May, 2022

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Top Reasons to Change an Outsourced Sales Tax Provider

TaxConnex

F r om time to time, sales tax outsourcing relationships fail to work properly, and a change is necessary. As the sales tax outsourcing relationship progresses over time, sales and marketing messages give way to the realities of the operational relationship. Changes in ownership, staff or operations can affect provider performance or client needs. Let’s take a look at some of the major beefs that respondents had with their sales tax providers based on a survey TaxConnex conducted of financial pr

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Keeping Meticulous Records is the Key to Tax Deductions and Painless IRS Audits

RogerRossmeisl

If you operate a business, or you’re starting a new one, you know you need to keep records of your income and expenses. Specifically, you should carefully record your expenses in order to claim all of the tax deductions to which you’re entitled. And you want to make sure you can defend the amounts reported on your tax returns in case you’re ever audited by the IRS.

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Financial Benchmarks for SaaS Startups, a Self-Assessment Tool

BurklandAssociates

One of the most frequent questions Burkland CFOs receive from our SaaS startup clients and their investors is, “how do we compare to other SaaS startups?” It is a good Read More. The post Financial Benchmarks for SaaS Startups, a Self-Assessment Tool appeared first on Burkland.

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Deloitte: Climate change will cost $178T by 2070

Accounting Today

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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You wouldn’t keep using a 2009 flip phone - so why settle for outdated close processes?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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The IRS Is Paying an Unwelcome Visit to Alliantgroup (NEW UPDATES)

Going Concern

[UPDATE 5] Not sure if this is pertinent as to why the FBI and IRS raided Alliantgroup’s offices in Houston this morning, but one Alliantgroup employee who contacted us earlier today said the firm’s billing practices are unfair to its clients: For most clients there is a 35% fee cap for our services. Employees are incentivized to use this entire amount up.

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Lockstep® Announces World’s First Shared Inbox Designed for Accounting

Lockstep

Patent-pending Email and Accounting Software Integration Revolutionizes and Streamlines Payments and Month-end Closing Workflows. Seattle, WA – May 19, 2022 — Lockstep® , the leader in connected accounting, today announced the launch of Lockstep Inbox , the first-ever shared inbox for accounting teams. An industry first, Lockstep Inbox is a free solution that streamlines accounting workflows between companies such as onboarding, invoicing, disputes, payments, and reconciliation.

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Valuable Gifts to Charity May Require an Appraisal

RogerRossmeisl

If you donate valuable items to charity, you may be required to get an appraisal. The IRS requires donors and charitable organizations to supply certain information to prove their right to deduct charitable contributions. If you donate an item of property (or a group of similar items) worth more than $5,000, certain appraisal requirements apply. You must: Get a “qualified appraisal,” Receive the qualified appraisal before your tax return is due, Attach an “appraisal summary” to the first tax ret

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Critical Series A Finance Metrics for SaaS Startups

BurklandAssociates

SaaS startups need strong metrics for Series A funding that demonstrate traction, growth, profitability, and efficiency. The post Critical Series A Finance Metrics for SaaS Startups appeared first on Burkland.

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AICPA names 2022 Outstanding Young CPAs

Accounting Today

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It's Time for Accountants to Embrace Fintech

Accounting Web

Trends It's Time for Accountants to Embrace Fintech.

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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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The Tax Break Commercial Real Estate Investors Might Need After COVID-19

Withum

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a dramatic impact on commercial real estate values, and in some cases resulted in property no longer being able to support the debt with which it is encumbered. The decrease in value of commercial property has forced many owners to restructure their debt. However, the resulting forgiveness of a portion of the debt does not automatically result in federal taxable income.

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States with local economic nexus - a review

TaxConnex

Given the complexity that already exists regarding sales tax, it’d be great if states were the only jurisdictions that levied them. Local sales are becoming an increasing burden for online sellers as cities, counties and towns nationwide constantly tinker with their own sales taxes and other jurisdictions create new economic nexus rules. Accurately collecting, reporting and remitting is a major, ever-changing challenge for online sellers.

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You May Have a Basis for Reducing the Tax Bite

RogerRossmeisl

(This is Blog Post #1207). The post You May Have a Basis for Reducing the Tax Bite appeared first on Roger Rossmeisl, CPA.

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What is a Startup CFO’s Role in Fundraising?

BurklandAssociates

Even in a down market, 2022 has the potential to be a solid year for fundraising for startups with a sizable market opportunity, proven product-market fit, and solid metrics. As Read More. The post What is a Startup CFO’s Role in Fundraising? appeared first on Burkland.

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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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IRS audit rates plummet, especially for wealthy

Accounting Today

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Performing Xero Reporting Using a Modern Excel Add-in Solution

Acterys

Excel is still a favorite for reporting in relation to cloud-based applications like Xero in the accounting space. It is predominantly driven by widely available knowledge, flexibility, and options for adding custom calculation options. The beauty of this productivity tool is that exporting data to Excel is simple and straightforward, knowledge is widely available, and the flexibility and ease of adding custom calculations is unparalleled.

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Start 2022 Off Right: Clean Up QuickBooks

VetCPA

Is Your QuickBooks company file ready for 2022? Three things you can do to put things in order. Don’t forget about QuickBooks while you’re catching up on 2021 and looking ahead to 2022. You probably don’t want to put one more item on your to-do list, but any steps you take now to ready the software for the new year will pay off. Once you start entering transactions and placing orders and welcoming new customers, it will help tremendously to have a clean slate.

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Multi-channel selling sales tax: Direct/retail sales

TaxConnex

Taxable sales of products direct to end users has been a staple of business for ages. One relatively new development is the complex overlay of sales tax on these transactions. Add internet sales to the mix and you’ve got sales tax obligations sprouting up these days more than ever. Nearly half the attendees of a recent TaxConnex webinar on multi-channel selling use direct/retail eCommerce as their main avenue of sales.

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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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Tax Issues to Assess When Converting From a C to an S Corporation

RogerRossmeisl

Operating as an S corporation may help reduce federal employment taxes for small businesses in the right circumstances. Although S corporations may provide tax advantages over C corporations, there are some potentially costly tax issues that you should assess before making a decision to switch. Here’s a quick rundown of the most important issues to consider when converting from a C corporation to an S corporation: Built-in gains tax Although S corporations generally aren’t subject to tax, those

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Our New TechCrunch Article on Remote Work Laws & Tax Guidelines for Startups

BurklandAssociates

Burkland’s Managing Director, Tax Practice, Ardy Esmaeili, CPA contributed an article to TechCrunch this month; Starting up remotely? Keep these labor laws and tax guidelines in mind. Our team has Read More. The post Our New TechCrunch Article on Remote Work Laws & Tax Guidelines for Startups appeared first on Burkland.

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New AICPA chair pledges to 'open doors, broaden horizons'

Accounting Today

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Planning Cost Savings Through Power BI Platform Unification

Acterys

For over 20 years the Acterys founders have been very closely involved in the evolution of performance management processes working with most major technologies. Cost Saving and Process Efficiencies for Planning & Analytics Through Platform Unification. In this blog, we address the potential for efficiencies and cost savings through platform unification in organically grown, often very disparate approaches that we see at customers.

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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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Amending corporation tax returns 1120 or 1120S business to 1120X or 1120SX

MyIRSRelief

Amending and or correcting a US corporate 1120 or 1120S business tax return (1120X), there are many reasons to do so: Corporate business returns often require amendments to correct errors or to claim overlooked income, deductions or tax credits after the filing of the returns, if located in Los Angeles, CA or other city. The process of correcting business corporate returns 1120 or 1120S requires different types of amended forms and an understanding of the refund procedures as well as possible ad

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Trends: Are sourcing rules changing (and making anything easier)?

TaxConnex

“Sourcing” or as we often call it, situsing, is key when you determine sales tax obligations: It refers to the location where a sale is taxed. According to the Sales Tax Institute there may be changes on the horizon– and though the aim appears to lean towards improving life for remote sellers, the changes only seem to make meeting sales tax obligations harder.

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Keep Cybercriminals from Stealing Your Business’s Brand

RogerRossmeisl

When criminals steal an individual’s identity, the victim can take steps to minimize potential damage by, for example, notifying credit agencies and freezing bank accounts. But what happens if a cybercrook steals a company’s identity and uses it to engage in fraud? This situation can be more complicated — and expensive — to resolve. Fraudsters who use your business’s digital assets for their benefit are known as brandjackers.

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How Much Money Should My Startup Raise at Series A?

BurklandAssociates

Raise enough money to cover 18-24 months of runway based on your growth plans after the round while preserving as much equity as possible. The post How Much Money Should My Startup Raise at Series A? appeared first on Burkland.

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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.

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Democrats urge IRS to boost drivers’ 58.5-cent mileage deduction

Accounting Today

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The Growing Need for Cannabis Business Valuations

Withum

As the legalization at the state level continues to increase, the need for business valuation is increasing. The reasons for business valuations are varied and include the following: Transactional, which might include the acquisition of an existing business or the buy-in or buy-out of an ownership interest. Planning, which might include gifting and succession planning opportunities.

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How Women are Overcoming Bias in Bookkeeping

Accounting Web

Bookkeeping How Women are Overcoming Bias in Bookkeeping.

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5 Common Sales Tax Mistakes That Can Put You At Risk for Non-Compliance

TaxConnex

You’re trying to run a business and sales tax is not at the forefront of your plans. Nevertheless, you can do a quick check for the most common errors. Make sure you aren’t making these common mistakes to ensure you have sales tax in order and aren’t at risk for penalties and fees in the case of an audit. Misreading your nexus footprint. Besides the economic thresholds in each state, you should also be aware of creating a physical presence in various states.

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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