Intuitive Accountant
OCTOBER 30, 2022
The second chapter of FloQast's 'Controller’s Guidebook' survey program pinpoints the critical relationship between accountants and technology, and elevates potential solutions to encourage synergy.
Going Concern
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Accounting Today reported on Friday: The estimated gross U.S. tax gap increased to $496 billion annually for tax years 2014 through 2016, a rise of over $58 billion from the prior estimate — and the Internal Revenue Service estimates the gross tax gap will rise to $540 billion for 2017-2019. “The increase in the tax gap estimates reflects that the IRS needs to do more, both in improving taxpayer service as well as working to improve tax compliance,” said outgoing IRS Commissioner Chu
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Patriot Software
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
When you manage your accounting books by hand, you are responsible for a lot of nitty-gritty details. One of your responsibilities is creating closing entries at the end of each accounting period. What are closing entries? Closing entries are entries used to shift balances from temporary to permanent accounts at the end of an accounting […] READ MORE.
Canopy Accounting
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Starting a new business is a pretty exciting time for any new business owner. The idea that they are beginning something great empowers them to work their hardest and do their very best to have a successful business. These first few moments as a new business owner are exciting times, however, they may cause the business owner to underestimate the importance of having good accounting practices in place from the very start.
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.
Going Concern
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Although the accounting talent shortage seems like something that just popped out of nowhere and couldn’t possibly have been predicted, oh, a decade ago, I feel compelled to remind everyone that we here at Going Concern saw this coming. I don’t say that in a “hurr durr I’ve been talking about this for ten years and no one listened” way, I mean the writing was on the wall way back so the profession really shouldn’t be surprised that we ended up here.
AccountingDepartment
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Clickthrough rates for web content, production efficiency, and average resolution time have one major commonality. These are all examples of key performance indicators, better known as KPIs.
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Anders CPA
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Adding the right cofounder to your startup team can open several doors, from bringing in a unique perspective to improving the quality of your product or service, to establishing credibility with prospective investors. Senior tax manager Josh Snyder detailed the benefits of recruiting a cofounder, how to choose the right fit for your startup and more in a recent article for the St.
Lockstep
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
We all know how frustrating email can be, especially for accounting teams. Sometimes it just doesn’t work as you want it to. Email often becomes a major source of frustration – especially when things go wrong. In Part I and II of this series, we took a look at some of the most common accounting email blunders that can cost time and money.
SMBAccountant
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
The benefits of following GAAP for Small Business: Many small business owners shy away from anything associated with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (otherwise known as GAAP) thinking they apply only to large publicly held organizations. This thinking is far from true, however. GAAP was created to be a standard "rule book" for organizations to follow, and was intended to be used by all businesses -- small and large, private and public.
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.
BurklandAssociates
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Burkland has compiled a new toolkit to help you extend your startup’s runway with intelligent scenario planning, cost reduction, and cash flow measures. The post Introducing Burkland’s New Toolkit to Help Extend Your Startup’s Cash Runway appeared first on Burkland.
TaxConnex
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
This article was originally featured in the Retailist on October 3rd, 2022. Businesses have new ways to sell today, as marketplaces such as Amazon and the business’s own website have joined established channels like direct retail sales and wholesale sales. Each brings different sales tax implications – and retail and ecommerce businesses aren’t always aware of their obligations.
Going Concern
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Last week the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (think Aussie PCAOB) informed us that Deloitte and KPMG need to take “continued deliberate and concerted action” to improve the quality of their audit work because apparently it is just that bad. Deloitte did not meet ASIC standards on half of audits inspected, KPMG came in at 48 percent.
Patriot Software
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Like many small business owners, you send customers bills after providing a product or service. An effective invoicing system gives customers more flexible payment options. You need to know which types of invoices to send customers for different situations. Types of invoices There are many different types of invoices you can send to customers. Each […] READ MORE.
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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.
Withum
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Watching the World Series has me thinking about the importance of excellence in every skill a player needs. These include pitching, batting, catching, throwing, hitting the cutoff man, running, sliding, stealing a base, bunting, practicing, working out, training, loosening up, following signals, getting coached, making sure equipment is maintained, studying opposing players, planning for the game and teamwork.
Anders CPA
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Anders celebrated being named a Best Accounting Firm at SBM’s Best in Business Awards luncheon on November 1, 2022. The Best Accounting Firms were nominated by St. Louis area businesses and voted to have the top accountants in St. Louis as part of Small Business Monthly’s Best in Business awards. View the full list of Best Accounting Firms in 2022 by St.
Going Concern
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
FT is reporting that Deloitte just axed half of UK executives this week, a surprisingly abrupt move that was announced to staff yesterday. The reason? “The changes were driven partly by a desire to replace older members of the management team with younger partners who would be young enough to run for election as chief executive at the end of North-South Europe CEO Richard Houston’s second term in 2027,” a source told FT.
Patriot Software
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
As a business owner, you need more incoming than outgoing money to keep your company afloat. How much money you have left over after you pay expenses is known as profit. You should measure your business’s profits, which is known as profitability. Understand profit vs. profitability to analyze your company and make financial decisions. Profit […] READ MORE.
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
Withum
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Withum is proud to share that the AICPA appointed Nicole Lyons to their Forensic and Valuation Services Executive Committee. Nicole is a partner and member of the Firm’s Forensic and Valuation Services Group and Market Leader of Business Disputes and Economic Damages. As a CPA, certified valuation analyst and certified in financial forensics, she is a recognized expert throughout the east coast in the space.
Anders CPA
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
Anders tax partner Dan Schindler has been named the 2022 Outstanding Young Professional by the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants (MOCPA). The annual MOCPA Impact Award for Outstanding Young Professional honors one CPA under the age of 35 who is viewed as an emerging leader within the profession and is active in the community as well as professional organizations.
Going Concern
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
On Thursdays the official NASBA Twitter account publishes #ThursdayThoughts, usually some kind of tip or trick like last week’s advice on what to do if you are having trouble matching to your NASBA Dashboard’s CPA Portal account ( here’s the link for that if you need it). But today’s thought is less a tip and more of an abject dream-crusher.
Intuitive Accountant
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Murph is back for Part 2 of his series on training and how it can impact your Top 100 ProAdvisor score. Here, he gives you some reasons to remember 'where you were' and 'what you took' when it's time to complete your application.
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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
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Withum announced the award of $95 thousand in grant funding through the Thomas R. Suarez Student Loan Grant program to aid team members in their repayment of student loans. Withum, a top-ranked national advisory and public accounting firm, announced the award of $95 thousand in grant funding through the Thomas R. Suarez Student Loan Grant program to aid team members in their repayment of student loans.
CTP
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Tax planners can provide tremendous value in the sale of a business. Business owners and shareholders may not be aware of the tax consequences that will come with selling their shares or assets—and offsetting these costs requires a thoughtful tax strategy. This is especially true for the sale of a C corporation since this business type is taxed separately from its owners.
Going Concern
OCTOBER 31, 2022
Happy Spoopy Day! Here are your morning headlines: As critics suggest FASB is too slow to make new rules, FASB chair Rich Jones hits back : The standards for financial statements are “designed to provide the best information for capital allocation decisions” by investors, he said, but “at the end of the day, it’s applied by accountants, and it’s evaluated by auditors.
Intuitive Accountant
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
Whether it's your firm or your clients, there are things to know about working remotely. ADP is offering critical insights and strategies on key compliance considerations. Sign up for the Nov. 3 event here.
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.
Dent Moses
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
The IRS recently announced the 2023 annual inflation adjustments for over 60 tax provisions. Most of these changes will apply to the calendar year 2023 tax returns that will be filed in 2024. Income Tax Brackets. For married couples filing a joint return and single individuals, the chart below shows the marginal ordinary tax rate for each bracket of taxable income.
Snyder
OCTOBER 30, 2022
A small business owner usually has a lot to deal with. From managing customers to marketing and budgets – the list is almost infinite. Taxes add a big chunk to this plate. Tax filing deadlines and taxes themselves become a really big deal for e-commerce business owners, adding even more stress to their busy lives. So it’s no wonder that the business tax season is a hot time for small business owners, just as it is for accountants , especially when you need to deal with all this manual data entry
Going Concern
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Footnotes is a weekly wrap-up of all the news in and around the accounting profession, published every Friday at 5 p.m. Eastern. To get more headlines delivered on the regular, subscribe to our newsletter. Big 4. PwC Retirees Get Early Approval for $267 Million Pension Deal [ Bloomberg Tax ]. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP’s $267 million settlement with retirees seeking higher pension benefits received early approval from a New York federal judge, paving the way for resolution of a 16-year-old class
Intuitive Accountant
NOVEMBER 2, 2022
As the end of the year draws near, it's not too soon to examine your portfolio, and discuss potential alternatives and strategies with your financial advisor or broker. Here are some things you might want to discuss.
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