CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
By Alex Smith. No one said running a successful accounting practice was easy. Even in the smoothest and most uneventful of times, there are a variety of factors that need to be taken into consideration and successfully managed to ensure profitable operations. Throw a disruptive new technology like generative AI into the mix, and this balancing act becomes even more difficult to pull off.
Randal DeHart
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Setting financial goals for your construction business may be one of your most important responsibilities as a leader and business owner. Your financial goals serve as far more than wishful projections; they form the backbone of your road map for success, both internal and external. Financial goals are something that every single business should possess regardless of its market, model, or size.
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CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Brian Tankersley, CPA, and Randy Johnston review Soraban , an AI-powered system that revolutionizes your practice’s client data intake process by automating and simplifying every step. Watch the video, or listen to the audio podcast below (transcript below): Or use the below podcast player to listen: Transcript (Note: There may be typos due to automated transcription errors.
Accounting Seed
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
How to trust your numbers and know your business is providing a reliable picture of performance You stare at last month’s recurring revenue numbers and wonder if you can justify a major investment in new product development. But the rows and rows of data aren’t giving you what you need. For one, the report came in late, which leaves you little time for analysis.
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CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Thomson Reuters Corporation, a global content and technology company and member of Oracle PartnerNetwork, is enabling turnkey integration with ONESOURCE Pagero and Oracle Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP). Designed to transform the e-invoicing landscape, and supported by early partners like Accenture, this integration aims to help streamline e-invoicing processes, particularly in countries with stringent mandates.
Going Concern
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Someone on r/accounting with a very legit-looking username and sparse comment history said today that their firm is announcing a PE deal. Who? WHO KNOWS! Candidates must be a “very hybrid” mid-tier with decent culture. Welp, they’re announcing a PE deal by u/User0273649362539506 in Accounting Text : Welp, they’re announcing a PE deal Not looking forward for what’s to come.
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ThomsonReuters
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
← Back to blog For many accounting firm owners and leaders, the idea of transforming their practices from a traditional, transaction-based model into an advisory-centric firm is an appealing one. Advisory services can lead to stronger client relationships, a healthier bottom line, and a more balanced work-life dynamic. Yet, despite the advantages, making this shift can seem daunting.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
The national advisory and public accounting firm Withum has launched a new AI-focused website, withum.ai. Designed to offer businesses a comprehensive resource for AI strategy, implementation, engineering, adoption and governance, the website will serve as a hub for thought leadership, insights, blogs, webinars and resources for navigating the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
Accounting Insight
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
iplicit named 40th fastest-growing tech company iplicit Ltd, the fastest selling mid-market accounting solution in the UK, has been listed among the 50 fastest-growing tech companies in the UK. The industry disruptor secured 40th place in the annual Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 list. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over the last three years. iplicit grew 742% during this period, from the year ending March 31 2021 to the year ending March 31 2024.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Professionals on the move is a recap of recent promotions, hiring, and other staffing announcements from across the profession. Ankura Taps Steven Richards for New Role to Accelerate Innovation, Expand Service Offerings and Advance AI-Driven Legal Solutions Ankura Consulting Group, LLC (“Ankura”), a leading global expert services and advisory firm, recently announced that Steven Richards , who currently leads Ankura’s Global Risk, Forensics & Compliance business group, will assume the newl
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MyIRSRelief
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Essential Bookkeeping Tips to Maximize Tax Deductions for Small Businesses Running a small business comes with a myriad of responsibilities, and one of the most crucial is managing your finances effectively. Proper bookkeeping is not just about keeping your business afloat; its also about maximizing your tax deductions to ensure youre not paying more than necessary.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Top 30 accounting firm Aprio has entered the Southern California market by adding Kirsch Kohn & Bridge (KKB), a full-service CPA and advisory firm in Woodland Hills, CA. Financial terms of the deal, which closed on Nov. 1, weren’t disclosed. Five partners and more than 30 professionals have joined Atlanta-based Aprio, which received a private equity investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners this past summer.
Accounting Today
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Facing a backlash from audit firms about its proposal to toughen the standards for failing to detect noncompliance with laws and regulations, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board has decided to delay action on the standard this year.
Going Concern
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
While the IRS is “working diligently to process Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims as quickly as possible,” according to them, countless businesses that qualified for the “fraud-ridden” pandemic-era credit are still sitting around waiting for payments. Speaking about these delays in a Fortune opinion piece earlier this year, former IRS commissioner Chuck Rettig said “fighting fraud should not come at the expense of legitimate small businesses with claims pending
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.
Accounting Today
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
The Institute of Management Accountants released a report on why business sustainability depends on the competencies of management accountants.
Going Concern
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
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CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Vertex Inc. , a global provider of tax technology solutions, has released a new survey revealing automation and digital transformation are top priorities for driving business growth in tax and finance, but many organizations still have work to do. The 2024 Global Tax Transformation Report studied more than 600 global tax and finance professionals, manager level and above, and found that 80% consider tax and finance transformation key to business optimization, though only half of organizations ha
Accounting Today
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
KPMG International appoints global sector heads; Withum launches AI-focused website; and more news from across the profession.
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.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
In a letter to Congressional leadership of the Senate Banking Committee and the House Financial Services Committee, the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) expressed concerns with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirement that went into effect on January 1, 2024. “We are now 50 days away from the filing deadline and the AICPA has grave concerns with the current timeline,” said Barry Melancon, AICPA CEO, in the letter.
Accounting Today
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Being careless in a company's early years can make it costly and time-consuming to change from non-GAAP to GAAP standards when preparing for an IPO, sale or other exit.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Payhawk, a global leader in spend management solutions, today announced a new integration with Mastercard to offer businesses in the U.S. and Canada real-time visibility into their card transactions within the Payhawk platform. These businesses will also be able to take advantage of enhanced spend controls on their eligible Mastercard corporate and business cards, all while staying with their existing issuing bank and benefiting from a next generation spend management platform.
Accounting Today
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Asset-Map announces 'relationship maps' and 'legal instruments' features; Taxbit launches platform for both traditional and digital finance; Mastercard releases business solution platform; and other news.
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.
Insightful Accountant
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
In this episode of the Accounting Insiders Podcast, host Gary DeHart sits down with Jen Hamilton, CEO of Hamilton COOs, to explore her journey from public accounting to becoming a fractional COO who helps many accounting firms.
Accounting Seed
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
What’s driving businesses to automate Accounts Receivable? 3 pressures pushing manual accounting to the breaking point.
Canopy Accounting
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Discover how accounting firms can shift from overburdened, deadline-driven practices to a sustainable 40-hour workweek model. Learn from ReNew Group and a firm owner’s journey to boosting profitability and reducing stress for teams and owners alike.
CPA Practice
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
AuditBoard , a cloud-based platform transforming audit, risk, compliance, and ESG management, has announced the results of a new research report, 2025 Focus on the Future: Inflection Point for Transformation at Mid-Decade. The report reveals a fundamental lack of alignment between top risks businesses face and the level of resources internal auditors are able to put towards those vulnerabilities.
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FraudFiles
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Government investigations of white collar crimes almost always have one thing in common: They rely heavily on the analysis of financial information. Often, this includes combing through bank statements and credit card statements, as well as scrutinizing accounting records. Some people think that analyzing this kind of data is simple. It seems like it is [.
Menzies
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
Menzies LLP - A leading chartered accountancy firm. Creditors play an important role in insolvency proceedings, one of the reasons is because they hold significant influence over the process and its results. Their part is essential, not only in safeguarding their financial interests but also in ensuring that the processes are handled as fairly and efficiently as possible.
Ronika Khanna CPA,CA
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
One of the numerous ways in which technology has benefitted small businesses has been to increase the number of payment options available. While conventional methods of payment like cash and cheque still exist, there are also a variety of other options like debit cards, internet transfers and mobile payments that have greatly facilitated payment infrastructure and made financial management significantly more flexible.
Withum
NOVEMBER 15, 2024
The IRS recently released Memorandum 202436010 (dated July 31, 2024), denying the application of Section 245A of the Internal Revenue Code to dividends received by a Controlled Foreign Corporation (“CFC”). Section 245A, introduced by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, allows a domestic corporation, which is a U.S. Shareholder of a distributing foreign corporation, a 100% dividend received deduction (“DRD”) for the foreign-source portion of dividends received from specified 10% owned foreign corp
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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