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Executives Expect More Deepfake Attacks on Accounting and Financial Data

CPA Practice

More than half of C-suite and other executives (51.6%) expect an increase in the number and size of deepfake attacks targeting their organizations’ financial and accounting data – otherwise known as deepfake financial fraud – during the next 12 months, according to a new Deloitte poll. That increase could impact more than one-quarter of executives in the year ahead, as those polled report that their organizations experienced at least one (15.1%) or multiple (10.8%) deepfake financial fraud incid

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Annual Financial Planning Resources for Startups

BurklandAssociates

Build a solid financial foundation for your startup’s future with these annual financial planning resources from Burkland’s blog. The post Annual Financial Planning Resources for Startups appeared first on Burkland.

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Beyond automation: How AI can transform the human side of accounting

Xero

I was excited to sit down at Xerocon Nashville recently with Ashley Francis, a CPA with almost 25 years of experience, who has become an accounting expert on using artificial intelligence. Based in the US, Ashley is a well-known speaker, teacher and writer in the accounting industry on the value of incorporating generative AI (GenAI) and automation into practices.

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4 questions to ask yourself before choosing a sales tax calculation engine

TaxConnex

Getting the right sales tax on your invoice is a pivotal step in managing your sales and use tax obligation. Sales and use tax is a tax imposed on the use or consumption of a product or service and meant to be paid by the end consumer. In certain situations (when you have sales tax nexus), it is your obligation to collect and remit it. Unfortunately, this is easier said than done.

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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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Standard vs. itemized: Who deducts what?

Accounting Today

Taxpayers earning more are more likely to choose to itemize their deductions, while taxpayers earning less tend to favor the standard deduction.

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Tax Changes Deferred to Lame Duck

Insightful Accountant

As Congress reconvenes this month, tax practitioners find themselves navigating an uncertain legislative landscape with the looming threat of a government shutdown and its potential impact on year-end tax legislation.

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IRS Appeals Process: A Detailed Guide

MyIRSRelief

Navigating the IRS appeals process can be daunting, but understanding the steps involved and knowing how to effectively present your case can significantly improve your chances of a favorable outcome. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the IRS appeals process, detailing each step and explaining how our representation tax firm can assist you.

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Client Onboarding Success for Accounting and Advisory (CAAS) Firms

Insightful Accountant

At GranthamPoole, the sales process is integral to onboarding and starts with the very first meeting with a prospect. This is the initial chance in which the team can listen to the client.

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The Importance of an Accurate Income Statement

Basis 365

An income statement, also known as a profit and loss (P&L) statement, is a crucial financial document that provides a detailed summary of a company's revenues, expenses, and profits or losses over a specific period. While many business owners focus on revenue growth, an accurate income statement offers deeper insights into the financial health of a business.

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Special travel per diem rates begin next month

Accounting Today

Rev. Proc. 2019-48 lays out the new rates for taxpayers who don't want to substantiate their actual expenses.

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Your Accounting Expertise Will Only Get You So Far: The New Way To Lead

Speaker: Victor C. Barnes, CPA, MBA

In the climb from contributor to leader, the rules quietly change. But 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. 🗻 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. The higher you go, the more your effectiveness depends on how you connect, adapt, and communicate.

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Best Practices for Tax Professionals Filing Returns During the 2025 Filing Season (For 2024 Taxes)

CPA Practice

By Isaac Bock. The new tax season of 2024 brings multiple changes and updates, which makes it a rather challenging time for all tax professionals. At a minimum, tax professionals need to stay sharp and up to date with the laws and regulatory requirements that change from year to year. This year is marked by unique challenges under tax law, with new IRS regulations and sector-specific concerns.

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2023 Plan Year Filing Reminders for Employee Benefit Plans

Withum

As a plan sponsor, staying informed about the latest regulations and industry trends is crucial to the success of your employee benefit plan as we navigate through employee benefit plan filing season. Adhering to regulatory requirements and ensuring compliance to avoid potential penalties are priorities for plan sponsors with employee benefit plan audits.

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Cybersecurity in Accounting: 4 Industry Experts Share Their Insights

Ace Cloud Hosting

“It takes 20 years to build a reputation and a few minutes of cyber-incident to ruin it.” ― Stephane Nappo As technology is rapidly evolving, so is the dependency on.

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Taxpayer Advocate acknowledges shortcomings

Accounting Today

National Taxpayer Advocate Erin Collins issued a mea culpa admitting to the findings of a recent report faulting the Taxpayer Advocate Service that she runs for slow responsiveness to taxpayers.

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The Hidden Science Behind Why Finance Teams Resist Change—And How to Fix It

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.

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Three Whistleblowers Will Share One of the Largest Awards Ever Given By the IRS

CPA Practice

Three people who blew the whistle on a longstanding tax evasion scheme will share a $74 million payout from the IRS, one of the largest awards in the history of the agency’s whistleblower program. The individuals, whose identities remain protected, disclosed an offshore tax evasion scheme that spanned 15 years, enabling the IRS to collect $263 million from an unidentified individual, Bloomberg reported.

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Xero to acquire Syft to enhance reporting and insights capability

Xero

We know how important it is for small businesses to have access to powerful insights to help them run their business better, no matter the economic environment they’re facing. To accelerate our mission to provide powerful insights, we are thrilled to share that Xero is acquiring Syft, a leading global cloud-based reporting, insights and analytics platform for small businesses, accountants and bookkeepers.

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Layoff Watch ’24: It’s Not TGIF at RSM Today

Going Concern

A tipster let us know about some layoffs going down at RSM this morning: There are a large amount of layoffs going on at RSM, specifically in the D365 practices, Risk Cyber Security, and MC (management consulting practices). Meetings were scheduled yesterday via Webex, not MS Teams, which is interesting as the firm uses MS Teams for all communications.

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IRS issues warning about Offer in Compromise 'mills'

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service cautioned taxpayers to steer clear of promoters who claim their services are needed to handle unpaid debts, saying such businesses often charge excessive fees and often produce no results.

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Doing More With Less: The Modern Finance Miracle

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.

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Review of Supervizor – The Accounting Technology Lab Podcast – Sept 2024

CPA Practice

Hosts Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, review Supervizor , a continuous quality assurance system that helps accounting firm’s error-proof their client’s bookkeeping and curb fraud. Use the video player below to watch, or the podcast player below to listen to the podcast. Or use the below podcast player to listen: Transcript (Note: There may be typos due to automated transcription errors.

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Crafting Your "To-Don't" List As A Construction Business Owner

Randal DeHart

Your to-do list is often long and constantly growing longer when you're an entrepreneur. There are a lot of things you need to do, and it can feel like they're all urgent. In such cases, it's easy to push essential tasks to the side and focus on less vital activities, but that often means you miss deadlines, make mistakes, or always feel like you're trying to catch up.

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The Metaverse’s First Accounting Firm Won’t Be Paying These Big Old SEC Fines in Crypto We Assume

Going Concern

Hey remember the metaverse? Thank goodness generative AI swooped in and made everyone forget about that dumb s**t. When I say “everyone” I mean crypto bros and accounting firms trying desperately to be cool with their PS2-era metaverse avatars, the rest of us forgot about it pretty much right off the bat. I only kept it in my peripheral vision pre-AI hype days because I could s**t out an article on an accounting firm being lame in it every now and then.

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RSM lays off 3% of staff

Accounting Today

The cuts include roughly 240 employees in RSM's consulting businesses, and come as demand for the profession's consulting services wanes.

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8 Pillars of Leadership Development

Great leadership development is the key to sustainable business growth. Are you ready to design an effective program? HR can use Paycor’s framework to: Set achievable goals. Align employee and company needs. Support different learning styles. Empower the next generation of leaders. Invest in your company’s future with a strong leadership development program.

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AI Forecast to Contribute Nearly $20 Trillion to Global Economy in Next 6 Years

CPA Practice

New research from IDC entitled, The Global Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Economy and Jobs , predicts that business spending to adopt artificial intelligence (AI), to use AI in existing business operations, and to deliver better products/services to business and consumer customers will have a cumulative global economic impact of $19.9 trillion through 2030 and drive 3.5% of global GDP in 2030.

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Top 10 Internal Controls to Prevent And Detect Fraud!

GrowthForceBlog

7 min read September 18th, 2024 The Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) has released its latest internal business fraud findings in its Occupational Fraud 2024: A Report to the Nations study. It is the largest global study on occupational fraud and examines nearly 2,000 cases that resulted in more than $3.1 billion in monetary losses. Key Takeaways What Are Internal Controls: Internal controls are guidelines, policies, and procedures that are designed and implemented to protect a bus

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While PwC Begs Clients Not to Leave, EY Hands Out Cake

Going Concern

PwC China is currently sitting on the sidelines after Chinese regulators handed down a six month ban and $62 million in fines for the firm’s work on collapsed developer Evergrande. At least five clients have left since the news of the punishment came out on Friday despite PwC’s assurance (no pun) they would continue to work to the extent they’re allowed through the ban period.

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TIGTA faults IRS on data security, cloud security

Accounting Today

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, in two reports, critiqued the IRS on cybersecurity for both its data warehouse and its cloud infrastructure.

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Protect What Matters: Rethinking Finance Ops In A Digital World

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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Gusto Introduces ‘Gus’ AI Assistant For Small Businesses

CPA Practice

Payroll solutions provider Gusto has announced a new artificial intelligence-powered assistant called “Gus,” aimed at helping small business owners save time, get personalized insights, and make smarter decisions about their businesses. Gus can provide business owners with quick answers to their most frequently asked questions, such as their compliance requirements or what they need to do to file their taxes.

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Client Accounting Services to Help Drive Your Business

AccountingDepartment

When you have a small or mid-size business, one of the issues you can run into is not having all the departments a larger company would have. In other words, you might not have dedicated employees for HR, accounting, and other areas. Fortunately, there are ways to outsource a number of services, including client accounting services. This helps keep your company growing and succeeding, without the need to bring on more employees or overwork yourself to get everything done.

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Top Remote Accountants of the Week | September 19, 2024

Going Concern

Are you struggling to find remote accountants, CAS experts, auditors, or tax professionals for your firm or internal team? Accountingfly can help! With our Always-On Recruiting service, access a pool of top remote accounting candidates without any upfront costs. Sign up now to see the complete candidate list and connect with potential hires. TAX AND ACCOUNTING CANDIDATES FTE Tax and Accounting | Candidate ID #15191471 Certifications: EA in progress Education: BA Accounting Experience (years): 7+

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Accounting by the numbers: September

Accounting Today

Accountants weigh in on which groups are most affected by the economy, the importance of certifications, and other key metrics.

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Automation, Evolved: Your New Playbook for Smarter Knowledge Work

Speaker: Frank Taliano

Documents are the backbone of enterprise operations, but they are also a common source of inefficiency. From buried insights to manual handoffs, document-based workflows can quietly stall decision-making and drain resources. For large, complex organizations, legacy systems and siloed processes create friction that AI is uniquely positioned to resolve.