TaxConnex

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In the world of accounting and tax, CPAs, accounting firms, and advisory firms play a vital role in helping individuals and businesses manage their finances and stay within the rules. But one tricky area that often causes headaches is sales and use tax. Whether you’re managing sales and use tax for your clients or not, you've most likely come across situations where your clients want to sell their businesses, secure outside capital, or ensure they’re not at risk from previous exposure.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

A new study on how accounting professionals feel about their profession, job satisfaction, and automation has found that, while they are overwhelmingly positive about the profession, there is a clear need for more automation. This is an opportunity for firms to provide better client and employee experiences and to gain a competitive advantage. These results were part of the study, “Automation: Putting Accountants on the Right Path,” which was commissioned by ShareFile , a business unit of Cloud

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Canopy Accounting

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Identify and comprehend the latest updates and changes in tax laws for the upcoming 2024 tax year.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

An estimated 182 million people are planning to shop in-store and online from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday this year, according to the annual survey by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. This figure is 15.7 million more people than last year and is the highest estimate since NRF began tracking this data in 2017.

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Speaker: Ashley Harlan, MBA

What if your role as a fractional CFO went beyond operational support to actively shaping the future of your clients’ businesses? 💼 ✨ In this session, discover how fractional finance professionals can position themselves as architects of growth, guiding their clients toward sustainable success and preparing them for full-time financial leadership.

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Insightful Accountant

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The digital transformation of the accounting world isn't just coming—it’s already here, and AI is leading the charge. In Part 2, we invite you, the tech-curious accountant, to roll up your sleeves and delve deeper into the AI toolkit.

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RogerRossmeisl

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As reported via IR-2023-193 on 10/19/2023 Special initiative aimed at helping businesses concerned about an ineligible claim amid aggressive marketing, scams As part of a larger effort to protect small businesses and organizations from scams, the Internal Revenue Service announced the details of a special withdrawal process to help those who filed an Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERTC) claim and are concerned about its accuracy.

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Anders CPA

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

As we near year-end, it’s important to be aware of the latest tax tips and guidelines to maximize your financial potential for 2024. Make sure you’re taking advantage of donations, cash gifts and more deductible activities to minimize your tax burden. When in doubt, consult with a trusted tax professional to determine whether certain deductible activities apply to your circumstances.

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Mark Lee

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

One of the strangest things I hear about from accountants are how many clients they have who R eject, A void and S hun H elp. Do you have any like that? They still pay your fees but you’re not sure that you are doing your best for them. Years ago I only seemed to hear about clients who were a pain to deal with, slow to respond, overly fee conscious and/or rude and unpleasant.

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Insightful Accountant

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Susan Pruskin shares her wonderful experience at QB Connect. Join her as she revisits her first ever Human Tunnel welcome, and amazing Main Stage Speakers.

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Accounting Today

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

The five states with the highest real-estate taxes have an average rate of 2.17%.

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Acterys

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

HubSpot is an all-in-one marketing technology solution that provides software, tools and other resources to support vital business functions, including sales, marketing and customer service. As businesses using HubSpot scale up and add technology, they find themselves needing to consolidate data sources and extract more value from existing systems. One way to do this is by using Power BI with a HubSpot data warehouse.

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BurklandAssociates

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

As of 2023, all states have enacted economic nexus legislation. Every business must understand state requirements and evaluate the tax implications. The post State Sales Tax Liability Continues to Evolve for US Startups appeared first on Burkland.

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RogerRossmeisl

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

As posted to the AutoLine Network YouTube Channel on 9/11/2023 (Run Time 10 min, 13 sec) AutoLine’s John McElroy interviews Caresoft’s Han Ly at the International Motor/Mobility Show in Munich. Caresoft, a company that specializes in vehicle teardowns and benchmarking, provides insights into how Tesla designs its cars for modular assembly, notably how it eliminates fasteners and complexity.

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Accounting Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The service will postpone the lower threshold, but will phase in a threshold of $5,000 for tax year 2024.

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Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, a seasoned fractional CFO and CPA passionate about transforming back-office operations for finance teams. This session will cover critical best practices and process improvements tailored specifically for accounting professionals.

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Acterys

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

HubSpot is an all-in-one marketing technology solution that provides software, tools and other resources to support vital business functions, including sales, marketing and customer service. As businesses using HubSpot scale up and add technology, they find themselves needing to consolidate data sources and extract more value from existing systems. One way to do this is by using Power BI with a HubSpot data warehouse.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Online sellers who use a third-party payment app will get a reprieve this upcoming tax filing season as the IRS said on Tuesday it will once again delay the new $600 Form 1099-K reporting threshold. The agency said it is planning for a reporting threshold of $5,000 for tax year 2024 before phasing in the $600 reporting threshold that was enacted under the American Rescue Plan in 2021.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Happy Thanksgiving! To our non-American readers, we’re on a lazy schedule this week so our content standards are even lower than usual. To our American readers, traffic patterns over the years consistently show that many of you come to the site on Thanksgiving and Christmas (fun fact: Christmas week is also when the newsletter gets some of the highest open rates of the year, yikes) which we’ve extrapolated means that you’re so miserable with your families you’d rather rea

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Accounting Today

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The service is conducting a random survey of practitioners Nov. 27-Jan. 19.

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Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.

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Insightful Accountant

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

As Intuit incorporates more of the QuickBooks Commerce inventory related functionality into various QuickBooks Online SKUs, they are adding some "Style" to QBO Advanced Inventory.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

By Melissa Angell, Inc. (TNS) The new business tax account from the IRS , unveiled in late October, is expected to expand next year with a slate of new features that should make tax time a little smoother for entrepreneurs. The new features will allow companies to check their tax payment history, make payments, view notices, and enjoy the benefits that an individual tax account offers.

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Going Concern

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

It turns out accountants are more okay with their lot in life than anyone thought. Very okay. ShareFile has released a report called Automation: Putting Accounting on the Right Path with a surprising stat in it: But when it comes to doing their job, over 90% of accountants are satisfied with their current job (95%) and the company they work for (94%).

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Accounting Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Five types of return are projected to increase in volume by more than 45% in FY 2023.

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Insightful Accountant

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

For the 2nd year in a row, the IRS has delayed the implementation of the 1099-K $600 Rule regarding payment service reporting.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

By Liz Weston, CFP, NerdWallet (TNS) Many companies try to help their workers to save for retirement. Employers often offer 401(k)s, company matches and automatic enrollment to encourage saving. Much of that effort goes to waste, though, when employees leave. A study published last year in Marketing Science , a peer-reviewed research journal, found more than 40% of departing workers cashed out at least part of their 401(k)s, and most of those drained every dime.

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Inform Accounting

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Today, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, announced his measures (a whopping 110 of them) for improving the UK economy, and the lives of UK residents.

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Accounting Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Treasury and the IRS issued laid out possible regs to update the investment tax credit rules to encompass various forms of renewable energy.

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Speaker: David Warren and Kevin O'Neill Stoll

Transitioning to a usage-based business model offers powerful growth opportunities but comes with unique challenges. How do you validate strategies, reduce risks, and ensure alignment with customer value? Join us for a deep dive into designing effective pilots that test the waters and drive success in usage-based revenue. Discover how to develop a pilot that captures real customer feedback, aligns internal teams with usage metrics, and rethinks sales incentives to prioritize lasting customer eng

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Insightful Accountant

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Intuit has found a new way to incorporate more client data into the QuickBooks ecosystem even when the client doesn't subscribe to it. QuickBooks Ledger. It's a way to 'ledger' client data, validate it, and pass it on for tax preparation.

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CPA Practice

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Accountants play a huge role in estate planning—from knowing your client’s asset and property values inside out to helping them plan how to manage and distribute these assets in case of an unplanned death. More often than not, people with no estate plans leave behind a huge deal of mental stress on their loved ones on how to manage and distribute properties which often leads to disagreements, on top of the emotional distress caused by death.

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ThomsonReuters

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Global supply chains are getting more difficult to manage by the day, making it all the more important for businesses to use every advantage they can get. That’s why businesses would be wise to explore strategies that help them defer costs incurred from customs duties, taxes, and other expenses, and minimize encounters with bureaucratic regulations. “As global supply chains become increasingly more complex, companies must find ways to optimize costs while still maintaining efficiency

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Accounting Today

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Top 50 Firm is improving its compensation and benefits to bring in more experienced professionals and young recruits.

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