Fri.Oct 04, 2024

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How to Unlock Worker Productivity in Finance and Beyond

CPA Practice

By Christopher Juneau. In today’s business landscape, the finance team is the unsung hero behind every successful company. They crunch numbers, provide vital insights, and guide strategic decision-making that keeps everything running smoothly. However, the growing demands, increasing complexities, and rapid innovation that organizations are experiencing today can make staying productive a real challenge for even the strongest finance team.

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50 years in accounting

Accounting Today

After a half-century at his firm, David Politziner says accounting is still all about relationships.

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How to Correct Errors on Your Individual or Business Tax Return

MyIRSRelief

Filing taxes can be a daunting task, whether you are an individual or a business owner. Despite your best efforts, errors can occur, leading to potential complications with the IRS. This article will guide you through the process of correcting errors on your tax return, provide instructions on filing amended returns , highlight common mistakes to avoid, and explain how our tax firm can professionally assist you.

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IRS Expands Free File to 24 States

CPA Practice

The Internal Revenue Service says its Direct File program has added 12 new states and will be available for the 2025 tax filing season. It now has double the number of states than last year’s pilot, and the agency says it will cover a wider range of tax situations, greatly expanding the number of taxpayers eligible to use the free e-filing service. State and eligibility expansion For the 2025 tax filing season, eligible taxpayers in 24 states will be able to use Direct File: 12 states that were

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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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Rethink pricing and transform the employee experience

Accounting Today

Nobody became an accountant to track their time in 10-minute increments or spend time filling out timesheets.

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Overcoming Solo Contractor Challenges: How MAP Can Simplify Operations

Randal DeHart

Does this sound like you? Maybe you started your company with a few friends and relatives as your earliest clients, and you thought your overhead expenses would be low since you worked out of your home. You made a decent living for yourself, hired a few sub-contractors per project, paid your suppliers, and earned a profit—at least that is what your tax preparer said.

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IT Best Practices Checklist to Follow IRS Guidelines When Offshoring Accounting Staff

CPA Practice

Offshoring accounting staff can be a cost-effective and strategic way for US-based businesses to access global talent, improve efficiency, and expand their market reach. However, offshoring also comes with challenges and risks, especially regarding IT security and tax compliance. And what better time to review that than Cybersecurity Awareness Month?

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9 Best AI Tools for Accounting Professionals

Ace Cloud Hosting

The accounting industry is undergoing a dynamic shift, all thanks to the incredible power of artificial intelligence. If you’re still navigating your accounting tasks without AI tools, it’s time to.

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Whitman launches talent and profit solutions

Accounting Today

Whitman Transition Advisors launched two new teams focused on talent solutions and profit strategies.

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Staying Connected: The Key to Maintaining Supplier Trust in Disrupted Supply Chains

Accounting Insight

This year, the global supply chain landscape has experienced unprecedented disruption, driven by geopolitical tensions, economic instability, and environmental challenges. Research from Ivalua reveals that 60% of organisations say that supply chains are more fragile than ever. As businesses navigate this turbulent environment, maintaining robust and resilient relationships with suppliers has become critical.

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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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On the move: Brady Martz installs new CEO

Accounting Today

Plus, FICPA names a new CGO; ConvergenceCoaching wants you to Streak; PwC gets ready for the holidays; and other firm and personnel news.

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A Guide To Payroll Deductions for Employees and Employers

Ronika Khanna CPA,CA

Before I started my own business, and despite my accounting background, I would receive a paycheque without really questioning or understanding the deductions. I simply had a sense that the deductions were very high and that my net pay was much too low compared to my gross pay. Once, I ventured into the arena of small business accounting, however, I had to learn how to create a paycheque and the accompanying year end slips (T4s and RL1).

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Tech news: Jirav rolls out Jirav Intelligent Forecasting

Accounting Today

Jirav rolls out Jirav Intelligent Forecasting; Sovos launches Indirect Tax Suite for SAP; Avalara launches AI-based tariff classification code solution; and other accounting tech news.

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APP Academy featuring Xero

Insightful Accountant

Xero recently showcased their powerful cloud-based accounting platform at the Future Forward App Academy, emphasizing their role as a strategic partner for small businesses and their advisors.

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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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Drake Documents: 5 Features You Should Know

Ace Cloud Hosting

Drake Software is well-known for its tax and accounting tools, earning high ratings in the industry. A survey by the Journal of Accountancy placed Drake Software at the top, with.

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Friendly Reminder That Sharing Your Salary Data is Not Only Legal, It’s Encouraged

Going Concern

Someone on r/accounting is saying their Master’s program received this ridiculous email discouraging students from sharing their salaries and suggesting that a salary spreadsheet shared among classmates is equivalent to spreading around confidential client information. There is no appropriate reaction to this other than “bruh.” Text: It has come to our attention that a “student-generated salary transparency spreadsheet” is being circulated, which may contain confide

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Why Should You opt for UltraTax CS Hosting?

Ace Cloud Hosting

Tax preparation is a time-sensitive task that requires precision, efficiency, and access to the right tools. UltraTax CS is one of the top solutions for tax professionals, but hosting it.

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Friday Footnotes: Intuit Pisses Off Tax Practitioners; Deloitte Won’t Talk About Tax Dodging; Whatcha Up To, KPMG? | 10.4.24

Going Concern

News PayPal Completes Its First Business Transaction Using Stablecoin [ Bloomberg ] They paid an EY invoice LOL PayPal Holdings Inc. completed its first business payment using its proprietary stablecoin as a way to demonstrate how digital currencies can be used to improve often-clunky commercial transactions. PayPal paid an invoice to Ernst & Young LLP on Sept. 23 using PYUSD, the stablecoin the firm launched last year, relying on an SAP SE platform to complete the transaction.

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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.