Fri.Dec 02, 2022

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The Case for Shared Accounting Inboxes

Lockstep

Accompls. To today’s business environment, the need for streamlined and organized accounting procedures is paramount. Accounting teams need constant vigilance to keep a clean inbox, and to ensure accounts, communications, and next best activity is organized. Whether you use post-its, remote folders, folders in your email account, or you keep data in a spreadsheet, organization is key to financial health.

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Accounting Firms Are Embarrassing Themselves on the Talent Dating Market

Going Concern

It’s December 2022 and we’re now a good year into “The Great Accounting Shortage,” the depth of which won’t truly be known until the fines start rolling in for p**s-poor audit work performed by skeleton crews. So, any day now. I’m sharing this r/accounting post so six months from now we can look back on it and fondly remember a time when it seemed desperate for partners to be out combing the LinkedIn meat market for talent leads.

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How to Pay Dividends: Completing the T5 Slip and Summary

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

Note that the T5 slips for calendar year (ended December 31st) 2022 are due by February 28, 2023. This post and the T5 calculator have been updated to reflect If you are the owner of a Canadian corporation, you can choose to pay yourself (and other shareholders) dividends instead of a salary. Alternatively, some shareholders also take dividends in addition to a salary depending on their tax planning strategy.

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By the Numbers: The Accounting Firms That Received $635 Million in PPP Loans

Going Concern

Remember PPP loans? The Small Business Administration defines PPP as “an SBA-backed loan that helps businesses keep their workforce employed during the COVID-19 crisis.” Remember all the layoffs and pay cuts at accounting firms we were meticulously tracking in early 2020? Transparency group OpenTheBooks.com crunched the numbers using Small Business Administration data and found $635 million in forgiven PPP loans by 237 accounting firms, some of which also appear on the layoff list.

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How to Build the Ideal HR Team

HR doesn’t exist in a vacuum. This work impacts everyone: from the C-Suite to your newest hire. It also drives results. Learn how to make it all happen in Paycor’s latest guide.

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Cost-Reduction Strategies For Construction Company Owners

Randal DeHart

Cutting costs can be a quick and easy way to improve the profitability of your construction business. Introducing cost-control measures can bring immediate savings and ensure you remain profitable in the long term. But cost-control measures must be carefully managed. Eliminating errant expenses is beneficial, but indiscriminate cost-cutting could lead to a drop in quality or poor morale if staff fear being made redundant or are not given the tools they need to do their job efficiently.

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How two brothers built Robert George Flooring from the ground up

Xero

Cast your mind back to 2020. Or maybe don’t. In the UK pandemic measures were in place, the country was in lockdown, and times were even tougher than usual for small businesses and employees. . For Jack and Harry Findlay, who had worked in the flooring industry for many years, the time had come to make a choice: wait and hope temporary furlough would end soon, or take a bold leap into the unknown by following their grandfather’s footsteps to start their own business. .

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Founders – Get Huge Tax Breaks by acting now!

Shay CPA

Founders – check out our tips below that can save your Startup thousands of dollars in Income Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Sales Taxes, and foreign taxes. . R&D Tax Credits: Did you know that if your startup conducts R&D activities it can qualify for up to $500,000 in Payroll Tax Credits? The R&D credit application (form 6765) filed with a timely filed tax return can provide your startup with additional runway to either invest back into the company for a key hire.

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Accounting Software vs. Practice Management Software | Canopy

Canopy Accounting

Are you looking for accounting software or practice management software? Or, are you still not sure? Well, we can help! There’s actually a big difference between a practice management solution and accounting software and we’re going to demystify the big bad world of these different products today - getting you back on track and finding the solutions you need!

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The Million-dollar Question: How to Make More Money as an Accountant

Patriot Software

In 2021, the median pay for accountants and auditors was $77,250 annually. But the highest 10% of accountants earn over $128,970. And if you’re like most hard-working accounting professionals, you may wonder how to make more money as an accountant. To make more money, you need to amp up your income. And as we all […] READ MORE.

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Avoid These Tax Mistakes

FraudFiles

With the end of the year approaching, it’s a good time to talk about some tax mistakes that can be very painful. With a tax code as huge and as complex as ours in the United States, there are countless mistakes we can make in preparing and filing our taxes.

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Planning Your Restaurant's Path to Profitability

Speaker: James Kahler, COO of Full Course

Ever wondered where to splurge and where to safely conserve when it comes to operating and growing your restaurant? 🤔 Join James Kahler, COO of Full Course and industry visionary, in this new webinar where he'll talk all about best practices to invest in your restaurant's success! Whether you're a new business or an established restaurant, a seasoned pro or a rookie, you'll learn the keys to sustainable success in this competitive industry.

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11 ways to improve workplace culture

Accounting Insight

A positive workplace culture is widely recognised as one of the secrets to high performing businesses. At leading outsourced communications business Moneypenny, culture has always been a top priority and now, having received the Great Place to Work accolade, it’s being celebrated as a best practice example of how to harness workplace culture for success.

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Get ready for increasing cybersecurity threats

Accounting Today

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Prevailing Wage and Apprenticeship Requirements for Inflation Reduction Act Clean Energy Tax Credits

ThomsonReuters

The IRS has released Notice 2022-61 , as published in the Federal Register on November 30, that provides guidance on the prevailing wage and apprenticeship requirements for clean energy tax credits provided under the Inflation Reduction Act ( P.L. 117-169 ) [87 FR 73580, 11/30/2022]. Background on provisions. On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act (P.L. 117-169), that included provisions for increased clean energy tax credits or deduction amounts if certain prevai

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Tech News: American Express launches B2B payments ecosystem

Accounting Today

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How Automation is Driving Efficiency Through the Last Mile of Reporting

Speaker: Jamie Eagan

As organizations strive for agility and efficiency, it's imperative for finance leaders to embrace innovative technologies and redefine traditional processes. Join us as we explore the pivotal role of digitalization and automation in reshaping what is commonly referred to as the “last mile of reporting”. We’ll deep-dive into why digitalization is no longer a choice, but a necessity for finance departments to stay competitive in a fast-paced environment touching on: 2024 trends for the Office of

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How growth can be a big challenge when a business becomes multiple entities

Accounting Insight

Organisations don’t just grow in size – they also grow in complexity. What started as a single business or nonprofit can become a web of connected entities. It’s quite likely that the different parts of the organisation will be using different accounting systems, which don’t speak to each other and may no longer be up to the job anyway. It all adds up to a serious headache for the finance department that’s trying to keep track of everything and produce accurate consolidated accounts.

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The 2022 Top 100 People: The biggest issues in accounting

Accounting Today

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Social Media Impacts on Business Marketing: How to Increase Your Business Impact

Snyder

With big corporations dominating global and local markets, small business owners were previously at a severe disadvantage. Multinational companies have millions to spend on marketing and establishing recognizable brands. Most consumers have flocked to these corporate giants because of their names alone. Without gargantuan marketing budgets, small business owners had to struggle to make an impact and establish footholds in their local markets.

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On the move: RSM names chief talent officer

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Register Now: Sneak Peek Into Close Automation SkyStem Web Demo

Technology is rapidly changing the way accountants perform and manage month-end activities. Spreadsheets, email, and shared drives no longer have to slow us down. Join us as we present a "sneak peek" recorded demo of SkyStem's month-end close solution – ART. In under four weeks, your team can start reaping the benefits of month-end close automation by vastly reducing spreadsheets, cut down on reconciliation work, speed up the month-end close, and better manage your remote team.

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Friday Footnotes: Why People Leave Public Accounting; Audit Workloads Up; Terrorist Clients (Literally) | 12.2.22

Going Concern

Slow news week this week. We managed to find some things worth mentioning anyway as we are experts in slow news weeks (698 weeks and counting!), enjoy. Talent. Why People Leave Public Accounting [ CPA Journal ]. Writes Edward Mendlowitz, CPA/PFS, ABV: There are many reasons why CPAs decide to leave public accounting firms. Based on my experience, I believe some of these reasons are personal and individual, but far too many of these reasons are caused by CPA firms’ leadership and can be avoided o

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2022 Top 100 People extra: Talent, talent, talent

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The demise of Maryland's digital advertising tax echoes around the world

Accounting Today

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Intuit announces enhancements to tax products

Accounting Today

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Recruit and Retain New Blue-Collar Talent

Blue-collar jobs have a branding problem. One company, GEON, partnered with Paycor to find the solution. Learn how to attract, engage, and retain blue-collar employees, helping them build meaningful careers – and support your company’s goals.

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Marcum tops list of new Q3 SEC audit clients

Accounting Today

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Rehmann founder dies at 92

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