PANALITIX

AUGUST 9, 2020

RESOURCES / ARTICLES. Rapidly Growing an Accounting Firm: An Interview with Glenn Hetzel. In a wide-ranging interview, Glenn Hetzel, Managing Partner of Glenn B. Hetzel & Associates, CPAs spoke frankly and clearly on the many challenges and opportunities related to growing an accounting business. Here are excerpts. Some Background on Glenn. After graduating from the University of Miami, Glenn joined a large regional accounting firm and then their largest client – an international conglomerat

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SMBAccountant

AUGUST 12, 2020

Policies and procedures are a formalized way of defining how a company chooses to run their business. They may not be written down or overly detailed, but even the smallest companies have their own way of doing things. When working as a government contractor, these processes and policies need to be written, reviewed, and updated regularly to ensure compliance with the company’s own requirements, and the accounting standards demanded of contractors spending tax dollars.

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Bharmal&Associates

AUGUST 13, 2020

How Law Makers Working to Make PPP Loan Expenses Deductible & How You Can Help. As you read this, it’s likely that your lawmakers are working on the next Payroll Protection Program (PPP) package. And hopefully, in this next package they will include a provision that allows you to deduct business expenses that you pay with your PPP money. Let’s explain.

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MyIRSRelief

AUGUST 10, 2020

If you want an easy and stress-free business life, one of the best tips we can give you today is to stay on the IRS’ good side and to not tick them off. Payroll tax resolution issues are amongst the most common reasons for the IRS pursuing Los Angeles or other cities, business taxpayers, or individuals whom they deem should be responsible taxpayers, which is why it’s important to ensure that you resolve any payroll 941/940 tax problems sooner, rather than later, should they arise.

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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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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.

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SMBAccountant

AUGUST 12, 2020

Policies and procedures are a formalized way of defining how a company chooses to run their business. They may not be written down or overly detailed, but even the smallest companies have their own way of doing things. When working as a government contractor, these processes and policies need to be written, reviewed, and updated regularly to ensure compliance with the company’s own requirements, and the accounting standards demanded of contractors spending tax dollars.

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PANALITIX

AUGUST 12, 2020

RESOURCES / ARTICLES. Succession: Starting Early and Communicating Clearly. Working closely with over 200 accounting businesses across three continents, we get to watch their evolution and be a part of their success. Many milestones are achieved such as revenue goals, income goals or launching a new service. A critically important milestone is succession : the act of transitioning the business to new owners.

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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.

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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.

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Katz,Sapper&Miller

AUGUST 14, 2020

Katz, Sapper & Miller, a leading consulting, tax, and audit firm, is pleased to announce that George Batalis has joined the firm as managing director of healthcare consulting in its Healthcare Resources Group.

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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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FraudFiles

AUGUST 12, 2020

If you want to learn how to do fraud investigations from a forensic accountant what has over 20 years of experience in the field… here’s your chance! This course is for: Accountants who want to begin doing financial investigations. Investigators who need training on the financial aspects of investigations. Students considering a career in forensic accounting.

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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.

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CTP

AUGUST 11, 2020

Income taxes are one area where your clients can make a substantial number of mistakes when planning for retirement. Many individuals do not have the knowledge or training necessary to protect their client’s retirement correctly. Thousands of dollars may be forfeited in this way, resulting in a lower standard of living for your clients. Retirees […].

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Katz,Sapper&Miller

AUGUST 10, 2020

On Saturday, Aug. 8, President Trump signed four executive actions meant to provide economic relief in the midst of COVID-19. In one such action, the president directed the Secretary of the Treasury to defer collection of the employee portion of the Social Security tax (6.2%). The deferral will only be available to employees that generally make less than $4,000 during any bi-weekly pay period (approximately $104,000 per year) and applies to wages paid during the period of Sept. 1, 2020, through

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

There’s been no shortage of big payments and FinTech announcements over the past few days, such as Apple ’s bundle bet, Goldman Sachs ’ move to bid on the General Motors credit card or Square ’s decision to test small-dollar, short-term loans. Meanwhile, not-quite-household names (yet) like Blend are quietly snapping up big investor dollars and impressive valuations to push laggard industries into the digital commerce ecosystem.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

The eCommerce landscape is shifting on multiple fronts, with sellers embracing digital channels and adjusting their business models to a new reality of customer demands. Disruption is hitting both the B2C and B2B arenas, and while it would seem they are two opposite ends of the spectrum, these ecosystems share commonalities in the kinds of trends that force sellers to modernize their market strategies.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

Selling an EMV 3DS (also referred to as 3DS 2.0) product to merchants hasn’t always been smooth sailing. When PAAY , a software-as-a-service company that protects merchants from fraud and increases authorization rates first started offering EMV 3DS, it had to do a lot in educating potential clients in the face of many saying: “We don’t want to hear about this.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

Amazon ’s epic push to deliver its own packages and cut out third parties like FedEx is picking up speed during the pandemic, with a dramatic year-over-year gain in July. As of July, Amazon was shipping 66 percent of its own packages, up from 55 percent last July, according to CNBC’s Squawk Box , citing stats from ShipMatrix. The world’s largest retailer has managed this feat even as the volume of packages ordered and shipped through Amazon has exploded amid the pandemic, with volume up 46 perce

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

Digital dollars on the horizon? Maybe – but first comes a focus on policy. A week after details of the Federal Reserve’s instant payment initiative emerged, news came via Bloomberg that the central bank is working with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to explore the possibility of issuing digital currency. In a speech delivered by webcast at the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco’s Innovation Office Hours, Fed Governor Lael Brainard said that t

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

Airbnb Inc. took a record hit in revenues in the second quarter (Q2) and its losses continued to mount as global travel was restricted to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Sources told Bloomberg News in advance of the release of Q2 earnings that the San Francisco-based online vacation rental marketplace’s revenue fell to $335 million in the period ending June 30.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 10, 2020

If America ever needed a digital estate sale — or even a garage sale, for that matter — it’s right now. Tens of millions of financially strapped or suddenly unemployed people are seeing rent and bill payments locked in the form of gifts and purchases they’re ready to part with. What they need is an online auction marketplace. Plenty of those around.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

Retail has been among the sectors most dramatically impacted by the pandemic, though it’s impossible to paint the industry with a broad brush. With widespread furloughs and a growing wave of bankruptcies , many retailers were hit hard. Others were caught up in an unexpected boom, though that doesn’t mean they’ve evaded the volatility of the pandemic.

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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 11, 2020

From a lack of supplier acceptance of electronic payments to outdated infrastructure within accounts payable (AP) departments, the B2B payments ecosystem still has much room for improvement on multiple fronts. Moving the needle in the journey away from paper checks isn’t a one-sided battle, either. Indeed, solving some of the biggest AP challenges increasingly requires aa strategic focus not just on the payer, but on the supplier accepting that transaction.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

To gain riches – go public or stay private and sell to a high bidder? In a stock market that seems to continuously flirt with new highs, the answer seems to be: Aim for the IPO. To that end, as reported earlier this week, BigCommerce , the software as a service (SaaS) firm that focuses on eCommerce, went public, surging more than 200 percent on its first day of trading.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 11, 2020

The California judge who ruled that Uber and Lyft have to classify their workers as employees reportedly “saw straight through” the “bogus argument” that the companies’ workers like being classified as independent contractors instead. CNBC reported that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra , speaking on the “Squawk Alley” program on Tuesday (Aug. 11), agreed with the judge’s decision, which mandated that Uber and Lyft had to reclassify their workers as e

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2020

To provide banks serving small- to medium-sized businesses ( SMBs ) throughout the globe with the newest technology and insights, Mastercard and Pollinate have agreed to a strategic partnership. The collaboration comes after Mastercard’s investment in the company last year, according to a Friday (Aug. 14) announcement. “Our work with Pollinate and the wider issuer and acquirer solutions ecosystem supports our collective goal to offer digital payment solutions for small- and medium-size businesse

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