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Top 6 Benefits of Outsourcing Accounting Services for Your Business in 2025

Analytix Finance & Accounting

Simply put, outsourcing accounting services allows business owners to access higher-quality accounting services at a lower overall cost, which creates immediate savings that can be redirected toward growth initiatives or other business priorities.

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When “Rip and Replace” Becomes a Habit: How CFOs Can Disrupt (Rather Than Drive) Growth

Shay CPA

Often, the first move is a flashy system overhaul: switching general ledger (G/L) platforms, bringing in new payroll software, or replacing the expense management tool. Strained Relationships with External Accounting Teams Workflow Overhaul. This not only slows them down but can drive up external fees.

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Tech news: Wolters Kluwer adds document summaries, tool directory to CCH AnswerConnect

Accounting Today

Further, developers previously needed to manually create document templates and write scripts to populate them from databases or user inputs, often resulting in inconsistent formatting and limited scalability, but with new API access they can generate formatted contracts, letters and more directly from JSON or form data using predefined templates.

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2024 Accounting Firm Technology Predictions

CPA Practice

CAAS AI Adoption Democratized: While larger CAAS practices rely on experts in machine learning and robotic process automation (RPA) to automate data processes, the integration of generative AI solutions with these tools will make them available to the rest of us “mere mortals.” ChatGPT, Bard, LLaMA, etc.)

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Best Practices for Nonprofits

Withum

Accounts receivable balances in the general ledger should be reconciled to the subsidiary ledger monthly. Approval should be obtained for disposals and accounting records should be updated timely to reflect such transactions. Fixed assets schedules should be reconciled to the general ledger at least annually. .

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Survey Results Are In: Charting the Future of Accounting

CPA Practice

Technology Usage and Satisfaction A high level of satisfaction (87%) with current tech stacks suggests that firms are generally content with their technological tools. Tax preparation software, client portals, and general ledger systems are identified as the most important tools, indicating a focus on core accounting functions.

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AI Systems Take Center Stage in 2023 Innovation Awards

CPA Practice

Several AI systems were among this year’s winners of the Tax & Accounting Technology Innovation Awards, presented annually by CPA Practice Advisor, a technology and practice management resource for public accounting firms. And email efficiency is only the beginning. Creating all the journal entries you need.