TaxConnex

DECEMBER 10, 2024

TaxConnex is paving the way for a new category of sales tax management services UPSOURCING. Building on our strong foundation of sales tax advisory services and managed sales and use tax filing and remittance services, we are introducing two powerful new solutions into our portfolio: Sales Tax Calculation Software: Designed to simplify the process of calculating the proper sales tax, this software integrates seamlessly with a variety of business systems and shopping carts to provide precise, re

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BurklandAssociates

DECEMBER 10, 2024

By setting up clear, fair compensation ranges from the start, youll put your startup on a path to success where your business and your employees can thrive. The post Why Building a Compensation Model is Critical for Startups appeared first on Burkland.

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Accounting Today

DECEMBER 2, 2024

States that do not assess the major taxes are more competitive than states with complex taxes with high rates.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Following the November presidential election, CPA business leaders have a much more positive outlook about the U.S. economy and their own organizations for the next 12 months, according to the fourth-quarter AICPA & CIMA Economic Outlook Survey. The quarterly survey includes 273 qualified responses from CPAs and Chartered Global Management Accountants (CGMAs) who hold leadership positions, such as CFO or controller, in their companies.

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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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Withum

DECEMBER 2, 2024

When it comes to accounting methods, businesses primarily choose between two approaches: cash basis accounting and accrual basis accounting. Understanding the key differences between cash vs. accrual accounting is essential as this decision impacts financial reporting, cash flow management and long-term planning. What Is Cash Basis Accounting? Cash basis accounting is a straightforward method in which revenue and expenses are recorded only when cash is exchanged.

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MyIRSRelief

DECEMBER 2, 2024

The Benefits of Outsourcing Bookkeeping for Small Business Growth Outsourcing bookkeeping has become a game-changer for small businesses looking to streamline operations, cut costs, and focus more on growth. For many small business owners, managing the books can be time-consuming and complex, especially when juggling payroll, tax preparation, and other essential financial tasks.

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inDinero Tax Tips

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Founders usually know how much runway they have, but may not be budgeting for their startup with an explicit system. While this can work for a time, investors want to see clear, data-backed strategies for how their money will be or is being used to deliver returns. This guide will walk you through the essential steps to develop a budget that supports growth and helps make a strong business case for prospective investors.

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Accounting Today

DECEMBER 4, 2024

The most influential people in the field, as chosen by their peers.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 3, 2024

UHY is getting an injection of private equity funding from Boston-based investment firm Summit Partners, calling it a significant milestone in its growth and strategic development, the top 30 accounting firm said on Dec. 3. Financial terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. With this deal, more than 35% of the top 30 accounting firms in the U.S. by revenue have sold stakes in their firms—many a controlling stake and some a minority stake —to private equity investors.

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ThomsonReuters

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Blog home As artificial intelligence continues to rapidly evolve , a new concept is emerging that tax and accounting professionals need to be aware of: agentic AI. This type of AI advances from basic automation or content generation to developing systems capable of autonomously performing complex tasks and making decisions. For tax and accounting firms, agentic AI has the potential to dramatically transform workflows, client services, and the nature of professional work itself.

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Withum

DECEMBER 3, 2024

In this episode of Cryptonomix, Mark Eckerle sits down with Jeff Rundlet, Head of Accounting Strategy at Cryptio, an institutional-grade crypto accounting platform.

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 3, 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. NOMAD news. Will “NOMAD” soon be just a NOD? The five-letter acronym stands for the states without a statewide sales tax – New Hampshire, Oregon, Montana, Alaska and Delaware – and two of those states might be leaving the group sooner than later.

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inDinero Tax Tips

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This article is a primer for founders without finance backgrounds who want a sense of what should be on their minds when developing a financial plan for their SaaS startup. There are plenty of free spreadsheet templates online, but without an understanding of how or why to customize them, they aren’t particularly useful. It’s like the difference between copying someone else’s homework and doing it yourself.

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Accounting Today

DECEMBER 10, 2024

An injunction from a federal court has paused CTA enforcement, but not eliminated the possibility of it in the future.

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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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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Brian Tankersley, CPA, and Randy Johnston provide a recap of the 2024 CCH Connections user conference. Watch the video, or listen to the audio podcast below (transcript below): Or use the below podcast player to listen: Transcript (Note: There may be typos due to automated transcription errors.) Brian F. Tankersley, CPA.CITP, CGMA 00:00 Welcome to the accounting Technology Lab, sponsored by CPA practice advisor, with your hosts, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley.

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Summit CPA

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Is your service-based business experiencing inconsistent cash flow that is hard to forecast ? Your accounts receivable days might be to blame. Whether you don’t yet have payment terms or aren’t consistently following up on unpaid invoices, not receiving cash on time can cause unwanted side effects.

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Wellers Accounting

DECEMBER 10, 2024

UK statutory maternity pay explained for employers. How much leave employees are entitled to, how much to pay them, and claiming the money back from HMRC.

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TaxConnex

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The explosion of online holiday shopping in and around Thanksgiving has evolved beyond conversational. It’s now expected – and getting bigger every year. Online retail ruled Black Friday , Nov. 29, this year, even as in-person shopping dropped slightly. Adobe Analytics reported $10.8 billion in U.S. online sales on Black Friday, up 10.2% over last year – a record amount of spending on that day of the calendar.

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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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Patriot Software

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Before you can begin looking into your businesss profit, you need to understand and know how to calculate cost of goods sold (COGS). So, where do you begin? Start here by learning all about COGS, including how to get cost of goods sold using the cost of goods sold equation.

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Accounting Today

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Accounting's most influential outline the profession's biggest challenges.

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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Client advisory services (CAS) is poised to continue its impressive trajectory as the fastest growing service area in public accounting, according to the newly released 2024 CPA.com & AICPA PCPS Client Advisory Services Benchmark Survey report. The survey polled more than 200 U.S. firms with CAS offerings and collected data from the 2023 calendar year.

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Insightful Accountant

DECEMBER 2, 2024

In a significant development for tax practitioners and their small business clients, the IRS has established new transitional thresholds for Form 1099-K reporting through Notice 2024-85.

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Mark Lee

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Ever feel torn between wanting to fire a difficult client and worrying about losing their fees? You’re not alone. The higher the fees, the harder it is to cut the cord. It’s a classic accountant’s dilemma—and one worth addressing before it drains your energy and confidence. It is a topic that often comes up in my conversations with mentoring clients and we’ve also discussed it in detail during a meeting of the Sole Practice Club.

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Summit CPA

DECEMBER 12, 2024

It takes a lot of hard work, time and skill to keep a small business running smoothly, day to day. There are so many tedious tasks that take time away from the important work that needs to be done. Even if you have all the brains and brawn to wear all those different hats, trying to take care of everything yourself could soon become very overwhelming.

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Withum

DECEMBER 6, 2024

On December 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), temporarily halting Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) until further notice. Case Background The case, Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v.

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Accounting Today

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Barry's presentation at the Accountants Club of America included his thoughts about the future of small practices, which make up about 43,000 of the estimated 44,000 accounting practices in America.

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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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CPA Practice

DECEMBER 7, 2024

There will soon be a new professional tax preparation system available, with options for e-filing returns for forms 1040, 1041, 1120, 1120S and 1065s. These are the most common annual tax returns, representing individuals, estates, corporations, and partnerships. Andrew Argue, a CPA and the founder of Corvee , announced that the IRS has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service to offer e-filing tax preparation software for each of the entities above, and is nearing completion of the corresp

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Insightful Accountant

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Tax season is a big challenge for all accountants. You need to get information from clients, clean up their books, carefully review data, and export and/or check trial balances. “Busy season” is accurate.

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CTP

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Despite your best efforts as a tax planner, your client may still end up facing an audit. Since some audits are randomly chosen, this is an unavoidable reality for those of us in the tax field. The question is: what is our role when it comes to supporting our clients through an audit? Where do our responsibilities begin and end? And how can we best prepare for this possibility so we can guide our clients toward the best attainable outcome?

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Xero

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Welcome to our monthly roundup of what’s new in Xero. This month, we’ve introduced updates designed to help you to get paid faster, streamline tax rules and regulations compliance, and manage your sales tax with ease. With enhancements from the ability to send invoices via SMS to improvements in Xero Tax and sales tax reporting, we continue to make Xero even better.

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