Sat.Feb 18, 2023 - Fri.Feb 24, 2023

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Boost Your Financial Performance: Reports Your FP&A Team Needs

Acterys

To deal with economic and market turbulence, businesses must create well-rounded financial plans and monitor business performance against targets regularly. Luckily, the board of directors and C-level executives can rely on the expertise of FP&A professionals. FP&A teams play a key role in ensuring the financial stability of a business. They monitor past data, understand the present financial position, and prepare for the future accordingly.

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3 reasons for the accountant shortage (and how CPA firms can attract candidates in 2023)

Accounting Insight

If you’ve followed financial news over the past several months, chances are you’ve seen at least one headline about the ongoing accountant shortage. Maybe you’ve even experienced the pains of struggling to hire candidates at your firm. Several factors contribute to the shortage, like mid-career CPAs changing professions, or early retirements spurred by the pandemic.

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Accounting Cybersecurity: Common Cyber Threats for Accountants and How to Avoid Them

Snyder

Moving away from a paper-based office has been welcomed by accountants worldwide. Working online has allowed accountants to take on more clients, save hours of time every day, automate many of the repetitive tasks, and enjoy unprecedented freedom that comes with having a digital office. However, there’s a price to pay – it all comes down to accounting cybersecurity, or, in broader terms, making sure that your clients’ data is well-protected from cyber-threats, such as personal data theft, ident

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Discounting vs Capitalizing: Common Business Valuation Methods at a Glance

RogerRossmeisl

Two techniques fall under the income approach umbrella when valuing a private business interest: the discounted cash flow (DCF) method and the capitalization of earnings method. How do these two commonly used methods compare — and which one is appropriate for a specific investment? Fundamentals of discounting The DCF method estimates the present value of future expected net cash flows using a discount rate.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

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.

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Why Hiring Slow and Firing Fast Still Works

BurklandAssociates

A client asked me recently what they should do about an underperforming employee. This employee was entry-level, had been with the company for less than 90 days, and wasn’t performing Read More The post Why Hiring Slow and Firing Fast Still Works appeared first on Burkland.

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What Is ASC 606, and How Will It Impact My Company?

inDinero Tax Tips

For an executive or business owner, keeping up to date with accounting regulations is low on the to-do list. However, you should make an exception for “Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606: Revenue from Contracts with Customer” often referred to as ‘ASC 606’ or ‘FASB ASC 606’ What Is ASC 606? Developed by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), ASC 606 establishes new rules for recognizing revenue in contracts with customers.

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When not-for-profit accounting meets NFP law

Accounting for Good

The post When not-for-profit accounting meets NFP law first appeared on ACCOUNTING FOR GOOD.

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Many Tax Limits Affecting Businesses Have Increased for 2023

RogerRossmeisl

An array of tax-related limits that affect businesses are indexed annually, and due to high inflation, many have increased more than usual for 2023. Here are some that may be important to you and your business. Social Security tax The amount of employees’ earnings that are subject to Social Security tax is capped for 2023 at $160,200 (up from $147,000 for 2022).

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Exposure Drafts: It’s Busy Season, But Don’t Be Too Busy For Money

Going Concern

Listen to Oh My Fraud , a podcast by Caleb Newquist and Greg Kyte, and get free CPE through Earmark. The post Exposure Drafts: It’s Busy Season, But Don’t Be Too Busy For Money appeared first on Going Concern.

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Will there be a recession? How spend management improves agility in the face of uncertainty.

Airbase

“Those who have knowledge don’t predict. Those who predict don’t have knowledge.” — Lao Tzu Predictions about the state of the economy are notoriously difficult. In fact, one study by the International Monetary Fund concluded that economists are uniformly unsuccessful at predicting recessions. In the words of Prakash Loungani, one of the study’s authors, “the failure of economists to forecast recessions is virtually unblemished.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

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.

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A history of sales tax

TaxConnex

All hail sales tax! Taxing certain goods dates back as far as 4,000 years. Ancient Egypt taxed cooking oil, for instance. The tax was levied on a product people had to buy and were forbidden to reuse (coincidentally, the Pharaoh had a monopoly on production). Imperial Rome’s Julius Caesar is considered to have implemented a proper sales tax, a 1% flat rate across his entire Empire.

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What Business Owners Can Do About Insurance Fraud

RogerRossmeisl

According to various sources, around 10% of all insurance claims involve fraud. Insurance companies generally pass along the cost of these fraud losses to policyholders in the form of higher premiums. Unfortunately, small businesses, which are generally less able to pay premium hikes, are particularly vulnerable to insurance fraud. To protect your company from losses and minimize the likelihood of increased premiums, learn how to identify insurance fraud.

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Teaming Finance and People Ops to Manage Pay Transparency

BurklandAssociates

New pay transparency compliance laws make this responsibility all the more daunting, with real fines as a repercussion. The post Teaming Finance and People Ops to Manage Pay Transparency appeared first on Burkland.

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What is procure-to-pay software?

Airbase

Procure-to-pay (P2P) software originated from the need to oversee the process of acquiring supplies for manufacturing and other industries, and to manage inventory in the retail sector. Procurement has faced numerous challenges in recent years: transportation issues, inflation, labor shortfalls along the supply chain. But organizations can overcome those difficulties and position themselves to grow and thrive — with the help of the right technology.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

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.

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Ready for a Successful 2023

TaxConnex

We are excited to share in that we closed out 2022 breaking our annual new business revenue goal! We saw a 40% increase in new sales as compared to the prior year and are set for a great 2023. “Many businesses continue to try and manage sales tax in-house, but this past year showed that the economic un-certainty along with a lot of turnover and layoffs has left compliance in the hands of those that don’t have the bandwidth or expertise,” explained Brian Greer, CRO of TaxConnex.

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Answers to Your Questions About 2023 Limits on Individual Taxes

RogerRossmeisl

Many people are more concerned about their 2022 tax bills right now than they are about their 2023 tax situations. That’s understandable because your 2022 individual tax return is due to be filed in 10 weeks (unless you file an extension). However, it’s a good time to familiarize yourself with tax amounts that may have changed for 2023. Due to inflation, many amounts have been raised more than in past years.

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The Importance of “Soft Skills” for Organizations

BurklandAssociates

“Could your team benefit from some soft skills training?” Read why your answer should always be yes! The post The Importance of “Soft Skills” for Organizations appeared first on Burkland.

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Accounting Thought Leaders Discuss Future of the Profession, Advisory Services, and Tax

CPA Practice

Nearly 30 of the most influential consultants, practitioners and accounting technology visionaries convened in New York City Feb. 20-22, 2023, for CPA Practice Advisor ‘s 13th annual Accounting Thought Leader Symposium. CPA Practice Advisor editor-in-chief Gail Perry, CPA, leads discussion with attendees at the 2023 Accounting Thought Leader Symposium.

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Usage-Based Monetization Musts: A Roadmap for Sustainable Revenue Growth

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

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The NFL’s Wage Gap Issue and a Solution

Withum

The salary cap in the NFL is up to $208 million per team for 2022 and continues to rise each year by about $20 million. This salary cap sets a maximum budget that each team can pay their entire player roster. Even with this rise, the wage gap between the minimum salary and the highest individual salary for NFL players has continued to widen. The current minimum salary for a first-year player is $705,000 meanwhile, the highest average salary is over $50 million (Aaron Rodgers, Quarterback, Green

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Key Tax Issues in M&A Transactions

RogerRossmeisl

Merger and acquisition activity dropped dramatically last year due to rising interest rates and a slowing economy. The total value of M&A transactions in North America in 2022 was down 41.4% from 2021, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. But some analysts expect 2023 to see increased M&A activity in certain industries. If you’re considering buying or selling a business, it’s important to understand the tax implications.

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The ROI of Investing in New People Leaders

BurklandAssociates

If you are a new manager, or if you plan on promoting an individual contributor to a management role, here are some core areas to offer training. The post The ROI of Investing in New People Leaders appeared first on Burkland.

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529 Plans Get a Boost with Tax-Free Rollovers to Roth IRAs

CPA Practice

By Erin Bendig, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) Maybe you had a child change their mind and not go to college or you saved more than necessary, and now you’re wondering what to do with the cash locked away in your 529 plan. Thanks to the SECURE 2.0 Act, you’ll soon be able to roll over funds from your 529 plan into a Roth IRA, as long as certain conditions are met.

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Harness the Potential of Your Enterprise Knowledge

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.

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Some Crazy SOB Got Debit and Credit Tattoos

Going Concern

I don’t know how I didn’t see this a week ago when it was posted but…enjoy. via r/accounting It’s the Comic Sans for me. The post Some Crazy SOB Got Debit and Credit Tattoos appeared first on Going Concern.

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Child Tax Credit: The Rules Keep Changing But It’s Still Valuable

RogerRossmeisl

If you’re a parent, you may be confused about the rules for claiming the Child Tax Credit (CTC). The rules and credit amounts have changed significantly over the last six years. This tax break became more generous in 2018 than it was under prior law — and it became even better in 2021 for eligible parents. Even though the enhancements that were available for 2021 have expired, the CTC is still valuable for parents.

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Maximizing Benefits with PEOs: A Solution for Small Employers’ Labor Challenges

BurklandAssociates

Despite a growing number of large company job cuts, the layoff rate as a whole in the US is at about 1%. There is also about 1.8 jobs for every Read More The post Maximizing Benefits with PEOs: A Solution for Small Employers’ Labor Challenges appeared first on Burkland.

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9 in 10 Accounting and Audit Firms Struggle to Find Talent

CPA Practice

What is the fastest-growing challenge facing accounting firms and internal audit departments today? More than 90% point to hiring and retaining skilled accountants and auditors. Some are even turning away business due to a shortage of staff. That’s the finding of two newly released reports by leading software provider Caseware International , which surveyed more than 6,000 accountants and auditors globally.

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Solve Your Firm's Automation Complexities Once and For All

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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You can now enrol in STP Phase 2 – it’s crunch time to complete your transition

Xero

The moment is here; the final step of Xero’s Single Touch Payroll Phase 2 roll out is now available to all customers. Once your payroll data is updated and you’ve marked each step as complete in the STP2 Portal, you’ll be able to enrol in Phase 2 reporting – step four of the transition. This will see your business share more information with the ATO and other government agencies whenever you process a pay run.

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Retirement Plan Early Withdrawals: Make Sure You Meet the Requirements to Avoid a Penalty

RogerRossmeisl

Most retirement plan distributions are subject to income tax and may be subject to an additional penalty if you take an early withdrawal. What’s considered early? In general, it’s when participants take money out of a traditional IRA or other qualified retirement plan before age 59½. Such distributions are generally taxable and may be subject to a 10% penalty tax.

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Set Up an Accounting Tech Stack for Your Startup to Succeed – Things to Consider

BurklandAssociates

Look out for these seven things to ensure your accounting tech stack serves your needs now and as you scale. The post Set Up an Accounting Tech Stack for Your Startup to Succeed – Things to Consider appeared first on Burkland.

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Accounting Automation Evolution: Augmented or Artificial Intelligence

CPA Practice

Technology has made significant contributions to the practice of accounting and is on the verge of another evolution with the advent of artificial intelligence tools coming into the mainstream. In the past four months there has been a frenzy around Open Ai’s ChatGPT, which is a natural language application where you can type in questions and get comprehensive answers in a format that is almost impossible to distinguish from that which you would expect from another educated human.

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It Takes Two to Tango

With automation, you’ll reduce errors and save valuable time, allowing you to focus on what really matters: strategic analysis and insightful decision-making. Picture accurate financial reports ready at your fingertips, giving you the confidence to tackle business challenges head-on. Embracing automation not only boosts productivity but also elevates your role from number cruncher to closing rockstar.