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Do Your Clients Need a CFO in 2021?

PANALITIX

RESOURCES / ARTICLES. Do Your Clients. Need a CFO in 2021? Do your clients need a CFO in 2021? Some of your clients already have one and he/she may be performing brilliantly. Others will not have any strategic financial support… which is a huge opportunity for accountants. How should accountants pursue this opportunity? Establishing credibility is a starting point.

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Understanding Sales Tax Obligations with Drop Shipments

TaxConnex

As if sales tax nexus and taxability rules weren’t confusing enough, throw in marketplace facilitators and drop shipments and it’s easy for a business of any size to want to give up on sales tax compliance. Understanding who owns the obligations when it comes to drop shipments is often confusing and involves knowledge of the nexus footprint of the business making the sale to the end-user as well as the nexus footprint of the drop shipper.

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A Fresh Start

SingleTrackAccounting

A new year means a fresh start. With 2020 in our rearview mirror, it’s time to reflect on all the things we have learned and to start fresh for planning for the future. Let’s be grateful for how we have grown as people and as business owners over the past year. There’s no doubt we have learned a whole lot and we are stronger for it. Now is the time to take what we have learned and create a fresh start. .

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The Ultimate Guide to Finding and Hiring a World-Class Marketing Manager

DuctTapeMarketing

The Ultimate Guide to Finding and Hiring a World-Class Marketing Manager written by Kyndall Ramirez read more at Duct Tape Marketing. When you first start your business, you’re wearing every hat—you’re overseeing every single aspect of the company: Accounting , check. . Sales outreach , add it to your to-do list. Administrative work , it’s not going to do itself.

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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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CAA Doubles Meal Deductions and Makes Favorable PPP Loan Changes

RogerRossmeisl

The COVID-19 relief bill, signed into law on December 27, 2020, provides a further response from the federal government to the pandemic. It also contains numerous tax breaks for businesses. Here are some highlights of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 (CAA), which also includes other laws within it. Business meal deduction increased The new law includes a provision that removes the 50% limit on deducting business meals provided by restaurants and makes those meals fully deductible.

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Understanding the Taxability of Your Products and/or Tech Services

TaxConnex

If you were to read our 5 Steps to Sales Tax Compliance, or any guide on maintaining sales tax compliance, understanding the taxability of your products and/or services would be one of the first steps. Taxability could be a simple analysis if you sell widgets as tangible personal property (TPP) is taxable unless specifically stated otherwise. Taxability becomes confusing with software which tends to have varying tax rules from state-to-state.

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What the Second Covid Relief Bill & PPP Updates Mean for Your Business – Startup Success Podcast

BurklandAssociates

Tune in to this episode of Startup Success, where our host Kate Adams chats with Steven Lord, head of Burkland’s New York office and Fintech Practice, and Ardy Esmaeili, CPA, Read More. The post What the Second Covid Relief Bill & PPP Updates Mean for Your Business – Startup Success Podcast appeared first on Burkland.

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How Mexico’s Central Bank Plans To Move Payments To Digital

PYMNTS

In Mexico, the pandemic is moving the needle toward digital payments — specifically mobile payments — to become more widely embraced by businesses and consumers alike. Slowly. In an interview with PYMNTS' Karen Webster, Miguel Diaz , general director of payment systems and market infrastructures at the Central Bank of Mexico (Banxico), said that making and receiving payments across devices in an affordable manner, with faster payments infrastructure already in place, means that “every Mexican

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DJIA, S&P500 and NASDAQ: More Charts

Withum

Here are additional charts with comparisons of the three major stock indexes where I show the top 10 components of each index and the percentage of each stock you will own if equal amounts are invested in funds comprised of each of those indexes, and of the sectors they comprise. Also is a chart showing the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the relative weights of each stock.

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Provisions of the Second Coronavirus Relief Bill That Affect Skagit County Small Businesses

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Wow, does it ever feel good to have turned the page on 2020. This first “working week” is when I finally began to feel the newness of it all. Yes, it’s “just a date” on a Gregorian calendar, but … 2021 holds great promise for our Mount Vernon business clients. With the potential of easing lockdowns in our future (assuming that the vaccine and other developments will enable a further re-opening of society), and with the extensions of the PPP and other very nice

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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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What Is “Transparency in Coverage” Cost-Sharing Disclosure, and Does It Apply to Our Health Plan?

ThomsonReuters

QUESTION: What is “transparency in coverage” cost-sharing disclosure, and does it apply to our company’s group health plan? ANSWER: “Transparency in coverage” refers to an Affordable Care Act provision that requires health plans and insurers to disclose certain cost-sharing information to participants, beneficiaries, enrollees, and, in some cases, the public.

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Robinhood May Sell Shares Directly To Users If It IPOs

PYMNTS

Robinhood is considering selling shares directly to its users if it opts to hold an initial public offering (IPO). The FinTech group is reportedly mulling setting aside a significant number of shares for users if it goes public, but it has yet to make any final decisions, according to Bloomberg, who cited unnamed sources. Bloomberg notes that such an offering would be unusual, as retail investors generally do not get an opportunity to participate in an IPO at the offering price.

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2020 Year End Financial Benchmark Charts and Graphs

Withum

These charts continue an annual tradition of charts that I use when I assist clients with their financial planning. The charts show the 10-year annual and cumulative percentage gains or losses of the major stock market indexes, interest rates, currencies and gold.

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The Innovation Show EP 253: The Renaissance Campaign: A Problem-Solving Formula with John Rogers

RLLeaders

John Rogers and Aidan McCullen: In business, government, and every area of contemporary life, leaders today are struggling to find workable solutions to greater and more complex challenges. As a former senior Pentagon official and CEO of a billion-dollar company, our guest has seen firsthand that the current model for solving diverse problem sets no longer works.

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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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Katz, Sapper & Miller Introduces New Partners in 2021

Katz,Sapper&Miller

We at Katz, Sapper & Miller are pleased to announce our two newest partners, Troy Hogan and Ben Lyon. Committed to helping their clients achieve their vision for their businesses, both Troy and Ben provide deep technical expertise, innovative solutions, and superior client service. In short, they exemplify KSM’s values. We are grateful to have Troy and Ben on our team and congratulate them on this outstanding achievement.

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Jumio Sees Vaccine Passports Intersecting With Digital ID

PYMNTS

For the travel industry, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccines against COVID-19 are (slowly) being rolled out. And while it will take a while to return to any semblance of normal, cruise ships and airlines will at some point once again bustle with travelers journeying for business and pleasure. But no matter where crowds gather, it’s likely that some things will change.

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President Signs Consolidated Appropriations Act, Which Includes Many Employee Benefit Plan Provisions

ThomsonReuters

The appropriations and COVID-19 relief legislation passed by Congress in December 2020 has been signed into law by the President. The new law includes a variety of provisions affecting employer-sponsored benefit plans—some relating to the COVID-19 public health emergency and others with broader applicability. For more information, see our previous Checkpoint article.

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Register for Upcoming Webinar – PPP Second Draw Program & Other Key Provisions of the COVID-19 Relief Bill

KROST

Jean Hagan ( Principal, Restaurant / Business Management ) and Paren Knadjian ( Practice Leader, M&A, and Capital Markets, PPP Forgiveness ) are hosting a free webinar with Kristi Turner, CMO of Compeat Restaurant Management Software , on the PPP Second Draw Program. Join our restaurant accounting and consulting experts on Wednesday, January 13th at 1PM CT as they provide an in-depth look at the Paycheck Protection Program Second Round and what that means for restaurant owners and operators

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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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Six Things You Need to Do When You Become a Partner

RitaKeller

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” – Michael Jordan. I have heard Sam Allred, Founder of Upstream Academy , speak numerous times during my many years working in public accounting and it has always been inspiring. At a CPAFMA conference several years ago, Allred shared his Six Things Leaders Need to Do.

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New Year’s Resolution: The Clearing House Urges Banks To Become 24/7 Operations

PYMNTS

Whether it was helping small businesses get their PPP payments or convert to eCommerce, getting cash in the hands of workers delivering food, or accommodating digitized mortgage closing and escrow activity, the coronavirus has foisted a lot of change on the financial services industry in a short amount of time. “A lot of what the pandemic did was force our industry to truly be digital, to facilitate frictionless transactions,” TCH Senior Vice President Elena Whisler said in a recent conversation

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IRS Offers COVID-19-Related Relief for Valuing Personal Use of Employer-Provided Vehicles

ThomsonReuters

IRS Notice 2021-07 (Jan. 4, 2021). Available at [link]. The IRS has announced temporary COVID-19-related relief for employers and employees using the automobile lease valuation rule to determine the value of an employee’s personal use of an employer-provided automobile. In general, employers using the automobile lease valuation rule must start using it on the first day the automobile is made available to an employee for personal use and for all subsequent years (the commuting valuation rule may

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How to Get Government Contracts (How Our Small Business Got Approved)

LyfeAccounting

?. Government spending represents over ? of ALL spending in the United States. And it’s expected to continue to increase as the years go by. But where is this money actually going? Who is profiting from government spending? Government contractors. According to GovExec, Federal Contract spending was expected to exceed over $600 billion over 2020. That’s a lot of money going into the hands of businesses that are set-up to get government contracts.

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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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On-Demand Webinar: Overview of Latest COVID-19 Relief Package

Katz,Sapper&Miller

On Dec. 27, 2020, the president signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021. This massive piece of legislation includes a $900 billon COVID-19 relief package that provides additional assistance for small businesses, extends unemployment insurance benefits, delivers stimulus checks to individuals, and extends and expands several existing tax provisions.

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BBVA To Close Simple, Move Customers Over To BBVA USA

PYMNTS

Customers of Simple Bank are receiving emails telling them the bank is closing and that the intent is to transfer them to BBVA , a report from Talk Android says. After Simple Bank launched as an online bank specializing in high-interest savings accounts, the current economic climate ended up making it unfeasible. So BBVA pulled the plug. Talk Android posts a letter from the company in which it says there will be "no immediate impact" to accounts and that users don't need to do anything right now

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DOL FAQs Address Expiration of FFCRA Paid Leave Provisions

ThomsonReuters

DOL Webpage: Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers. Available at: [link]. The DOL has posted new FAQs 104 and 105, addressing the recent expiration of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) paid leave provisions. As background, the FFCRA required certain employers to provide paid sick leave and emergency childcare leave for specified reasons related to COVID-19 (see our Checkpoint article ).

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Register for Upcoming Webinar with the CRA: PPP Second Draw Program – Rules for Eligibility and Forgiveness

KROST

Jean Hagan ( Principal, Restaurant / Business Management ) and Paren Knadjian ( Practice Leader, M&A, and Capital Markets, PPP Forgiveness ) are hosting a free webinar with the California Restaurant Association (CRA) , on the PPP Second Draw Program. Join our restaurant accounting and consulting experts on Thursday, January 14th at 10AM PT as they provide an in-depth look at the Paycheck Protection Program Second Round and what that means for restaurant owners and operators.

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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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SBA Issues Guidance on the New PPP

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Crypto Market Tops $1 Trillion As Bitcoin Smashes Records

PYMNTS

Bitcoin hit more than $37,700, a new record high that helped drive the cryptocurrency market beyond $1 trillion, CNBC reported on Thursday (Jan. 7), citing data from CoinDesk and CoinMarketCap. At about 2:42 p.m. Singapore time, bitcoin was up 5 percent over the day before. Since the start of 2021, the cryptocurrency market is up 29 percent, and in the past 12 months, it is more than 380 percent higher.

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DOL Finalizes Prohibited Transaction Exemption for Investment Advice Fiduciaries

ThomsonReuters

Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees, 85 Fed. Reg. 82798 (Dec. 18, 2020). PTE 2020-02. Fact Sheet. The DOL has finalized its prohibited transaction exemption (PTE) allowing investment advice fiduciaries to receive reasonable compensation and engage in certain principal transactions, including as part of a rollover to an IRA.

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Best Business Books of All Time - Chosen by our CEO

FusionCPA

In January 2021, it will be 10 years since Fusion CPA opened its doors and we're reflecting on our journey so far. We have learned valuable lessons along the way and have garnered perspective with time. I am Trevor McCandless , CEO of Fusion CPA. If you talk to the people who know me the best, they will tell you I am an avid reader. I feel that there is power in learning from those who came before you.

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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.