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How Client and Tax Preparer Collaborations Can Create a More Valuable Tax Preparation Experience

Withum

Tax season is upon us. Here are some things preparers and clients can do to make the experience more valuable for themselves. Ways to Make Tax Season Better for Clients Avoid spelling errors in client’s or children’s names, addresses, or any information that needs to be provided on the return. Make instructions easy to follow and get rid of unnecessary or indecipherable instructions.

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How to Measure Your SaaS Startup’s Net Revenue Retention (NRR)

BurklandAssociates

Net Revenue Retention (NRR), also known as Net Dollar Retention (NDR) is a key metric for SaaS companies. Measuring NRR provides important insights into a SaaS startup’s retention and expansion Read More The post How to Measure Your SaaS Startup’s Net Revenue Retention (NRR) appeared first on Burkland.

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15 states with personal income tax rate changes in 2024

Accounting Today

Taxpayers will benefit from a reduced top marginal rate in 13 states, but in two states the rate has increased.

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Exploring New Features of Power BI for Planning and Forecasting

Acterys

Successful planning, budgeting, and forecasting requires having the right strategy and tools to process and analyze vast amounts of data. That’s why Microsoft is constantly updating and expanding features of Power BI. Learn about recent platform updates that help financial professionals uncover insights quickly and efficiently. Plus, find out how to maximize your planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes with a unified approach to data and analytics.

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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You wouldn’t keep using a 2009 flip phone - so why settle for outdated close processes?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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Accountants want to see different kinds of diversity in workplace

Accounting Today

A new survey from the ACCA looks at trends in DEI, AI, employee retention, hybrid work and mental health for accountants.

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Exploring New Features of Power BI for Planning and Forecasting

Acterys

Successful planning, budgeting, and forecasting requires having the right strategy and tools to process and analyze vast amounts of data. That’s why Microsoft is constantly updating and expanding features of Power BI. Learn about recent platform updates that help financial professionals uncover insights quickly and efficiently. Plus, find out how to maximize your planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes with a unified approach to data and analytics.

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How Did Your 1099 Season Go? New E-Filing Rules Challenged Some in 2024

CPA Practice

Every year, millions of businesses and other entities have a mini tax season before the real tax season, and many turn to their accounting firm advisors or tax professionals for help. Due to changes in reporting requirements, the 2024 filings became a little more challenging: The years ahead may be even more so. These companies are required to file a Form 1099-MISC or 1099-NEC for any persons that are considered contractors or vendors to whom they paid $600 or more in the previous calendar year.

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Cloud access raising tech costs for firms

Accounting Today

Costs to access and connect with certain cloud-based solutions have been increasing, leading to higher technology costs for accounting firms.

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Just Eliminate the Extra 30 For CPA Licensure Requirement!

Going Concern

By Sharon Lassar, PhD, CPA (Florida) John J. Gilbert Professor and Director of the School of Accountancy, University of Denver Thank goodness for the Connecticut Society of CPAs! Without their posting , it would have taken me longer to learn about the latest half-baked idea by NASBA regarding the education requirements to become a CPA. It seems NASBA wants to keep this under wraps.

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Meet 2023 Top 25 Up-N-Coming ProAdvisor Kassandra Degus

Insightful Accountant

We sat down with Kassandra to get her thoughts on being a Top 25 Up-N-Coming ProAdvisor, her journey, path to success, and how she’s a support system for her clients.

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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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Outsourced Client Accounting Services in an E-Commerce World

AccountingDepartment

In the past few years, there has been a significant surge in the growth of e-commerce businesses. With the emergence of new companies and the adaptation of brick-and-mortar stores to online platforms, the demand for online purchasing is being met through various online sales channels.

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Acumatica Making Biggest Modernization in Company History

Insightful Accountant

During Acumatica's 2024 Summit, Mikhail (Mike) Shchelkonogov, the company's Chief Technical Officer told those attending that they were in the process of making the biggest technological modernization in Acumatica history.

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LLC vs. S Corp: Which Offers Better Tax Savings?

Cherry Bekaert

Understanding business entities and tax structures can save you a tremendous amount of time, money and potential headaches down the road. Limited liability companies (LLCs) and S corporations (S corps) are often talked about in conjunction with possible types of business entities, but it is not a simple choice between one or the other. Unlike a C corporation, which taxes shareholders separately from the entity, both LLCs and S corps are generally subject to only one layer of taxation at the owne

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CNA to provide CPA firms with BOI coverage

Accounting Today

The AICPA's professional liability insurer will cover client services related to the Corporate Transparency Act's beneficial ownership information reporting requirement.

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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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Smart Firms are Preparing for New 1099 Reporting Rule Deluge  

CPA Practice

Each new year can bring resolutions of change and reflections on past experiences, even for businesses. It’s also when millions of taxpayers and tax professionals get ready to start the annual tax reporting season. While that evokes thoughts of April deadlines and 1040 forms for most Americans, there’s a mini-tax season that comes first: The January 31, 2024, deadline for employers to send 1099 forms to contractors (or others defined as non-employees), and also report that information to the IRS

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How CPAs’ Daily Schedule Should Look Like for Maximum Productivity in Tax Season 2023

Ace Cloud Hosting

Tax season hits hard for CPAs, piling on the pressure with its relentless deadlines and mountains of work. The struggle to keep up often leads to burnout and a feeling.

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IRS spotlights IRS Employer-Provided Childcare Tax Credit

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service has posted a new page on IRS.gov explaining the Employer-Provided Childcare Tax Credit to provide more information about the tax break.

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Layoff Watch ’24: Deloitte UK Is Cutting Some More Jobs

Going Concern

If you thought the economy was making a slow and painful U-turn back to better days sorry to say but you were wrong. The good news is this next round of cuts at Deloitte UK will be much smaller than the last round of 800. Reports FT : Deloitte is set to axe 100 more jobs in the UK as a prolonged slowdown in deals activity hits demand for some of its services.

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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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CPA Firms Kruggel Lawton and Cole Gavlas to Join Forces

CPA Practice

Top 300 accounting firm Kruggel Lawton CPAs said on Feb. 6 that it’s combining with Cole Gavlas, a Portage, MI-based firm that provides a wide range of accounting services to their clients, including tax, business advisory, financial management, and other advisory offerings. Financial terms of the deal, which will become official on June 1, weren’t disclosed.

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First look at Accountex London 2024 as free registration opens

Accounting Insight

Accountex London returns to ExCeL on 15-16 May 2024. Over ten thousand accountants and finance professionals from across the UK are expected. The 2023 show was hailed as a huge success and celebrated as the largest show in Accountex history. 295 software and service suppliers will be exhibiting, alongside an extensive CPD accredited education programme, to help visitors stay up to date with the evolving landscape of the profession.

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AICPA Says FBAR Deadline Should Match Disaster Relief Deadline Extensions

CPA Practice

The American Institute of CPAs has submitted a letter to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) providing recommendations for the Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts to taxpayers impacted by major disasters. AICPA’s recommendations suggest FinCEN automatically match the filing deadline relief for FBARs that the IRS gives to taxpayers in disaster areas.

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The Mother of All Breaches, and other tech stories you may have missed

Accounting Today

Plus the possibility of an AI voice feature for Google, five cybersecurity trends you can't miss, and other developments in tech from the last month.

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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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Accounting Firms that Embrace Cloud Tech See Higher Growth, Says Survey

CPA Practice

Accounting firms employing cloud-based technology solutions experience higher levels of growth, but many are still grappling with how to harness the full power of such tools for strategic benefit. This is according to the 2024 U.S. Accounting Industry Report, commissioned by Wolters Kluwer, which polled 1,776 tax and accounting firms of all sizes, also shows that modern accounting practices face a mix of internal and client facing challenges.

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Spreadsheets remain dominant despite reservations

Accounting Today

A recent survey of mostly smaller practitioners has found that spreadsheets remain the No. 1 way they manage their workflows.

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Becoming a “FinFluencer”

Insightful Accountant

Social media has given rise to a new breed of financial gurus known as "finfluencers.” These are individuals who have built large followings by making finance relatable and fun through entertaining videos, posts, and more.

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IRS Launches Hub for Employer-Provided Childcare Tax Credit

CPA Practice

The IRS on Wednesday announced the launch of a new webpage that gives information on the Employer-Provided Childcare Tax Credit, an incentive for businesses to provide childcare services to their employees. “This business tax credit helps employers provide their employees with child-care services and facilities,” IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said in a statement.

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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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GASB 96: Lessons Learned for Local Government Organizations

LSLCPAs

As auditors, it’s important for us to stay on top of the latest accounting standards to ensure financial accuracy, reliability and compliance. For our clients, its even more important as the real-life implementations of new accounting standards isn’t always as easy as it may seem. GASB Statement No. 96 (GASB 96) Subscriptions, issued by the. The post GASB 96: Lessons Learned for Local Government Organizations appeared first on LSL CPAs.

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Join Me TODAY for a Tech Spotlight on Increasing Your Practice Profits Advising Multi-entity Clients

Insightful Accountant

Murph says, "if you have multi-entity clients using QuickBooks Desktop or Online, you need to take an hour out of your busy schedule to attend this 'free' webinar.

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Business news wrap for January!

Reckon

What’s been cranking in the world of business in the early stages of 2024? We rounded up the top business news for the month of January. Let’s dive in… Revised Stage 3 tax cuts to benefit the overwhelming majority of Australians. Almost every Australian will be receiving a tax break in the upcoming stage three tax cuts. In fact, on average Australians will see an $804 benefit.

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Delegation 101

Ryan Lazanis

One of the struggles for most firm owners is the effective delegation of tasks. Learn how to delegate and experience more workload reduction. The post Delegation 101 appeared first on Future Firm.

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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.