BurklandAssociates
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Learn about the unique challenges of accounting for AI startups, from revenue recognition to validating expenses for R&D tax credit and VC investment. The post 4 Key Challenges of Accounting for AI Startups appeared first on Burkland.
ThomsonReuters
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
← Blog home Corporate tax departments are facing mounting pressures due to a talent shortage and increasing regulatory complexities, such as Pillar 2 and Global Minimum Tax (GMT) requirements. The 2024 State of the Corporate Tax Department report by Thomson Reuters Institute highlights these pressing issues, making a compelling argument for increasing technology budgets to unlock new levels of efficiency and strategic value.
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Anders CPA
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
John Scott, Virtual CFO and Partner at Anders CPAs + Advisors, joins Hannah and Joey to discuss strategies for young accounting professionals to establish themselves as subject matter experts within their firms. They emphasize the importance of demonstrating interest in a niche, seeking mentorship, and mastering effective communication. Key takeaways include building strong client relationships, asking questions, and learning from mistakes.
Accounting Today
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Audit committees are bringing on more directors with experience in cybersecurity and sustainability, according to a new survey.
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.
Mark Lee
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
What do you really need to promote as an accountant? This is a simple enough question, and knowing the right answer could make a profound difference to the success of your practice. Let’s start with what you’re NOT promoting. Your time. It’s less common today than it was, but still there are plenty of people, including some accountants, who think accountants are selling their time.
Insightful Accountant
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Join Gary DeHart as he interviews Tommy Tsai of Coefficient, to explore how spreadsheets are evolving with modern technology. Tommy shares his journey in startups and software engineering before discussing Coefficient's innovative features.
Accountant Advocate brings together the best content for small business accounting professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
By Jackie Meyer, CPA Recent research has found that 99% of accountants experience burnout, which as personally disturbing as it sounds, can ultimately impact your bottom line. In this article, I plan to dive into how you can not only prevent burnout, but increase profit in your firm. In the accounting world, burnout is especially common during tax busy season.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
By Monte Swain, PhD, CMA, CPA, CGMA. If you’re planning a career in the world of accounting or finance, two distinctions have the branding impact and bench strength you need. Invest your time and effort into stacking the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Management Accountant (CMA) letters behind your name. First and Lasting Impressions The first impression a potential employer will have of you comes in a flash – the top line of your LinkedIn profile or your resume or perhaps a qui
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
A new proposal that would establish authoritative guidance on the accounting for government grants received by businesses was issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) on Nov. 19. U.S. accounting rules don’t currently have specific guidance about the recognition, measurement, and presentation of a grant received by a business entity from a government.
TaxConnex
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Black Friday for retail, the kickoff day for holiday shopping, started almost half-century ago with long lines outside brick-and-mortar stores and the dawn unlocking of doors (and the occasional injury of a shopper in the stampede). Then came Cyber Monday after Thanksgiving, as ecommerce – initially with such tactics as flash sales, mostly possible only online – began claiming a bigger slice of the retail sales.
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
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Accessible, affordable housing is critical to our society. Explore Other Episodes #CivicWarriors #WithumImpact The post Building Brighter Futures With Home Builders Institute appeared first on Withum.
Accounting Today
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board voted to adopt new requirements to report on various metrics for the firm and its engagements.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Beginning with the 2025 tax filing season, the IRS will accept e-filed Forms 1040, 1040-NR, and 1040-SS even if a dependent has already been claimed on a previously filed return as long as the primary taxpayer on the second return includes a valid Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN), the tax agency said on Nov. 21. This move will help prevent tax refund delays next filing season, the IRS said.
TaxConnex
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Those involved in mergers and acquisitions often get understandably excited about the deal, especially execs who stand to see their business power (and paychecks) expanded. These execs might also go into the deals knowing all about the familiar M&A landmines such as employees’ reactions or overpaying the target company. Other potential deal-killers, though, might get less scrutiny in due diligence – including problems with a target company’s past sales tax compliance.
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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.
Randal DeHart
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Have you ever paused to consider the real impact of your business's customer experience? Is it lifting your brand or dragging it down, along with your team's morale? Today's consumers expect nothing short of excellence, so understanding the consequences of poor customer service is vital. So, what does poor customer service cost you? Let's delve into the details—they might change your perspective.
Accounting Today
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has launched a social media campaign, even as the Senate is vetting its next head.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
State CPA Societies in Action is a series of articles spotlighting the varied educational, advocacy, networking and professional activities of the state CPA societies across the U.S. The Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants was founded in 1905 and has continued to represent CPAs, accounting, and business professionals, promoting the value of members and the accounting profession.
AccountingDepartment
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Driver-based planning is a type of management that zeros in on a company's key value drivers and key business drivers. It helps create budgeting and business plans based on these factors. The goal of this type of planning is to center on the factors that are important to fueling success. Mathematical models can be created to project business. Driver-based planning is helpful for finance executives when they are planning long-range strategic strategies.
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
GrowthForceBlog
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
8 min read October 19th, 2024 Deciding whether or not to invest in a next-level accounting solution with enterprise resource planning (ERP) capabilities, is a big decision. Key Takeaways How to Perform a Cost-Benefit Analysis of Sage Intacct Implementation: First, you'll need to look at the costs of purchasing and implementing new software in your business.
Accounting Today
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
PricewaterhouseCoopers has been focusing on auditing under a new PwC US assurance leader, Deanna Byrne, who began the job in July.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
If you aim to increase clients in a geographic area, industry, or service line, sales prospecting should be part of your strategy. By combining AI with LinkedIn, you can streamline sales prospecting, reach the right people, and ultimately build a more efficient pipeline for your accounting firm’s growth. Here’s how. 5 Advantages Using AI and LinkedIn for sales prospecting can offer you several advantages, making the process more efficient and targeted, including: Improved Targeting and Lead Qual
AccountingDepartment
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
In the dynamic business world, financial strategy plays a pivotal role in determining success. But what if your small or medium-sized business (SMB) can't afford a full-time financial executive? Enter CFO Support Services —a game-changer for SMBs and startups alike. This blog uncovers the essence of a CFO support service provider, the immense value they bring, and why your business might need one.
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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.
Going Concern
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
The AICPA’s Experience, Learn & Earn (ELE) Program — controversial among some educators for reasons explained in depth here — required accounting employers to sign up for the program when first launched last year but has now opened the program up to “non-affiliated” graduates as long as the graduate is employed full time.
Accounting Today
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
Audit and finance skills are heavily in demand on corporate boards, according to a survey by BDO.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
The Tax Blotter is a selection of briefs on the latest tax legislation and Tax Court rulings. The IRS has announced its annual inflation adjustments for qualified retirement plans and IRAs for 2025 in conjunction with recent tax law changes. Salt away more in 401(k)s. The limit on employee deferrals to 401(k) plans, the most popular type of employer-provided qualified retirement plan in the land, is increasing from $23,000 in $2024 to $23,500 in 2025.
Accounting Seed
NOVEMBER 21, 2024
Nonprofit organizations strive to create meaningful change in their communities. To achieve their goals effectively, they require organized data, streamlined workflows, and affordable tools. Accounting software is one of the most valuable tools a nonprofit can have, as it allows team members to shift their focus from tedious data management to what truly matters: serving people and making an impact.
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.
Xero
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
We’re excited to announce that partnership tax has arrived in Xero Tax. You can now manage most of your clients’ tax needs – corporate, personal, and ordinary partnerships – in one simple, secure platform. No more juggling multiple tools or battling complicated software. By managing partnership tax in Xero, you can remove some of the stress around tax time for your practice and your clients.
Accounting Today
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Accounting software development cycles will accelerate with generative AI, but so will competitive pressures.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
For the first time since 2020, interest rates for tax overpayments and underpayments will be lower than the previous quarter, starting in January. The IRS announced on Monday that interest rates will decrease by a percentage point across the board for the calendar quarter beginning Jan. 1, 2025. For individuals, the rate for overpayments and underpayments will be 7% per year, compounded daily.
Insightful Accountant
NOVEMBER 22, 2024
You can earn CPE Credits while you learn from Michelle LeBlanc and Keely Collins Pate about how recruiting top talent in finance and tax is more competitive than ever. This webinar explores how to approach hiring holistically.
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