Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
With almost 13% of full-time employees working remotely, and 28.2% in a hybrid arrangement, accounting firms are coming to see the importance of adapting to the new working environment.
Insightful Accountant
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
No touch tax returns are the way of the future, or the present depending on who you ask. In either case, firms need to be jumping on the bandwagon.
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GrowthForceBlog
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
8 min read Outsourcing is the practice of hiring a third-party provider to manage any aspect of a business. Of course, the most popular business functions to outsource are those that are not directly related to the core function of your business but that are still absolutely necessary for its operation.
AccountingDepartment
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
In the fast-paced world of manufacturing, where efficiency and innovation reign, understanding and managing costs are paramount to success. Cost management isn't a mere back-office function; it's what ensures your products remain competitive, your operations sustainable, and your company profitable.
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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
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
While passage in the Senate is uncertain, many of the changes could impact 2023 tax returns.
LSLCPAs
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
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Accountant Advocate brings together the best content for small business accounting professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Withum
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
There is no better time to share what I love about public accounting than on Valentine’s Day. Following is a list of 14 things I love about public accounting. 14 Reasons Why I Love Public Accounting I love tax season. What profession can you get to interact with every client you have, get updated on their goings on, share their dreams and goals (since most of these have a financial element) and also get paid for it?
CPA Practice
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
The IRS released a fact sheet on Feb. 9 that includes updated frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the Premium Tax Credit. The Affordable Care Act’s refundable Premium Tax Credit was created to help lower- and middle-income Americans pay for health insurance purchased through the healthcare marketplace ( HealthCare.gov ). Health insurance can also be purchased through some state exchanges.
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
In this month's Cybersecurity for CPAs, a firm takes steps to make sure people still follow the safety rules they instituted during work for home.
TaxConnex
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
To help financial leaders better understand what their peers are doing when it comes to sales and use tax in 2024, TaxConnex® conducted its fourth annual sales tax survey in November of 2023. More than 100 financial leaders from different industries and from a wide range of sizes responded. Their responses are included in the following blog. For the vast majority of organizations, managing the minutia of sales tax obligations can be described as clunky, cumbersome, and risky, with each state hav
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RogerRossmeisl
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
If you’re an employer with a business where tipping is routine when providing food and beverages, you may qualify for a federal tax credit involving the Social Security and Medicare (FICA) taxes that you pay on your employees’ tip income. Credit fundamentals The FICA credit applies to tips that your staff members receive from customers when they buy food and beverages.
BurklandAssociates
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
A few proactive, off-the-radar strategies can provide even more protection and actually make a startup money on its spare cash. The post Startups Can Make Money Doing Nothing (and Minimize the Impact of Financial Meltdowns) appeared first on Burkland.
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
The Internal Revenue Service would be able to implement changes to the Child Tax Credit within weeks, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel told Congress, and send out tax refunds promptly.
TaxConnex
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
There’s always something changing in the world of tax, especially sales tax. Here’s a review of some of the recent changes and updates. B&O responsibility: A Washington State appellate court has found two sellers responsible for sales tax and business and occupation (B&O) tax on sales made through Amazon’s Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) program.
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.
RogerRossmeisl
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
In today’s uncertain markets, the value of a business may change significantly over time. So it’s important to choose the valuation date carefully. Often, the date is prescribed by law or a judge. But sometimes attorneys or others, such as the executor in an estate valuation, are allowed to decide between different dates. A fundamental decision The valuation date serves as a cutoff for the information that can be used to estimate value.
CPA Practice
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
Voting in the 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. The CPA Practice Advisor Readers’ Choice Awards give our readers the opportunity to spotlight the technologies they most rely on and trust to manage their firms, provide client services, and help those clients run their businesses. From online tax and accounting systems, practice management, document automation and workflow tools, to apps for collaboration, mobile productivity and research.
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Whether they're enthusiastic or terrified, tax practitioners are anything but indifferent to the rise of artificial intelligence.
Withum
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Tax loss harvesting is an income tax planning strategy that involves selling investments at a loss with the intent to offset capital gain income. This strategy is beneficial to taxpayers who have large capital gain income and are seeking ways to lower their related income tax liability. It is important to note that any tax harvesting must be implemented prior to the end of the applicable tax year, which is December 31 st for individual taxpayers.
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.
RogerRossmeisl
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Operating your small business as a Qualified Small Business Corporation (QSBC) could be a tax-wise idea. Tax-free treatment for eligible stock gains QSBCs are the same as garden-variety C corporations for tax and legal purposes — except QSBC shareholders are potentially eligible to exclude from federal income tax 100% of their stock sale gains. That translates into a 0% federal income tax rate on QSBC stock sale profits!
CPA Practice
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
Not only has the IRS extended weekly office hours at nearly 250 taxpayer assistance centers throughout the country this filing season, but several of those sites will have special Saturday hours beginning next weekend. The special Saturday openings will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 24, March 16, April 13, and May 18. Offices in dozens of states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico will be open during this special four-month event, with no appointments required.
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
New technology systems and the addition of cryptocurrency on tax forms are just some of the IRS developments to watch in 2024.
Going Concern
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
The 150-hour rule debate rages on, hope you’re not sick of talking about it. INSIDE Public Accounting has shared key takeaways from a recent survey of 1,060 members of the New Jersey Society of CPAs (NJCPA) that aimed to get members’ view on the 150-hour rule. Those takeaways are: More than 40% of those surveyed said that new hires working in accounting-related roles who had not completed 150 credit hours “rarely” or “never” pursue CPA certification.
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.
RogerRossmeisl
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The so-called “kiddie tax” can cause some of a child’s unearned income to be taxed at the parent’s higher marginal federal income tax rates instead of at the usually much lower rates that a child would otherwise pay. For purposes of this federal income tax provision, a “child” can be up to 23 years old. So, the kiddie tax can potentially affect young adults as well as kids.
Anders CPA
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
Anders Technology, a service line of Anders CPAs + Advisors, is proud to be recognized on CRN’s Managed Service Provider (MSP) 500 list in the Pioneer 250 category for 2024. The annual MSP 500 list acknowledges the leading solution providers in North America whose innovative approaches to providing managed services are changing the landscape of the IT channel with groundbreaking solutions while helping end users improve operational efficiencies and maximize their return on investment.
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
But the more you automate, the more human you have to be.
Going Concern
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
TLDR: PwC has engaged McCann as global creative agency, their current logo is 14 years old, and the tax scandal that originated at PwC Australia has done real damage to the PwC brand worldwide. Plus they like debuting new logos when the economy sucks. There might be a new face of PwC on the horizon. Ad Age reported earlier this month that PwC has appointed Interpublic Group of Cos.
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CPA Practice
FEBRUARY 14, 2024
More than 80% of businesses are currently planning to increase overall investment in workforce development in 2024, according to a new survey from RGP, a global consulting firm. The survey explored the key market factors that are shaping workforce investment decisions for U.S. businesses in the year ahead. “There’s a lot of work out there, but the lingering labor market imbalance is causing employers to embrace new ways of finding the skills they need, and our latest research validates this shif
Withum
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
Explore Other Episodes #CivicWarriors #WithumImpact The post Let’s Learn More About Epilepsy appeared first on Withum.
Accounting Today
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
With so many options on the table, firms need advice on what to do if they want to remain independent.
AccountingDepartment
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
For a business, becoming a government contractor can open doors to a sea of lucrative opportunities – but these waters run deep with regulations, especially those set by the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). A critical cog in the machinery that is the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD), DCAA ensures that taxpayer dollars are used efficiently and effectively in the acquisition of defense-related goods and services.
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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