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A Career in Accounting Means Long Hours and Stress – But Also Purpose, Community and Meaningful Impact

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By Twyla Verhelst, CPA. Preparing and filing your taxes are unavoidable tasks that it’s safe to say most people don’t enjoy. Tax time can be especially daunting for small business owners and the self-employed, who must organize their financial information for the year and ensure they have set aside enough money to cover their tax liabilities.

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A Career in Accounting Means Long Hours and Stress – But Also Purpose, Community and Meaningful Impact

CPA Practice

By Twyla Verhelst, CPA. Preparing and filing your taxes are unavoidable tasks that it’s safe to say most people don’t enjoy. Tax time can be especially daunting for small business owners and the self-employed, who must organize their financial information for the year and ensure they have set aside enough money to cover their tax liabilities.

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Understanding Cash vs. Accrual Accounting

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Moreover, cash basis accounting is not compliant with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), as established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). GAAP mandates the use of accrual accounting, meaning businesses relying solely on cash basis accounting may face compliance issues.

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How Generative AI Will Disrupt Accounting

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While the accounting sector grapples with legacy systems and traditional workflows, the integration of generative AI offers a transformative pathway toward innovation, enhanced productivity, and more rapid business growth. Lilac Bar David is the co-founder and CEO of Lili.

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How Generative AI Will Disrupt Accounting

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While the accounting sector grapples with legacy systems and traditional workflows, the integration of generative AI offers a transformative pathway toward innovation, enhanced productivity, and more rapid business growth. Lilac Bar David is the co-founder and CEO of Lili.

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How to make changing tax legislation an opportunity for growth

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In today’s ultra-competitive business landscape, being an accountant means far more than preparing tax returns or compiling financial statements. Even junior staff are empowered with straightforward answers to their most challenging questions—just as if they were speaking directly to a subject matter expert or trusted advisor.

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3 Tips to Avoid Tax Season Burnout

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Being an accountant means that work often comes in ebbs and flows. The tide moves in every quarter, and there is always tax season. It’s stressful; that’s just part of the business, right? Yes, stress is expected, but burnout is entirely different. From the Thomson Reuters blog. Republished with permission.] What is burnout?

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