March, 2022

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Understanding use tax

TaxConnex

Sometimes if we hear a phrase often enough, we don’t appreciate the importance of all the words. One such phrase is “sales and use tax.”. We sure know what “sales” tax is. What about Use Tax? Use tax is defined ?as a tax on the storage, use or consumption of a taxable item or service on which no sales tax has been paid. A complementary or compensating tax to the sales tax, it’s required to be paid by the buyer in cases where the seller does not collect sales tax.

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The Election to Apply the Research Tax Credit Against Payroll Taxes

RogerRossmeisl

The credit for increasing research activities, often referred to as the research and development (R&D) credit, is a valuable tax break available to eligible businesses. Claiming the credit involves complex calculations, which we can take care of for you. But in addition to the credit itself, be aware that the credit also has two features that are especially favorable to small businesses: Eligible small businesses ($50 million or less in gross receipts) may claim the credit against alternativ

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How to Prepare Your Startup for the Future of Work

BurklandAssociates

What will the future of work for startups look like? Shahar Erez, Co-Founder & CEO of Stoke Talent, joined us on Startup Success to share his thoughts on the future Read More. The post How to Prepare Your Startup for the Future of Work appeared first on Burkland.

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Why Gen Z Holds the Key to Your Accounting Success

Accountant Advocate Submitted Articles

It's easy to see how a future workforce of Zoomers is poised to be a gamechanger for the accounting industry by addressing two of the industry's biggest challenges: talent and technology. Learn more.

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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You wouldn’t keep using a 2009 flip phone - so why settle for outdated close processes?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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A Definitive Guide to Rolling Forecasting for Modern FP&A Teams

Acterys

The purpose of any forecast is to provide the closest possible snapshot of the future for business teams to plan and budget their activities. In essence, a good forecast is determined by its flexibility to evolve as per the changing conditions instead of sticking to the same initial projections across the financial period. As such, rolling forecasts are a solid first step towards agile planning and budgeting for organizations looking to become more reactive and adaptive to change.

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4 Tips on How Small Businesses Can Reduce Taxes

VetCPA

As a small business owner, tax liability is the money you owe the government when your business generates income. With changing laws and gray areas regarding deductions, exemptions, and credits, it’s no wonder small business owners rank taxes at the top of the list of the most stress-inducing aspect of business ownership. To reduce that stress, taxes shouldn’t be something to focus on only at year’s end.

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Recent California Bills Up for Vote are Beyond Belief

RogerRossmeisl

As posted to the Peak Prosperity YouTube Channel on 3/23/2022 (Run Time: 52 min, 22 sec) Paraphrased from Creator-Provided Description California is facing a rash of exceptionally dangerous and poor legislation that is truly beyond belief. The only possible way to understand it compassionately is to see those elected officials proposing it as being swept up in Mass Psychosis.

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Surviving Due Diligence, Part 4: Quality of Earnings

BurklandAssociates

Welcome to the fourth installment of our Surviving Due Diligence series, a collection of best practices and tips to help startups successfully get through the due diligence process that precedes Read More. The post Surviving Due Diligence, Part 4: Quality of Earnings appeared first on Burkland.

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Pass-Through Entities Claiming the Employee Retention Credit May Have a Limited 199A Deduction

Withum

Careful analysis of the employee retention credit (“ERC”) provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) and the 199A limitations set forth under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (“TCJA”) may lead to unexpected tax consequences this tax season. Just when we thought the discussion surrounding 199A was on the decline, the detailed review of the IRC and regulations could limit the 199A deduction for certain pass-through entity owners, causing their effective fe

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Integrated Procurement Performance Planning and Management in Power BI

Acterys

Given the high volatility of today’s global market, prices have been consistently fluctuating across all upstream and downstream supply chain processes. As a result, demand volume prediction with comprehensive ‘what-if’ analysis for price changes has become more important than ever for supply chain management. The Role of Modern Power BI Procurement Planning Solutions.

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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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Why Female Leadership and Innovation Matter

Accounting Web

Practice Why Female Leadership and Innovation Matter.

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Vendor concessions/discounts can help pay to outsource sales tax obligations

TaxConnex

Collecting and remitting sales tax to states and other tax jurisdictions is time consuming and can be expensive. If only somebody could help you with the costs of managing it. Somebody can: the states and tax jurisdictions themselves. Some states give?a?collection discount to help with the costs of managing sales tax.?If it sounds like free money to help cover the costs of outsourcing your sales tax compliance, it can be?

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Why Your Company Needs an Expense Reimbursement Policy

RogerRossmeisl

(This is Blog #1180). The post Why Your Company Needs an Expense Reimbursement Policy appeared first on Roger Rossmeisl, CPA.

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Advice for Founders from a Fractional CFO for Startups

BurklandAssociates

Some of my best tactical and strategic advice gleaned from two decades of working with startups in different stages and sectors. The post Advice for Founders from a Fractional CFO for Startups 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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Are You Sure That Expense is Deductible?

Withum

The Tax Court recently denied a deduction for an expense that the taxpayer thought was an ordinary and necessary business expense. The expense was an educational expense for a non-employee, and even though the tax law allows flexibility to taxpayers in deducting business expenses, it does have limits. The tax law regarding business expense deductions allows significant flexibility to taxpayers.

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Acterys v22.1 – A Revolution in Planning & Analytics

Acterys

Acterys 22.1 marks the biggest update yet in our 4 years journey of developing our platform to be the most comprehensive integrated planning and analytics solution. After seeing the tremendous response for our last version 21.2 update , we are set on the path to take Acterys to the next level and provide unmatched value to our customers. And here we are with Acterys 22.1 with several new features and functionality enhancements that doubles its ease-of-use, extensibility, and automation capabilit

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Ecommerce Accounting 101

xendoo

Crunching numbers may not be your forte, but every online business needs a strong eCommerce accounting plan. You’ll thank yourself later for enlisting some help to record and analyze your revenue, expenses, debts, and deductibles. Tracking your financial matters helps you understand the health of your business and ultimately allows you to make decisions based on real numbers, not just feelings.

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Subscription Billing and Your Sales Tax Obligation

TaxConnex

Subscription-based selling is appealing to businesses for its reliability of loyal customers and steady revenue. From gift boxes to magazines to cutting-edge software, it’s one of the most diverse ways of selling. The model does come with steady sales tax obligations and risks though, and if not properly understood, it could lead to significant sales tax risk in the business.

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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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Don’t Lose Your Business’s IT Assets

RogerRossmeisl

Keeping track of every IT asset — particularly as remote work has become common — is essential if your company wants to limit financial losses and fraud risk. According to some estimates, most remote employees use at least two employer-assigned devices, and a smaller percentage use three or more. In general, the more devices in use, the greater the potential for loss or theft.

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Taking a Look at Alternative Financing Options for Consumer Startups

BurklandAssociates

Much has changed in the consumer startup market over the last couple of years. For one, SaaS enterprise investors who had dipped their toes into the consumer space are now Read More. The post Taking a Look at Alternative Financing Options for Consumer Startups appeared first on Burkland.

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IRS Looks for Its Share of Cryptocurrency and NFT Growth

Withum

Let’s be honest. Most tax accountants would not be described as “hip” and many struggle to be considered “tech savvy”. Even so, some of their clients’ needs are forcing them into a new world surrounding the exchange of digital assets. . While many persons trading cryptocurrency or buying a non-fungible token (“NFT”) think they are just doing something new, fun, or just goofing around because they have cash to play with, what they don’t realize is that Uncle Sam is looking to collect their share.

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Managing Change Management Expectations

Accounting Web

Practice Excellence Managing Change Management Expectations.

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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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PwC Canada Is the Latest Big 4 Firm to Get Busted By Regulators For Employees Cheating on Internal Training Courses

Going Concern

Ever since KPMG was fined $50 million by the SEC in June 2019 as a result of auditors at all levels cheating on internal online training exams by illegally sharing answers with colleagues and manipulating test results (as well as that whole KPMG audit partners stealing confidential inspection information from the PCAOB thing), we have learned that employees passing around the answers to mandatory internal training exams happens quite a bit in the Big 4.

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TaxConnex Annual Customer Survey Reveals World Class NPS Score for Second Year

TaxConnex

TaxConnex™ is excited to announce that for the second year in a row, their customer survey revealed a Net Promoter Score (NPS) score of 81. As defined by Qualtrics , Net Promoter Scores are based on one survey question – “How likely is it that you would recommend this company to a friend or colleague.” Respondents give a rating between 0 (not at all likely) and 10 (extremely likely) and, depending on their response an NPS score is calculated from -100 to 100.

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Why What an S Corp Shareholder Receives and Reports is Different

RogerRossmeisl

You may have wondered why, in a given year, you may be taxed on more S corporation income than was distributed to you from the S corporation in which you are a shareholder. The answers lies in the way S corporations and their shareholders are taxed. But before explaining those rules, be assured you that when you are taxed on undistributed income, you won’t be taxed again if and when the income ultimately is paid to you.

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Our New TechCrunch Article on R&D Tax Credit Resources for Startups

BurklandAssociates

Burkland’s Tax Services lead, Ardy Esmaeili, CPA contributed an article to TechCrunch this week, What US Startup Founders Need to Know About the R&D Tax Credit. Our tax team has Read More. The post Our New TechCrunch Article on R&D Tax Credit Resources for Startups 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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Is Money Raised Through Crowdfunding Taxable?

Withum

Crowdfunding is an alternative way of raising funds for a startup, requesting donations for a specific charitable cause, or even collecting money for individuals in need. The contributions are usually in small amounts, but the funds raised can be significant. The question is, are funds raised through websites like Kickstarter, GoFundMe, Kiva and Indiegogo taxable?

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How Small Business Owners Can Prepare to Retire

Accounting Web

Practice How Small Business Owners Can Prepare to Retire.

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How Do You Record Ecommerce Sales in Accounting?

xendoo

Many ecommerce owners understand the importance of making sales, but do you know how to record ecommerce sales for your accounting system? Ecommerce business owners have some degree of flexibility that physical storefronts cannot afford. Apart from avoiding rent, an ecommerce model makes it easy to fulfill orders from the comfort of your home or warehouse.

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Sales tax and accounting services

TaxConnex

It’s that time of year again when everyone suddenly thinks about preparing their income taxes. But does tax preparation incur sales taxes – and if it does, where and how? Tax preparers are generally accredited individuals – certified public accountant (CPA) and enrolled agent (EA) are two common preparer designations – who have completed previous and ongoing education to understand compliance for varied tax purposes.

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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