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Avoiding Startup Valuation Traps: 409A vs. Fundraising

BurklandAssociates

One helps your employees. One brings in capital. Both matter. Learn the difference between 409A and fundraising valuations. The post Avoiding Startup Valuation Traps: 409A vs. Fundraising appeared first on Burkland.

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What Salary Do You Need to Be Considered Upper-Middle Class in Your State?

CPA Practice

GOBankingRates was able to determine what the upper-middle-class income ranges look like in every state by sourcing each states median household income from the 2023 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Whistleblower Office looks to streamline claims

Accounting Today

In its first multiyear operating plan, the IRS Whistleblower Office laid out its priorities.

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International Monetary Fund Warns of Financial Insecurities Due to Trade War

CPA Practice

Despite the IMFs stark warnings, theres no reason for alarm, according to Tobias Adrian, who heads the lenders monetary and capital-markets department.

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8 Ways to Torture Your CFO

The office of the CFO is rapidly evolving, with more and more demands being placed upon the finance and accounting team each year. Join us in this webinar, where we share 8 things to NOT do when it comes to helping the CFO office advance in supporting the business. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how best to support an organization's finance leadership.

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Atkins sworn in to chair SEC

Accounting Today

Paul Atkins was sworn in as the new chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission and is expected to bring a more deregulatory and crypto-friendly approach.

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Tariffs Could Cost the Average American Household $3,800 per Year, Says Yale Study

CPA Practice

Heres what you need to know about how tariffs will affect your finances and practical strategies to prepare your budget and savings.

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Everyware Adds Visa Integration into its Payment Platform

CPA Practice

Everyware, a provider of payment and customer engagement solutions, has launched its integration to Visas innovative Acceptance Devices and Point-of-Sale (POS) solutions on Cybersource, a Visa Acceptance Solution.

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In the blogs: Exciting yet tricky

Accounting Today

Commissioner roulette; tax crimes and green cards; the trap of major projects; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

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Movie Review: Affleck, Bernthal Keep ‘The Accountant 2’ in the Black

CPA Practice

While Gavin OConnors sequel to his 2016 film The Accountant stretches the limits of realism with its tale of an autistic accountant turned avenging angel, it emphasizes the many things that neurodivergent characters can doand do well.

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PCAOB sanctions firm and partner for supervision, review violations

Accounting Today

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board sanctioned Adeptus Partners and its partner Howard Krant for violations related to supervision, review and quality control.

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How to Streamline Payment Applications & Lien Waivers Through Innovative Construction Technology

Speaker: Dylan Secrest, Founder of Alamo Innovation and Construction Digital Transformation Consultant

Construction payment workflows are notoriously complex when you consider juggling multiple stakeholders, compliance requirements, and evolving project scopes. Delays in approvals or misaligned data between budgets, lien waivers, and pay applications can grind progress to a halt. The good news? It doesn't have to be this way! Join expert Dylan Secrest to discover how leading contractors are turning payment chaos into clarity using digital workflows, integrated systems, and automation strategies.

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UWorld Awards Nearly $30,000 in Spring Accounting & Finance Scholarships, Opens Fall Applications

CPA Practice

Three undergraduates, four graduate students, and three working professionals will be granted complimentary access to UWorlds CPA Elite-Unlimited Course, CMA Elite-Unlimited Course, or a CFA Elite Course for Level 1, 2, or 3.

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Changes coming to 2026 Desktop Category ProAdvisor Awards

Insightful Accountant

The 2026 ProAdvisor Awards will see consolidation of the Desktop and Desktop Enterprise categorical awards.

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Now’s the Time to Adjust Tax Withholdings on Your Paycheck, IRS Urges

CPA Practice

By checking tax withholding, individuals can prevent having to owe additional money and any potential penalties at tax time.

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Americans hit pause on spending over financial worries

Accounting Today

Some Americans are changing their financial behaviors and delaying purchases based on their feelings about their situation, according to a survey by the AICPA.

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You upgrade everything else. Why not your close process?

You wouldn’t keep using a 2009 flip phone - so why settle for outdated close processes? It’s time for an upgrade. SkyStem's Guide to Month-End Close Software walks you through what today’s best tools can do (and what your team shouldn’t have to deal with anymore). Get smart, fast, and a whole lot less stressed when it’s time to close the books.

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PwC and Google Cloud to Advance Strategic Alliance Deal to Transform Tax Compliance Services

CPA Practice

The collaboration will leverage Google Cloud's broad AI and agentic AI abilities to increase the value that heads of rax and finance functions can deliver to their stakeholders.

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CO Business Owners, Do You Know About the Colorado Retirement Mandate?

Patriot Software

Do you offer your employees retirement benefits? Most employers in the Centennial State dont have a choice, thanks to the Colorado retirement mandate known as Colorado SecureSavings. Several states have state-mandated retirement plans, including California, Illinois, and Minnesota. These mandates require that employers participate in the state-sponsored program or offer a qualifying alternative.

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AICPA Survey Shows Americans are Cutting Costs and Delaying Major Purchases Amid Recession Fears

CPA Practice

More than one third of American adults have felt cautious (37%) or uncertain (36%) about their financial situation in the past 12 months.

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Today's QB Talks is the "Best of the Best Payroll Apps"

Insightful Accountant

Today, Debra Kilsheimer and I will explore the 'Best of the Best' Payroll Apps at our QB Talks for April. You won't want to miss this free webinar.

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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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California Could Give Tax Credit to Businesses for Cleaning Up After Homeless

CPA Practice

Sacramento Assemblywoman Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk Grove, highlighted a new bill this week that would give a tax credit to business owners who say they have to spend money cleaning up after people who camp out on or near their properties.

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Today's QB Talks is the "Best of the Best Payroll Apps"

Insightful Accountant

Today, Debra Kilsheimer and I will explore the 'Best of the Best' Payroll Apps at our QB Talks for April. You won't want to miss this free webinar.

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PCAOB Punishes NYC-Based CPA Firm and Managing Partner For ‘Substandard Audit Work,’ QC Violations

CPA Practice

Accounting firm Adeptus Partners was fined $75,000 and managing partner Howard Krant was sanctioned $50,000 on April 22 for breaking the rules during the audits of two technology companies.

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Democrats take aim at Puerto Rico tax perks for crypto investors

Accounting Today

Under current laws, qualified investors living in the Commonwealth are not required to pay local or federal taxes on capital gains, including crypto appreciation.

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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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Millionaire Tax Would Generate About $400 Billion in Revenue

CPA Practice

A Republican proposal to tax income over $1 million at a 40% rate could generate around $400 billion over a decade, according to estimates from the Budget Lab at Yale and the Tax Foundation.

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Millionaire tax would generate about $400B in revenue

Accounting Today

The Budget Lab at Yale projects that taxing income over $1 million at a 40% rate would generate $420 billion over a decade.

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Retail CEOs from Walmart, Target and Home Deport Meet with Trump to Talk Tariffs

CPA Practice

The meeting took place at the White House and included Target CEO Brian Cornell, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and Home Depot CEO Ted Decker.

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Education Dep't to restart student loan collections

Accounting Today

The U.S. Department of Education plans to resume collecting defaulted student loans on May 5 after a years-long pause that began with the pandemic.

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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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States with the most local jurisdictions to manage

TaxConnex

The 2018 Supreme Court Wayfair decision opened the floodgates for states to mandate sales tax obligations for online businesses. Too bad states arent the only ones giving you a sales tax headache. Counties, cities, towns, districts, parishes: Thousands of smaller tax jurisdictions add their own wrinkles to your sales tax problem. It can be easy to overlook these jurisdictions until its too late.

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Harvard intensifies funding fight with Trump administration

Accounting Today

The university sued several U.S. agencies and top officials for freezing billions of dollars in federal funding and threatening its tax-exempt status.

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Six Withum Partners Earn Best-In-State CPAs Accolades by Forbes  

Withum

Withum is proud to announce that Forbes has named six of the Firms partners to its inaugural Best-In-State CPAs list. This list honors CPAs who have demonstrated exceptional excellence in the accounting profession. The Firm leaders acknowledged on this inaugural list underpin Withums position as a leading national advisory, tax and audit firm. With roots stemming from Princeton, NJ, in 1974 , Withum boasts five partners from the Garden State: Pat Walsh, Managing Partner and CEO; Bill Hagaman, Im

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PCAOB Adds New Resources on Quality Control Standard

CPA Practice

The new set of staff presentation videos are designed to help audit firms implement four components of their quality control system under QC 1000,A Firms System of Quality Control.

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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