Accounting Insight

AUGUST 4, 2025

Outsourcing finance and accounting can bring significant benefits to small businesses – streamlining operations, improving accuracy, and freeing up time for growth. However, without proper planning, it can lead to costly errors. Here are five key mistakes to avoid in 2025 and how to stay on track: 1. Choosing Based on Price, Not Experience Opting for the cheapest provider may seem appealing, especially for startups.

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RogerRossmeisl

AUGUST 2, 2025

Valuing a private business requires a custom approach. One size doesn’t fit all companies, especially when it comes to the appropriate standard of value. Applying the wrong one can lead to disputes, unfavorable tax and accounting consequences, litigation exposure, and inequitable outcomes. Here’s a breakdown of the three main standards of value, including when they might apply and how a valuation professional’s analyses and assumptions might differ under each option. 1.

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Accounting Today

JULY 30, 2025

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is offering optional guidance on the measurement of credit losses for accounts receivable and contract assets.

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ThomsonReuters

JULY 30, 2025

The accounting profession stands at a pivotal moment where technological advancement intersects with environmental stewardship. As firms navigate increasing pressure to adopt sustainable practices while maintaining audit excellence, electronic confirmation technology emerges as a powerful solution that addresses both imperatives simultaneously. Modern audit firms recognize that embracing digital confirmation processes isn’t merely about keeping pace with technology trends — it’s abou

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The office of the CFO is rapidly evolving, with more and more demands being placed upon the finance and accounting team each year. Join us in this webinar, where we share 8 things to NOT do when it comes to helping the CFO office advance in supporting the business. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how best to support an organization's finance leadership.

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Wellers Accounting

JULY 29, 2025

Making Tax Digital for Income Tax Self Assessment is being rolled out in phases, here is a guide of what you need to know and action.

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RogerRossmeisl

AUGUST 2, 2025

Estimating a company’s value requires more than just reading its income statement or balance sheet. Valuation professionals look beyond historical results to assess future potential. To do that, your expert may make targeted financial statement adjustments to more accurately reflect the economic reality of the business. Here are four types of adjustments valuators may consider: Nonrecurring adjustments.

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ThomsonReuters

JULY 29, 2025

The sweeping federal tax overhaul enacted through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (P.L. 119-21), signed into law on July 4, 2025, may prompt states to reevaluate their tax codes – though many may delay action until 2026. According to Baker Tilly tax experts Shannon Bonner and Andy Whitehair, the timing and breadth of the legislation may pose significant obstacles for state governments and multistate taxpayers alike. “As the majority of states concluded their 2025 legislative sessions prior

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Accounting Today

JULY 28, 2025

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CPA Practice

JULY 29, 2025

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RogerRossmeisl

AUGUST 2, 2025

If you’re claiming deductions for business meals or vehicle expenses, expect the IRS to closely review them. In some cases, taxpayers have incomplete documentation or try to create records months (or years) later. In doing so, they fail to meet the strict substantiation requirements set forth under tax law. Tax auditors are adept at rooting out inconsistencies, omissions and errors in taxpayers’ records, as illustrated by one recent U.S.

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Speaker: Dylan Secrest, Founder of Alamo Innovation and Construction Digital Transformation Consultant

Construction payment workflows are notoriously complex when you consider juggling multiple stakeholders, compliance requirements, and evolving project scopes. Delays in approvals or misaligned data between budgets, lien waivers, and pay applications can grind progress to a halt. The good news? It doesn't have to be this way! Join expert Dylan Secrest to discover how leading contractors are turning payment chaos into clarity using digital workflows, integrated systems, and automation strategies.

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Going Concern

AUGUST 1, 2025

Footnotes is a collection of stories from around the accounting profession curated by actual humans and published every Friday at 5pm Eastern. While you’re here, subscribe to our newsletter to get the week’s top stories in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. Comments are closed on Friday Footnotes and the Monday Morning Accounting News Brief by default.

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ThomsonReuters

JULY 29, 2025

Jump to ↓ The real problem: The talent crisis meets a changing profession The AI solution: Redefining the role of the future accountant The cultural shift: From risk-averse to innovation ready The competitive imperative: Why the time to act is now The implementation roadmap: How to build an AI-ready accounting firm The future of accounting is here As AI creates new opportunities for more strategic, engaging work, many accounting firms are finding it harder than ever to attract and retain the ta

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Accounting Today

JULY 28, 2025

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LSLCPAs

JULY 29, 2025

For many local government finance departments, reconciling accounts receivable (AR) can feel like an ongoing challenge. With accuracy and transparency on the line, getting it right is more than just a year-end task—it’s a year-round responsibility that ensures your books are clean, your audits go smoothly, and your leadership team has the data they need.

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Speaker: Gerald Ratigan

The accounts payable (AP) function is evolving and AI is leading the charge. As finance teams face rising invoice volumes and expectations for speed and accuracy, AI-powered automation has shifted from a futuristic concept to the most practical solution. But for finance leaders, success isn’t just about selecting the right tools, it’s about implementing the right strategy.

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CPA Practice

JULY 29, 2025

A New Milford accountant was sentenced on July 29 to three years in prison for stealing tens of thousands of dollars from clients, resolving three cases against him.

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Accounting Insight

AUGUST 4, 2025

Karbon for Clients gives firms and clients a single place to manage tasks, documents, and messages, reducing admin work and improving firm-client collaboration.   Karbon , the leader in accounting practice management software, today announced the global launch of  Karbon  for Clients , a secure, modern client portal designed to help accounting professionals streamline collaboration, accelerate response times, and reduce administrative burden.

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Insightful Accountant

JULY 30, 2025

The Internal Revenue Service is facing an unprecedented staffing crisis that will fundamentally change how tax practitioners interact with the agency and manage client expectations.

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Accounting Today

AUGUST 1, 2025

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Speaker: Sean Yoder

Nonprofits are under more pressure than ever to demonstrate financial accountability while continuing to expand their impact. Traditional budgeting models often fall short, reinforcing silos, limiting flexibility, and stalling growth. Enter collaborative budgeting: a dynamic, team-driven process that enables smarter resource allocation and builds financial resilience at scale.

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SchoolofBookkeeping

JULY 30, 2025

The 2025 Intuit QuickBooks Accountant Technology Survey is out, and the future for accountants is looking both smarter and more complicated than ever. According to Intuit, accountants are charging full speed ahead into the world of AI, automation, and strategic advisory services. But is this transformation as rosy as it sounds? Let’s break down the highlights, take a step back for a reality check, and see who actually took this survey.

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CPA Practice

AUGUST 1, 2025

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Xero

AUGUST 3, 2025

For goods-based businesses, managing inventory and purchases is at the heart of daily operations; it’s about having the right stock at the right time, minimizing manual effort, and making informed decisions to fuel your growth. We know these critical tasks can often feel like a constant juggle, taking valuable time away from what you do best. Over the coming months, a series of new inventory enhancements designed to give you greater clarity, control, and efficiency in these key areas will be rol

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Withum

AUGUST 1, 2025

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, contains provisions relating to pass-through entity taxes (PTETs) that are seen as favorable for taxpayers, especially investment management companies in the financial services world. Key Takeaways: The OBBBA maintains PTET deductions and increases the SALT cap to $40,000 from 2025 to 2029.

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Speaker: Joe Wroblewski, Sales Engineer Manager

Automating time-consuming manual tasks can save your firm hundreds of hours–and thousands of dollars. But it can also have longer-lasting benefits, like helping you attract and retain the next generation of CPAs, and we don’t need to tell you how important that is amid the current generational staffing crisis in the tax and accounting profession. You'll want to save your seat for this new webinar with industry expert Joe Wroblewski, where we'll explore how to: Maximize ROI with Cost-Effective Te

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Accounting Today

AUGUST 1, 2025

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Canopy Accounting

JULY 30, 2025

In this episode, Casey Brothers interviews Adam Lean, who shares his unique journey from being an accountant to starting his own CFO advisory practice. Adam discusses the importance of cash flow for business success and how many business owners lack the financial knowledge to navigate their companies effectively. He emphasizes the need for accountants to transition from traditional bookkeeping roles to advisory services that truly help clients achieve their definitions of success.

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CPA Practice

JULY 31, 2025

Brian Tankersley, CPA, and Randy Johnston, discuss the accounting profession's talent shortage, and the ways firms and state societies are trying to remedy the challenges. Watch the video, listen to the audio, or read the transcript.

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SchoolofBookkeeping

JULY 30, 2025

The 2025 Intuit QuickBooks Accountant Technology Survey is out, and the future for accountants is looking both smarter and more complicated than ever. According to Intuit, accountants are charging full speed ahead into the world of AI, automation, and strategic advisory services. But is this transformation as rosy as it sounds? Let’s break down the highlights, take a step back for a reality check, and see who actually took this survey.

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Shay CPA

JULY 28, 2025

We’re thrilled to announce that our entire accounting and tax team at Shay CPA P.C. has successfully completed their QuickBooks Online ProAdvisor and Advanced ProAdvisor recertifications for 2025. This annual group training is more than just an exam—it’s an opportunity for us to learn together, share best practices, and stay ahead of the curve on the platform’s most powerful features.

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Accounting Today

AUGUST 1, 2025

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ThomsonReuters

JULY 29, 2025

Jump to ↓ The challenge: Drowning in documentation The solution: SurePrep + UltraTax integration The results: Peace of mind and client growth A no-brainer investment When Josh Haislip took over his small CPA firm in Stanton, Texas, he knew he was inheriting more than just a client list. He was stepping into a world of 700 annual tax returns, manual work papers, and the kind of grueling tax seasons that leave practitioners questioning their career choices.

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CPA Practice

JULY 30, 2025

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