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20 Offshoring and Outsourcing Best Practices for Accounting & Tax Firms

CPA Practice

In today’s globalized world, offshoring and outsourcing have become prevalent strategies adopted by CPAs, accounting, and tax firms to optimize their operations, minimize expenses, and tap into specialized expertise. An offshore account manager is who will oversee the offshore accountant’s day-to-day activities.

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Preparing for Your First Audit – Steps to Follow for Consumer Products Companies

Withum

Determine Who Will Be Responsible Prior to preparing for your audit or even engaging a CPA firm for that matter, a company should first designate who will be overseeing the audit process. Delays in providing account schedules, requesting underlying support, or answering auditor inquiries will lead to delays in the audit timeline.

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ARE ALL ACCOUNTING SERVICES THE SAME?

Basis 365

Basis 365 was created to deliver a unique, outsourced accounting experience to small businesses by providing a virtual accounting department using cloud-based accounting applications. CPA firm : CPAs are generally going to be the most expensive option. This blended approach is the best of both worlds.

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How do I choose what entity type my business should be?

Basis 365

Choosing your entity type really crosses two disciplines, legal and tax. The tax side, which is closer to the accounting side, relates to selecting the appropriate business type that minimizes unintended tax liabilities. You really should review this periodically as laws and tax code do change.

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What is FRF for SME?

KROST

Securing credit, managing employees, and staying involved in the day-to-day running of the business creates a constant set of obstacles to be addressed by the business owner, leaving very little time for a life outside of work, let alone applying the latest accepted accounting principles.

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Friday Footnotes: Accounting AI Explodes; SOX Compliance Sux; KPMG Gets on a List | 6.17.22

Going Concern

While accounting technology is moving fast, some firms are still moving slow: #TaxTwitter I just got a customer service request from a CPA firm via SNAIL MAIL. Do mid-sized firms not know how to use email? Now, that candidate may test in each of those locations. Sandi Leyva (@SandiLeyva) June 17, 2022.

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Friday Footnotes: An Outsourcing Shortage Now Too?; Finally, Some Disruption; PwC Haters Celebrate Government Inquiry | 3.17.23

Going Concern

On top of a strong background in finance, both fields require extensive knowledge of tax law, and those are just the beginning of the hard skills needed to excel. The journey to zero-day close will drive further adoption of accounting automation 3. There are a number of myths surrounding audits and auditing that need debunking.