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Open Banking Deepens Its SMB Accounting, Lending Presence

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Small business accounting platform FreshBooks recently announced an agreement to integrate with Taxfyle , a data sharing arrangement that aims to automate tax prep for small business owners. FreshBooks Inks Tax Integration Deal. Xero, Square Integrate For Faster Invoice Payments.

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Corporate Investors Irked By Lease Accounting Changes

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The publication reported Thursday (May 2) that the International Financial Reporting Standards will apply to organizations across 140 countries, shifting the way businesses account for their leases in financial statements.

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India Gives NBFCs Two Years To Adopt New Accounting Standards

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The standards changes will impact financial figures, presentation and disclosure, as well as various financial ratios including NPA and current ratios. A similar disruption is happening in the global market with changes in the International Financial Reporting Standards, which will affect businesses across 140 countries.

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Pulling Back The Curtain On Corporate Finance Reports

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While any change is often disruptive, the FASB and analysts noted that the adjustments ultimately aim to make accounting and reporting easier for finance professional, ad promote transparency.

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Accelerating Financial Reporting, From Monthly Reports To Real-Time Analytics

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According to Kurt Rathmann, CEO and founder of SMB accounting firm ScaleFactor , the month-end close may be the traditional way of doing things, but it forces small business owners to examine data that, by the time a financial report is completed, is too old to be of much use. “The news is about 30 days old at best.”

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The Waterfall Effects Of Integrated SMB Accounting

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Automation in small business accounting can certainly be beneficial, but when a cloud-based accounting platform remains within the confines of its own interface, there can be unexpected friction that prevents business owners from gaining real-time financial insights. ” A Waterfall Effect.

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