Basis 365
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Accounting may not be the topic of choice for new or growing businesses. However, good accounting will keep the business going and ready for the future. With a strong accounting department, a business can survive. Making the right decisions as an owner or manager will help a business succeed. Here are five everyday decisions for growing and new businesses.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Not looking out for insider threats can cost a company dearly.
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Ryan Lazanis
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
As I shared numerous times before, I love the idea of presenting clients with Gold, Silver, and Bronze options for personal tax preparation services. However, in this episode, our focus will be on highlighting some of the additional features you can provide and discussing how to present them, rather than demonstrating how to bundle them together. Listen Below. 0:51 – Out of all the services I offer, standalone personal tax preparation services are probably the ones I like the least.
Airbase
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Your single source of truth needs good data to live up to its title. As companies increasingly rely on transaction software to handle certain operations outside of the ERP, strong integrations from these systems to the ERP are essential for efficient and accurate ledger bookings. However, finance teams are inevitably plagued by errors as data fails to flow accurately, completely, or from one system to another.
Speaker: Danny Gassaway and Wayne Richards
Finance leaders are prioritizing efficiency and digital transformation, yet many hesitate to automate due to uncertainty. Without a clear understanding of its impact, organizations risk falling behind competitors who are leveraging automation to drive productivity and cost savings. Join Wayne Richards and Danny Gassaway from AvidXchange for a practical guide on bringing accounts payable (AP) automation to your organization.
Xero
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
We are pleased to share the key findings from our study of the accounting and bookkeeping sector. This report involved engaging with over 600 accounting and bookkeeping professionals practising across the UK, from sole practitioners to large practices. Despite global economic uncertainty and rising inflation, this sector has shown remarkable growth and resilience.
Insightful Accountant
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
In the second track from 'Future Forward September 2023,' K2 Enterprises' Randy Johnston demystifies AI and unveil its practical applications, transforming it from theory into a hands-on tool. Sign up here.
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Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
The Big Four firm plans to stop offering some types of services to SEC-registered audit clients, and to cut the compensation of top leaders if the firm's audits fall short on quality.
Shay CPA
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
When your tech startup is young and scrappy, people wear a lot of hats. In fact, in its early days, you might have even overseen the company’s finances. As you grow, though, you want to bring in people with the required expertise to continue scaling successfully. And when it comes to your company’s financial function, that means bringing in people with a specific background, like a controller and a chief financial officer (CFO).
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
By Joy Taylor, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) More people each year pay this pesky tax: The 3.8% surtax on net investment income (NII). The tax, which was enacted as part of Obamacare, applies to single filers with modified adjusted gross incomes (AGIs) above $200,000 and to joint filers with modified AGIs over $250,000. The income threshold is $125,000 for married people filing separately.
RogerRossmeisl
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
As appearing in IRS IR-2023-169 To protect taxpayers from scams, IRS orders immediate stop to new Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) processing amid surge of questionable claims Concerns from tax pros, aggressive marketing to ineligible applicants highlights unacceptable risk to businesses and the tax system Moratorium on processing of new claims through year’s end will allow IRS to add more safeguards to prevent future abuse, protect businesses from predatory tactics; IRS working with Justice
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It's the time of year to give our close process some TLC. Join us in this one hour webinar where we discuss how to adopt leading practices and infuse technology into the month-end close process to improve our experience and increase our productivity during month-end and quarter-end close. Learning Objectives: This course's objective is to understand how the month-end close can be improved with automation and adoption of leading practices.
TaxConnex
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Are subscriptions taxable? Depends on what they’re for and where they’re delivered. Over the past few years, subscription box services, for instance, have exploded in popularity as buyers have signed up for regular delivery of everything from food, makeup, music, books, pet supplies, flowers, clothes and more. This industry has ridden the wave of eCommerce to join long-established subscription markets for publications and memberships.
BurklandAssociates
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Startups should invest their excess capital with the objective of earning market-based returns on near risk-free instruments. The post Low-Risk Investment Instruments for Venture-Backed Startups appeared first on Burkland.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
The immediate moratorium will be in effect until the end of the year.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Big 4 accounting firm Deloitte and Bitwave, an enterprise accounting platform for digital assets, have announced a strategic alliance that brings together Bitwave’s software platform with Deloitte’s accounting, tax and governance, risk and controls advisory services, to help deliver speed and process efficiencies, cost savings and compliance enhancements to businesses that utilize digital assets.
Speaker: Jennifer Hill
Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.
TaxConnex
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
TaxConnex is excited to announce that we have launched a new app for Shopify users to easily pull data out of Shopify for a better returns filing process. The new app, eConnex, gives Shopify users a simple way to get their sales tax data out of Shopify and upload it into TaxConnex's Client Connexion for easy returns filing. As an outsourced sales tax department for businesses with a sales tax obligation, TaxConnex removes the burden of sales and use tax returns filing by completely managing it
MyIRSRelief
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
1. What is an IRS bank levy? An IRS bank levy is a legal action taken by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to collect unpaid taxes. When the IRS levies your bank account, they freeze the funds in it and eventually withdraw the amount owed to satisfy your tax debt. 2. Why would the IRS levy my bank account? The IRS may levy your bank account for various reasons, including: a.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
The Internal Revenue Service will need to tread carefully with how it uses AI amid growing questions about the reliability of the technology.
Airbase
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Unicorn companies all have different origin stories, but most growth paths share a similar landscape, one that is covered with obstacles and navigated at a breakneck pace — straining people, processes, and systems. Things get done reactively, with ad hoc procedures developed to keep moving. Even after reaching unicorn status, the resulting chaos isn’t sustainable, can easily lead to burnout, and may not support continued growth.
Speaker: Sierre Lindgren
Fraud is a battle that every organization must face – it’s no longer a question of “if” but “when.” Every organization is a potential target for fraud, and the finance department is often the bullseye. From cleverly disguised emails to fraudulent payment requests, the tactics of cybercriminals are advancing rapidly. Drawing insights from real-world cases and industry expertise, we’ll explore the vulnerabilities in your processes and how to fortify them effectively.
SMBAccountant
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Purchasing is an important function for any size business, whether large or small, because it has a direct impact on costcontrol, efficient operations, quality, and vendor relationships. Failure to follow best practices when purchasing goods and services can expose a small business to compliance violations, cash flow problems and missed savings opportunities.
Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Deloitte Australia’s 1,000 or so partners gathered in Adelaide at the end of August and according to Sydney Morning Herald reporting ahead of the totally-business-and-not-pleasure gathering, it was absolutely in no way whatsoever a party. Per Deloitte themselves. Consulting giant Deloitte is holding a big partner bash from Thursday, flying in more than 1000 partners and nearly booking out a couple of five-star hotels in town.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Are you wondering how artificial intelligence can revolutionize your accounting practice? We've got you covered.
Withum
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
The IRS continues to pound the table with its most recent press release on employee retention credit (ERC) claims. On September 14, 2023, the IRS announced a moratorium on processing new ERC claims until at least 2024. It wants to “protect against fraud but also to protect the businesses from facing penalties or interest payments stemming from bad claims pushed by promoters.
Speaker: Debra L. Robinson
CPAs know the drill: taxes, compliance, rinse, repeat. But what about the sneaky cash flow that’s quietly messing with your organization’s success? It’s time to step into the spotlight and expose the “dirty little secrets” of cash flow to fuel strategic growth. By upskilling your accounting practices and shifting focus from tax compliance to the strategic movement of money, you can transform your role from reactive accountant to proactive financial strategist.
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
By Paul S. Hamann. As many of us in the accounting profession have learned over the years, and especially in the current environment of talent scarcity, structuring a high-performing team in your firm is no easy feat. Whether you have worked to build an engaging and effective culture or not, your practice has a culture. I know from my experience in building companies over the years, each part of the culture-building process needs to be intentional if you want your culture to positively contribut
Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Chattanooga Times Free Press has written quite the story about legacy accounting firm Croft & Frost abruptly laying everyone off earlier this week after months of issues making payroll. Thanks to the tipsters who sent this over because holy s**t. CTFP: Several emails obtained by the Chattanooga Times Free Press show a period stretching between late May to the present in which the company was continually failing to pay employees on time, even as its CEO Jonathan Frost and other leaders assure
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
From Alabama dinosaurs to pickleball, accountants have studied some unusual things to fulfill their education requirement.
Withum
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
It’s that time of year when extended pass-through business returns are being finalized, and owners are beginning to receive their K-1s. If you are one of those owners, have you ever looked at your K-1? Do you know what information is being provided to you? To move forward on explaining your K-1, we first must take a step back. Businesses that are structured as LLCs (that haven’t elected C status), partnerships or S corporations are all considered pass-through entities.
Speaker: Aaron Berson
Managing spend is more than a cost cutting exercise – it's a pathway to smarter decisions that unlock efficiency and drive growth. By understanding and refining the spending process, financial leaders can empower their organizations to achieve more with less. Explore the art of balancing financial control with operational growth. From uncovering hidden inefficiencies to designing workflows that scale your business, we’ll share strategies to align your organization’s spending with its strategic g
CPA Practice
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
A rash of bogus employee retention credit (ERC) claims in recent months has prompted the IRS to put the program on hold through at least Dec. 31. IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel ordered the immediate moratorium today and said the agency “could no longer tolerate growing evidence of questionable claims pouring in.” “The IRS is increasingly alarmed about honest small business owners being scammed by unscrupulous actors,” he said in a press release.
Going Concern
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
The IRS announced today that it has issued an immediate moratorium on processing new employee retention credit claims at least through the end of the year. The agency cited “rising concerns about a flood of improper Employee Retention Credit claims,” driven by “aggressive promoters,” as the reason for closing the door on ERC claims.
Accounting Today
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Intuit plans to appeal a recent legal decision which ruled that the company cannot claim TurboTax, which it owns, is "free.
Insightful Accountant
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Murph is prone to repeating himself these days. That's especially so when it comes to important clues, like "don't miss training opportunities" for Top 100 2024.
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