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Accountant Vs. Controller: What's the difference?

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Moreover, controllers often start as public accountants before moving up to corporate environments and gaining the trust required to perform controller duties. What is an accountant? Non-controller accountants generally perform more straightforward accounting tasks than controllers. Experience is the best teacher.

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Top accounting issues in 2023

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Ironing out the frequent problems that accountants face can help firms remain competitive, better attract and retain talent, and ultimately drive greater profitability. Payroll errors For accounting professionals, payroll services have long been viewed as a time-consuming, high-risk loss leader.

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Building a Strong Future: Succession Planning Options for the Construction Industry

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However, to be successful this tool requires very careful analysis of both the tax and non-tax issues. The employees will be the participants in the qualified tax-exempt plan via employee ownership. This may include centralizing certain aspects of the business, such as accounting and payroll.

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Last Week in Payroll: Summertime Tax Tips

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Let’s go over a few summertime tax tips for payroll professionals this season: 1) Interns. Department of Labor applies a “ primary beneficiary test ” to determine if an intern for a “for-profit” employer is an employee for Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) purposes. This test includes seven factors and was updated in January 2018.

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The Playbook for SaaS to Convert from Cash to Accrual

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payroll) relates to revenue in an accounting period. With an accrual method of accounting, SaaS gets insight, clarity, and confidence. Limitations of cash accounting for SaaS. The founder of ESL-U is ecstatic to be profitable and is already thinking about how they’re performing. Payroll Costs.

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Business Tax Credits to Lower Your Tax Bill

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Minimizing your company’s tax burden can help maximize profits. One way of doing this is through business tax credits. Leveraging the right tax credits can save your business thousands of dollars in taxes each year. How do you know which tax credits will save you the most money?

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Friday Footnotes: Looking Elsewhere For Talent; MPs Talk Private Equity Concerns; The Burnout Queen | 8.25.23

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Dark Horse CPAs Announce Promotion of Megan Leesley to Principal [ PRWeb ] Megan entered the Dark Horse Principal Accelerator Program in November 2022 and built a 6-figure practice that is a mixture of tax, accounting, valuation and fractional CFO work.