Tue.Aug 13, 2024

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Why CPAs must master the soft skills

Accounting Today

When a CPA transitions from individual contributor to leader of many people, his or her technical skills alone will not be enough to drive results.

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Should You Use an Employee Handbook Builder?

Patriot Software

Is creating, updating, and keeping a compliant company handbook stressful? Drafting a federal- and state-compliant handbook is daunting for many business owners and HR professionals. It can take weeks of research, writing, formatting, and editing. But it doesn’t have to. An employee handbook builder can streamline the process.

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The SaaS Founder’s Guide to Seed Stage Fundraising Metrics

BurklandAssociates

Demonstrate a clear grasp of these metrics, and you’re well on your way to building investor confidence and securing capital to fuel your SaaS startup’s growth. The post The SaaS Founder’s Guide to Seed Stage Fundraising Metrics appeared first on Burkland.

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IRS updates information security plan for tax pros

Accounting Today

A new template for a 'Written Information Security Plan' is available for practitioners to meet their mandate.

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AI In Accounting: A Practical Roadmap For Smarter AP

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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78% of Employees Would Take a New Job for Better Benefits

CPA Practice

H ealthcare benefits play an important role when it comes to an employer’s ability to retain and hire employees. More than two-thirds of employees surveyed a new Intuit QuickBooks survey conducted in collaboration with Allstate Health Solutions , said healthcare benefits are second only to salary when considering a job offer, and 78% said they would find a new job if their benefits package was inadequate.

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TIGTA: IRS lacks plan for legacy systems

Accounting Today

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration said the IRS lacks concrete plans for retiring and replacing legacy IT systems.

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Inform Direct Returns To Accountex Summit Manchester

Accounting Insight

Company secretarial software and formations specialist Inform Direct is looking forward to exhibiting again at this year’s Accountex Summit Manchester, following previous successful visits. Over the last 12 months, the company has introduced a number of significant enhancements to its cosec product, with new features and functionality to meet emerging requirements for accountants.

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Baker Newman Noyes to be led by board of directors

Accounting Today

The Top 100 Firm is retiring the role of managing principal and adopting the new leadership structure on Jan. 1, 2025.

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“The AICPA Can Eat a Bag of Dicks,” or Here’s What CPA Candidates Are Mad About Today

Going Concern

According to the latest information on the AICPA’s “ Find out when you’ll get your CPA Exam score ” page, score release dates for Q1 2025 were due to be published “in the beginning of August.” There’s no doubt that timeline was purposely vague to leave room for the ongoing tweaking of CPA Evolution implementation and other circumstances both foreseen and unforeseen.

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NASBA announces research grant recipients, opens 2025 applications

Accounting Today

NASBA's Accounting Education Research Grants aim to advance academic research on the educational issues impacting CPAs and the accounting profession.

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Stop Budget Burnout: A Better Way to Grow Your Nonprofit in 2026

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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The True Cost of Your Grant – The More You Know, The More You Win

Cherry Bekaert

Episode four of the Grants Management Podcast series focuses on indirect costs related to grant projects and the importance of capturing those costs to assist your organization with grant-related personnel and overhead expenses. This podcast episode is hosted by Kimberly Konczack, an Advisory Manager at Cherry Bekaert, and Kat Kizior, Manager, with special guest Nikky Lettini, Managing Director, Advisory Services.

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Weather victims in Minnesota get tax relief

Accounting Today

The affected by severe storms and flooding in June now have longer to file and pay.

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Outsourcing Firm

Cherry Bekaert

In this episode of Cherry Bekaert’s Government Contracting podcast, we discuss ways to optimize the benefits of outsourcing your accounting operations. Host Craig Hunter, a Director in the Government Contracting Industry practice, is joined by Mike Cippel, Managing Director, and Directors Irwin Kaplin and Jonathan Reid. Tune in to learn more about: Deciding if outsourced accounting is your best option Uncovering the benefits of using an outsourcing firm Optimizing the working relationship with a

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Ex-banker faces €14M bill in German tax scandal

Accounting Today

Former investment banker Martin Shields had already paid €3 million for his part in a dividend-tax refund scheme, and will now pay an extra €11 million.

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Why Tech-Forward Tax and Accounting Firms Have the Inside Track to the Future

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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Why Biotech and Health Care Startup Industry Clusters Bloom in St. Louis

Anders CPA

St. Louis is fast emerging as a powerhouse in the biotech and health care startup industries, thanks to a confluence of support organizations, investment opportunities and community initiatives that foster innovation and growth. Major players involved in this transformation include BioSTL , Cortex and the Danforth Plant Science Center , an anchor institution of 39 North.

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B. Riley struggles to value assets as SEC steps up scrutiny

Accounting Today

The investment firm late Monday said it couldn't file its quarterly report with regulators on time, due to problems in valuing its loans and investments

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This is What PwC is Paying Its Audit Interns in 2025

Going Concern

Don’t know if this is particularly newsworthy but we happened across this PwC posting for audit interns and thought hey, it might be neat to look back on this ten years from now and see it’s barely increased at all just how much it’s increased since the good old mid-’20s. Assuming this website still exists in 2035, that is. So in 2025, PwC is paying summer interns $30.75 – $40.75.

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‘Billion-Dollar Club’ Has Its 16th Member Accounting Firm

CPA Practice

There are now 16 public accounting firms in the U.S. that surpassed the billion-dollar mark in revenue during their most recent fiscal year, according to the newly released top 500 firms ranking for 2024 from INSIDE Public Accounting. New York City-based CohnReznick joined the “billion-dollar club” with revenue of $1.05 billion. There were 15 firms that surpassed $1 billion of revenue last year.

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Live Demo - Supercharge your Month End Close

Automation generally supercharges any process and brings its value to the forefront. See how infusing automation such as ART (our month-end close solution), into your close can get you to the next level of closing. We will share a live demo of SkyStem's solution, ART and share the key elements of month-end close automation. Through ART, we'll take a look at: What month-end close automation entails Which process steps can and should be automated Benefits of achieving process automation, and Why i

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How accountancy firms can benefit from working with a payments provider

Accounting Insight

Rising customer expectations and increased competition are placing pressure on accountancy firms to deliver better customer experiences and greater value to stand out from the crowd. Those accountancy firms that can provide global services at scale are the ones that will be able to retain and build their client portfolio. To alleviate these challenges, accountancy firms could boost their bottom line and optimise customer experiences in collaboration with a payments company.

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In the blogs: Party time

Accounting Today

Crypto moves forward; what to know about gambling; new blog in town; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

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R&D Tax Credit Update: Best Practices for Filing Requirements and Amended Claims

Cherry Bekaert

With the release of the revised Form 6765, there are significant changes of which businesses claiming the R&D Tax Credit need to be aware of. The new Form 6765 requires more detailed information regarding the R&D projects being performed, which can be complex and time-consuming to file accurately. Additional changes were also recently made for companies filing amended returns.

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Warehouse Wednesday: Acumatica In-depth Part 2

Insightful Accountant

This is a prologue of Murph's second part of his in-depth series on Acumatica. this summary reports on the retail and eCommerce capabilities of Acumatica ERP including numerous eCommerce integrations and integrated POS offerings.

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Mid-Year Review: How to Ignite Employee Potential Through Meaningful Feedback

Mid-year performance reviews aren’t just boxes for HR to check. Paycor’s toolkit empowers leaders to: Identify high-potential team members. Boost engagement with meaningful feedback. Support struggling employees. Nurture top talent to drive results. Learn how to ignite employee potential through meaningful feedback. When you nurture top talent, everybody wins.

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IRS Direct File Tool Now an Option for New Mexico Residents

CPA Practice

By Kylie Garcia The Santa Fe New Mexican (TNS) Aug. 5—New Mexico is now the fourth state that can use the IRS’s new system for filing federal taxes, which officials believe will make the 2025 tax season easier and save people time and money. After conducting successful pilots in 12 states last year, the U.S. Treasury Department and the IRS announced the Direct File system as a permanent option in May and invited all 50 states to jump on board.

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August's QB Talks is our ProAdvisor Roundtable

Insightful Accountant

This month's edition of QB Talks is a ProAdvisor Roundtable featuring some of our 2024 ProAdvisor Top Award Recipients. Murph and Gary will be hosting this informative discussion with leading ProAdvisors.

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Preparing for Auditors: Best Practices and Key Workpapers for Long-Term Debt, Accounts Payable, and Accrued Liabilities

LSLCPAs

LSL Webinar ‘Back to Basics | Lighten Your Year-End Load: Tackle Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities, and Long-Term Debt Reconciliations with Ease’ presented by LSL Manager Jayme Lambert, CPA, and Supervisor Monica Fernandez outlined how local government finance departments can start the new fiscal year with ease by staying ahead of the game by addressing challenges proactively.

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Crowe Adds Cyber Advisory Firm Sylint Group

CPA Practice

Top 15 accounting firm Crowe has added Sylint Group, a Sarasota, FL-based cybersecurity advisory firm that has extensive experience in dealing with cyber incidents and precedent-setting court cases. Crowe said the deal will enhance and expand its offerings across the firm’s forensics and legal consulting and cybersecurity businesses and boost its incident response services.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: What Really Matters

Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA

In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. If you’re aiming for the summit, the air gets thinner—and what got you here won’t be enough to get you to the top (a concept first popularized by Marshall Goldsmith in his book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There ). What made you successful early in your finance career—technical accuracy, sharp analysis, flawless execution—won’t be what carries you to the next level.

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Tackling Long-Term Debt, Accounts Payable, and Accrued Liabilities in Governmental Agencies: Understand the What, How, & Why

LSLCPAs

LSL Webinar ‘Back to Basics | Lighten Your Year-End Load: Tackle Accounts Payable, Accrued Liabilities, and Long-Term Debt Reconciliations with Ease’ presented by LSL Manager Jayme Lambert, CPA, and Supervisor Monica Fernandez outlined how local government finance departments can start the new fiscal year with ease by staying ahead of the game by addressing challenges proactively.

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5 Reasons Your Small Business Needs an Accounting System

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

This is a transcript from my YouTube Video on 5 Reasons Why Your Business Needs Accounting System Hello everyone! Today, I want to dive into a crucial topic for small business owners: accounting systems. Whether you’re just starting out or have been in business for a while, understanding the importance of an accounting system is essential for your success.

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LiveFlow Launches Xero Integration

CPA Practice

Financial automation platform LiveFlow has integrated with Xero, enabling businesses and accounting firms to streamline financial planning and analysis (FP&A), consolidate financial data, and easily visualize their financials. “We are thrilled to launch our integration with Xero,” Anita Koimur, COO and co-founder of LiveFlow, said in a statement.

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VCFO Deep Dive: Jason Swenk

Summit CPA

Jody and Jamie take a deep dive into an episode of Jason Swenk's Smart Agency podcast.

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How To Overcome Change Fatigue In Finance With Neuroscience-Backed Strategies

Speaker: Kim Beynon, CPA, CGMA, PMP

The most overlooked, yet most critical, element of transformation is preparing people for change. Automation and AI aren't just technical upgrades, they’re cultural shifts which can challenge identities. That’s why change management isn’t a side project—it’s the foundation. In finance, where precision and process rule, navigating change can feel especially disruptive.