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HOW JOINT VENTURES CAN DRAMATICALLY GROW YOUR TAX PLANNING BUSINESS

CTP

For tax professionals in particular, one pro tip has the potential to alleviate stress and accelerate your business growth: that is to start a joint venture. A joint venture allows you as a tax planner to focus on your strengths by coming together with a business partner who is strong in areas where you may be weaker. This symbiotic relationship can ramp up both of your businesses and reduce the frustrations that can come with trying to “do it all.”.

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Can remote employees create sales tax nexus?

TaxConnex

A lot of times regarding sales tax, the answer to any question is, “It depends.” This is another of those times. And then some. Covid created unique conditions for companies that must collect and remit sales tax, including many temporary breaks regarding worker locations. At the same time, the pandemic turned remote work from an occasional perk to a standard way of operating a company.

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Study Identifies Trends Driving Today's Workforce

Intuitive Accountant

The new national Sage-sponsored study examines the upskilling and reskilling of corporate finance and accounting (F&A) departments.

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Combatting Meeting Hijackers

Withum

Some meetings go on and on and on, and some are held with strong control by the presiding person. Here are some tips to speed meetings along effectively and efficiently by not letting them get hijacked. . First off, this applies equally to in-person and virtual meetings. Running them should be done in a similar manner. Effective and Efficient Meeting Tips.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: The New Way To Lead

Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA

In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. But 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. 🗻 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. The higher you go, the more your effectiveness depends on how you connect, adapt, and communicate.

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PwC raises U.K. partner pay to £1M for first time

Accounting Today

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Enhance your Xerocon experience with social media

Xero

We can’t wait to catch up with our amazing community in person at Xerocon New Orleans on 24 and 25 August and Xerocon Sydney on 7 and 8 September. Xerocon has been referred to as the ‘Coachella for accountants’ and is an event not to be missed if you’re looking to take your practice to the next level. . If you’re joining us, you can expect to reconnect and form new connections with the Xero team and fellow cloud accounting leaders and learn from inspirational world-class speakers on stage.

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Sage Launches Canadian Sage Payroll Version

Intuitive Accountant

The new solution integrates with Sage Accounting to automate payroll processes for small businesses while providing HR functionality to help business flow.

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Wipfli Financial Advisors acquired by Creative Planning

Accounting Today

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SuiteWorld Announces Keynote Lineup

Intuitive Accountant

SuiteWorld has announced the keynote lineup for its Sept. 27-30 Las Vegas (Live) and on-air event. Here's what you can expect.

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Surge in gig work evident from 1099 filings

Accounting Today

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The Hidden Science Behind Why Finance Teams Resist Change—And How to Fix It

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.

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QBO Monday Minute 3: Statement Chasing Solutions: Automating Communication

Intuitive Accountant

In the final of her three-part series, Liz Scott shows us some of the things her firm has implemented at her firm to help streamline the process.

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Tether drops Cayman Islands firm in BDO Italia attestation deal

Accounting Today

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What Every Architecture Firm Needs To Know About Accounting

GrowthForceBlog

7 min read. When you transition from being an architect to running your own architectural firm, you must also transition from focusing solely on your passion to also focusing on the ins and outs of operating and managing a business.

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Mastermind groups: Roles and responsibilities

Accounting Today

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Doing More With Less: The Modern Finance Miracle

Speaker: Mark Gilham, FCCA, CPP

Finance used to be the function that counted, now it's the one that’s counted on. 📊 For accounting firms, controllers, and finance leaders, expectations are rising faster than headcount. Businesses want agile forecasts, granular analysis, seamless reporting, and smart automation—often without added resources while demanding uncompromised accuracy and compliance.

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RSM US Took Its Revenue to a New Level in 2022

Going Concern

That level being $3 billion —a first in the firm ’s 96-year, multinamed history. In its 2022 annual report , which was released earlier this week, RSM US noted that its revenue for the year ending April 30 was $3.3 billion ($3,310,265,000 according to INSIDE Public Accounting ), a 15% increase over its 2021 revenue of nearly $2.9 billion. It ’s also the last revenue announcement with Joe Adams sitting in the big chair.

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Inc. Magazine: These Virtual Accounting Visionaries Designed an Award-Winning Culture

AccountingDepartment

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Project management, engagement management & process management

Accounting Today

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Reckon’s CTO talks cybersecurity – what small businesses need to know

Reckon

Small businesses across the country are experiencing a sharp uptick in sophisticated cybercrime. While cybercrime has always posed a threat to Australian businesses and their data, in recent years these threats have accelerated in magnitude. However, if you couple education with more secure solutions such as cloud software and storage, eInvoicing over regular invoicing, and multifactor authentication, there’s a lot you can do to mitigate the risks.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.

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Why Accountants Should Focus on Accountability

Accounting Web

Growth Why Accountants Should Focus on Accountability.

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Brits crying out for further learning as skills gap widens

Accounting Insight

Go1 , one of the world’s largest corporate education content hubs, today released its latest research that highlights a growing skills gap in the UK workforce. Read the full article here. With a greater economic uncertainty in the UK, companies across the board are looking at ways to tighten their belts, to the detriment of their employees and their future prospects.

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Addressing the Top 3 Data Needs of Financial Professionals 

Withum

Withum’s Advisory Teams focus on modernizing IT systems, streamlining business processes, and analyzing data across the enterprise. But Withum is also a top 25 Public Accounting firm in the United States and that got us thinking. We decided to compare notes and polled several of our tax, audit, and financial support teams to identify the latest trends they are seeing within their client base and see how that stacks up with our own experience with respect to the latest data trends in the financia

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Inflation Reduction Act Indirectly Impacts Employer-Sponsored Group Health Plans

ThomsonReuters

Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R. 5376 (2022). Available at [link]. Congress has passed, and the President has signed, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. While the legislation largely focuses on climate change mitigation and deficit reduction, several provisions are of interest to group health plan sponsors and their advisors. Here are highlights: Enhanced Premium Tax Credit.

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Protect What Matters: Rethinking Finance Ops In A Digital World

Speaker: Cheryl J. Muldrew-McMurtry

Distributed finance teams are rewriting how the back-office runs, and attackers are taking notes. Disconnected workflows, process blind spots, and rising cyber threats are more than just growing pains—they’re liabilities. The challenge isn’t just going remote. It’s building resilient systems that protect accuracy, control, and speed across every transaction and touchpoint.

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The New IRS Recruiting Brochure is WILD

Going Concern

Remember how the military tried to recruit Call of Duty players to be drone pilots? Maybe the IRS can take a page from their book and convince young people there is first-person fun to be had bum-rushing naughty taxpayers’ homes. This isn’t actually from a recruiting brochure , you guys. The post The New IRS Recruiting Brochure is WILD appeared first on Going Concern.

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Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: How It Impacts Businesses and Individuals

LSLCPAs

Passed on August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 replaces President Biden’s proposed Build Back Better Act of 2021. Government revenue will be raised by greatly increasing the IRS budget and by imposing a 15% minimum tax to corporations with income in excess of $1 billion for the 3 prior tax years. We. The post Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: How It Impacts Businesses and Individuals appeared first on LSL CPAs.

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Should accountants or bookkeepers advise clients on which (if any) accounting software to use?

Accounting Insight

Choosing the right accounting software – is it the choice of the accountant or the business owner? On a weekly basis we speak with hundreds of UK-based accountants and bookkeepers. During our conversations we uncover many insights as to the wins and woes practice-owners face. One of which is “Who’s responsibility is it to choose…. Choosing the right accounting software – is it the choice of the accountant or the business owner?

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Keep Track of Your Giving Spirit With a Donation Expense Journal Entry

Patriot Software

Did your business make a donation? Are you thinking about making one? If your business is in the giving spirit and donates to a nonprofit, you need to make a donation expense journal entry. The way you record a donation expense journal entry differs depending on the types of donations you give. So, what is […] READ MORE.

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How to Set Better OKRs and Drive Results

Before you can achieve success, you have to define it. Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) give you the framework to do just that. Paycor’s free guide includes a step-by-step process leaders can use to work toward – and achieve – their loftiest business goals.

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§529 Plans, American Opportunity, & Lifetime Learning Credits | Canopy

Canopy Accounting

We all know that paying for higher education is a huge drain on any family’s resources. Happily, the tax code provides a wide variety of ways to help families pay for that higher education, including the American Opportunity Tax Credit, the Lifetime Learning Credit, §529b plans, IRAs, savings bond programs and Coverdell ESAs.

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What Is the Child and Dependent Care Credit?

Patriot Software

You work long hours as a small business owner. And if you have children or dependents, you might need help providing care while you work. But with 58% of families expecting child and dependent care expenses to cost more than $10,000 per year, things can add up quickly. Did you know the IRS offers some […] READ MORE.

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Part Time holiday calculations – Do you need to change them?

Menzies

Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. A Supreme Court Ruling (Harper Trust v Brazel) has clarified how holidays must be calculated for part-time workers on irregular hours where there are gaps between their periods of work. If you are using the previously recommended 12.07% calculation, you should review your approach. What has changed for part-time holiday pay?

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Employee-Paid LTD Policy Cannot Be Severed From Employer’s ERISA Plan

ThomsonReuters

Duncan v. Unum Life Ins. Co. of Am., 2022 WL 2812659 (M.D. Tenn. 2022). Available at [link]. An individual sued an insurer in state court after it denied portions of his claim for long-term disability (LTD) benefits. Seeking the protection of ERISA preemption, the insurer successfully removed the case to federal court. In connection with the individual’s request for a jury trial, the federal court needed to determine whether the LTD policy was subject to ERISA.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.