 2024 tax season is April 15, 2024, although almost all tax filers can receive an automatic six-month extension if they apply for one. 2024 Tax Refund Calendar: How to Estimate When You May Receive Your Refund With the st
TaxConnex
JANUARY 30, 2024
Every now and then something comes along that transforms sales tax. The 2018 Wayfair decision was such a milestone. Another was the advent of the likes of marketplace facilitators such as Amazon, Etsy and eBay, among others. States’ definitions of a “marketplace facilitator” vary almost as much as states’ sales tax laws themselves. Generally, a marketplace facilitator is a business or organization that contracts with third parties to sell goods and services on its platform and facilitates retail
Withum
JANUARY 9, 2024
Many questions have surfaced amongst auto dealerships regarding seller and transfer reports and how to properly report them on the IRS Energy Credit Online Portal. While the roll-out of the portal has been bumpy, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) is working through the problem areas as they are presented. The updated IRS guidance regarding these items as of January 8, 2024, is highlighted below.
Accounting Today
JANUARY 22, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service has revised the question it has asked in recent years about income from digital assets such as cryptocurrency on the Form 1040 for individual taxpayers this tax season and added it for the first time to tax forms for estates, trusts, partnerships and C and S corporations.
Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System
Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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.
Insightful Accountant
JANUARY 3, 2024
Your golden ticket to transformation. It's not flipping the calendar, but writing the story of 2024. Get ready for innovation, growth, and endless opportunities in the evolving landscape.
Going Concern
JANUARY 8, 2024
Hey remember the Bloomberg story last March about how staff shortages at audit firms were causing municipal credit ratings to tank ? Refresher: Municipalities across the US are at risk of having their credit ratings downgraded or withdrawn by S&P Global Ratings because staffing shortages have delayed financial disclosure documents. S&P has placed 149 long-term, underlying and program ratings on a negative credit watch this year because the ratings company hasn’t received 2021 financial s
CPA Practice
JANUARY 8, 2024
The IRS has announced that it will start accepting and processing tax returns on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. The agency expects more than 128.7 million individual tax returns to be filed by the April 15, 2024, tax deadline. Related: Chart shows estimated refund date timelines. Although the IRS will not officially begin accepting and processing tax returns until Jan. 29, people do not need to wait until then to work on their taxes if they’re using software companies or tax professionals.
TaxConnex
JANUARY 18, 2024
What’s the latest brewing today in sales tax? A lot, spanning many hot topics – and if you can believe it, not all the news is bad. Take economic nexus thresholds. It’s pushing six years since the U.S. Supreme Court’s Wayfair decision largely opened sesame for states to begin economic enforcing nexus thresholds. Physical nexus standards – such as having offices, staff or inventory in a state – had long mandated that retailers had to collect and remit a state’s sales tax.
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
JANUARY 24, 2024
The R&D Tax Credit is a tax incentive that can be applied as a dollar-for-dollar offset against a company’s tax liability if they engage in activities related to the design and development of a product, process, formula, invention, software, or technique within the United States. Additionally, start-up businesses with less than $5 million in gross receipts in the current taxable year and no gross receipts prior to the fifth previous taxable year (e.g., for 2023, the company must not have gro
Accounting Today
JANUARY 12, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service reported progress Friday on its efforts to increase its audits of large corporations, complex partnerships and high-income individuals, collecting over half a billion dollars from millionaires who didn't pay their taxes.
Anders CPA
JANUARY 25, 2024
Anders employees nominate the not-for-profit organizations they’re involved with and passionate about every year to be considered for the firm’s Charity of Choice. The votes have been tallied and we’re excited to announce the 2024 Anders Charity of Choice is Memory Care Home Solutions! The Charity of Choice program, now in its 19 th year, supports the nominated organization with a combination of volunteer efforts and fundraising events.
Going Concern
JANUARY 31, 2024
In an audit quality report released last week [ PDF ], the once flawless PwC admits its next PCAOB inspection report will be twice as bad as the last one. That’s not so terrible though, PwC has proven in recent years they are superior to all other auditors when it comes to avoiding deficiencies from the PCAOB — in 2020, PwC had a record-low 1.9% deficiency rate with just one mistake found in 52 audits inspected.
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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.
CPA Practice
JANUARY 9, 2024
By Shane Westra. In recent years, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning into accounting firms has been on the rise, bringing both opportunities and challenges. As these technologies become more embedded in daily operations, it is crucial to keep a balanced perspective, particularly regarding the security of sensitive data.
TaxConnex
JANUARY 16, 2024
Do you sell software-as-a-service (SaaS)? Then you already have one of the most complicated situations in sales tax. Your tax obligation and liability begin with where you have nexus , the connection between your company and a taxing authority or jurisdiction. Sales tax nexus was once defined only as a substantial physical presence, but for nearly six years – ever since the Supreme Court’s Wayfair ruling in 2018 – sales tax nexus can also be defined as an economic presence by just selling enough
Withum
JANUARY 16, 2024
We are excited to announce that Ways and Means Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a bipartisan tax framework that promotes Main Street businesses, while also providing more financial security to families in need. The agreement is between the two Chairs, but respective ranking members and leadership support is still needed to pass the bill.
Accounting Today
JANUARY 3, 2024
Fifteen states are reducing either individual or corporate income taxes this year, with some states trimming both individual and corporate taxes, among 34 states starting the year with significant tax changes.
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
Anders CPA
JANUARY 16, 2024
The looming sunset of the expanded lifetime estate and gift tax exemption will arrive on January 1, 2026. If you are anticipating a transition of ownership of your business to your heirs in the years ahead, now may be the best time in a generation to take advantage of the increased thresholds before they expire. Gifting minority interests in the business over the next two years can help you maximize the potential tax benefit of the increased gifting thresholds.
Going Concern
JANUARY 25, 2024
RSM has shared their global revenue numbers for 2023 and like all firms their size, it’s broken a record. $9.4 billion for the year ended December 31, 2023 puts them a mere $26,600,000 behind fourth-place Big 4 KPMG ( $36 billion ) and exactly $40 billion behind actual Big 4 EY ( $49.4 billion ). As with all accounting firm revenue reports, we encourage the reader to exercise any and all skepticism as these numbers are unaudited.
Xero
JANUARY 29, 2024
We’ve had two versions of our invoicing feature for a while now — classic invoicing and new invoicing. The new version is built on the latest technology and features time-saving tools that make it easier to customise your invoices and simplify the way you get paid. Our teams have big plans to add even more value to the new version of invoicing in the future, including features that we know are important to you.
TaxConnex
JANUARY 9, 2024
We are excited to announce the completion of our fourth annual sales tax survey. This year’s results provided insights into how businesses are managing the complexities of sales tax and how they are being impacted by economic and regulatory structures. The nationwide survey, conducted by In90Group in November of 2023, is composed of responses from 100 top finance professionals in a variety of industries regarding their thoughts and experiences in managing sales tax.
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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.
Withum
JANUARY 31, 2024
Withum’s global advisory and accounting network, HLB International, has been named the Best Cross-Border Collaboration for Tax Solutions Global 2023 by Capital Financial International (CFI). Pictured: Dave Springsteen, Withum Partner Emeritus, HLB Global Tax, Surabhi Bansal, Shannon Smith, Kimberlee SP Murphy, Partner, Withum International Services Practice Leader, Christian Jahndorf, Nick Farmer.
Accounting Today
JANUARY 19, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury released information on tax incentives for installing electric vehicle charging stations and where they can be located.
Insightful Accountant
JANUARY 30, 2024
During the 2nd-day of their 2024 Summit, Acumatica announced the event’s date and location for 2025. They also premiere new features and functionalities that will be implemented with their 2024R1 and R2 updates.
Going Concern
JANUARY 5, 2024
Our 2024 Predictions For the Accounting Profession survey is still open and we invite you to share your thoughts on what lies ahead. Not only do we care about the future, we also asked what issue is currently affecting the profession but not talked about nearly enough or even at all. Shout-out to all of you who mentioned pay as if that isn’t THE most talked about issue.
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.
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