Going Concern

MAY 24, 2023

Ed. note: this article’s headline has been changed as we don’t actually know if he got fired or not. Neerabh Mehrotra, formerly Associate Director at Deloitte India, has been let go after he gushed over Adolf Hitler’s charisma, intelligence, and confidence on LinkedIn. The post: Text transcription, courtesy Google Lens: Friday Inspiration Recently I picked up a book on Adolf Hitler “The Dark Charisma of Adolf Hitler” by Laurence Rees.

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ThomsonReuters

MAY 15, 2023

Working in the tax and accounting industry can be a stressful job. With long hours, tight deadlines, and pressure to deliver results, it can be hard to achieve a work-life balance. That’s why it’s important for both tax and accounting professionals and their firms to take steps to protect their mental health. With Mental Health Month upon us, this is a good time to think about strategies to ensure that your teams maintain a healthy work-life balance.

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CPA Practice

MAY 25, 2023

The IRS has announced that it’s “open season” on false claims for the Employee Retention Credit (ERC). It is stepping up efforts to audit employers as aggressive promoters continue to make a pitch for fraudulent refunds (IR-203-40, 3/7/23). This type of scheme was recently included on the IRS’ list of the Dirty Dozen tax scams to watch out for in 2023.

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Accounting Insight

MARCH 10, 2023

A lot has been written about OpenAI’s unveiling of ChatGPT. It’s garnered a very excited response. To summarise, it’s a chatbot. By responding to prompts, it can answer questions, create stories, and it remembers its previous responses. Its core function is to mimic a human conversation. What separates it from other chatbots is the absurd amount of data behind it – 300 billion words’ worth.

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Advertiser: Paycor

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Withum

MAY 4, 2023

There has been a notable increase in companies moving their manufacturing operations back to the United States, a phenomenon known as reshoring. Private equity firms have played a crucial role in this trend, investing in businesses shifting their manufacturing base. Reshoring Process in Private Equity The reshoring process in private equity encompasses three primary phases: Assessment Planning and Strategy Development Implementation and Integration Firms initially assess the viability and advant

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Patriot Software

MARCH 12, 2023

To Whom It May Concern, I am Mike Kappel, CEO of Patriot Software in Canton, OH. I am calling on our government and lawmakers to step in and put their full weight behind SVB immediately in order to make tens of thousands of hardworking American businesses and their families whole again.

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Insightful Accountant

MAY 9, 2023

Murph travels back to a series he wrote on measuring manufacturing performance by providing a list of manufacturing KPIs and the related links to the articles with definitions and uses.

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MAY 25, 2023

Service-based businesses , such as management consulting firms, marketing agencies, or PR firms, rely on performance metrics to gauge their success. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are essential tools that service-based businesses can use to measure their performance, track progress toward goals, and identify areas for improvement. This blog post will discuss some of the most critical KPIs for service-based businesses and explain why outsourcing accounting services is the best option to manage

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Anders CPA

MAY 25, 2023

Over 670 brackets were created during the 35th annual Anders Hoops for Hope March Madness-style bracket tournament supporting Missouri Veteran’s Endeavor (MOVE-STL). As the firm’s 2023 Charity of Choice, members of MOVE-STL joined Anders for a celebration luncheon where the final amount raised during Hoops for Hope was unveiled and a check for $13,010 was presented.

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GrowthForceBlog

MAY 13, 2023

5 min read Outsourced accounting, bookkeeping, and controller services have become a more common solution for small businesses today. Why? The advantages, which once were only enjoyed by mid-market and enterprise companies, are becoming understood by smaller companies. Key Takeaways Why Do Companies Outsource? Cost savings, focusing on core business functions, and solving capacity issues are primary drivers to outsource.

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Speaker: Nancy Wu, Head of Sales and Customer Success at SkyStem

Business operations are getting increasingly complex, shareholders are demanding more, and your auditors are breathing down your neck like never before. In this high-pressure environment, it’s important to remember that reconciliation activity is your last line of defense against financial fraud and errors. Insisting on a manual process to handle month-end reconciliations is a risky endeavor that places an undue burden on your accounting team.

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Going Concern

MARCH 15, 2023

While the general investing public is asking “where were the auditors?” in regards to the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the banks’ auditors are insisting that, having exercised requisite due professional care, their unqualified opinions were based on the information available to them at the time and as such, the firm stands behind them.

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ThomsonReuters

MAY 25, 2023

DaVita Inc. v. Marietta Mem’l Hosp. Emp. Health Benefit Plan, 2023 WL 3452353 (S.D. Ohio 2023) A federal trial court has decided the latest installment of a case in which a large dialysis provider sued a group health plan and its TPA for classifying all dialysis providers as “out-of-network,” resulting in a lower reimbursement rate for them than for providers of other medical services.

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CPA Practice

MAY 19, 2023

The IRS is planning to roll out its own free online tax-filing system in a move that could put the agency in direct competition with online tax preparation behemoths like Turbo Tax and H&R Block. In a report the agency submitted to Congress on Tuesday, as required by the Inflation Reduction Act, the IRS said it evaluated the feasibility of providing taxpayers with the option of a free, voluntary, IRS-run electronic filing system, which is being called “Direct File.

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Accounting Insight

APRIL 25, 2023

As someone working in the accounting industry , I know first hand how important it is to keep your finger on the pulse and stay up to date with the latest accounting standards, regulations, and best practices. With the fast-paced nature of the industry and ever-evolving technology, it can be a challenge. That’s where ChatGPT comes in. I’m not one to get excited by every shiny new thing to hit the market but when I explored ChatGPT, albeit with much apprehension, over the weekend, I was qui

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Speaker: Carolina Aponte - Owner and CEO, Caja Holdings LLC

In today's rapidly changing business environment, building a resilient balance sheet is crucial to the survival of any business. A resilient balance sheet allows a company to withstand financial shocks and adapt to changing market conditions. To achieve this, companies need to focus on key strategies such as maintaining adequate liquidity, managing debt levels, diversifying revenue streams, and prioritizing profitability over growth.

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Withum

JANUARY 23, 2023

As users or end-users in IT terms, we often receive notices and trainings to keep our company and client data safe. These tips are always helpful, yet the information does not readily translate to personal cybersecurity diligence. Our accompanying podcast, “Personal Cybersecurity Habits You’re Overlooking,” solicits advice from Withum’s Julie Tracy , Executive Cybersecurity Advisor.

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CPA Practice

MAY 10, 2023

By Jelani Gibson, nj.com – (via TNS). New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed a bill into law that makes it possible for New Jersey cannabis businesses to deduct some expenses on state tax returns by decoupling them from federal rules. Since cannabis is federally prohibited, cannabis businesses were not allowed to deduct expenses like normal businesses would (Section 280E of the IRS Tax Code).

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CPA Practice

APRIL 7, 2023

By Cameron White. Despite high demand for CPAs, accounting firms struggle to hire accountants. In 2021, there was a 17 percent drop in employed accountants and auditors from a 2019 peak, according to a Bloomberg Tax analysis. Deloitte ranks the talent shortage among the top challenges that are expected to influence or disrupt businesses this year. With an onslaught of economic disruptions and complexities on their plate, a CPA shortage proves especially burdensome for middle market companies.

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Going Concern

MAY 12, 2023

Have you ever been totally in the zone, grinding away at work oblivious to the world around you when you’re rudely interrupted by a *DING* that snaps you right out of your trance and back to the tedium of a seemingly infinite inbox? Or maybe you were cruising along on some project you’d been putting off when a calendar reminder pops up to tell you you’ve got ten minutes of focus remaining until you need to be in yet another useless meeting (this is me).

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Speaker: Wayne Spivak, President and CFO of SBA * Consulting Ltd., Industry Writer, Public Speaker

If you’re lost in the world of spend management needs and your GAP analysis is lacking perspective on the future state of your business performance, listen up! With the advancement of technology, the implementation of spend management best practices and concrete GAP analyses is more streamlined and accessible than ever before. And while this may sound like great news for you and your clients, it won’t be worthwhile unless you have the latest techniques to back up your ambitions!

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CPA Practice

MAY 1, 2023

By Brit Morse, Inc. (TNS) If your small business doesn’t offer a retirement account to your employees, now may be a good time to change that. More small businesses across the country are taking advantage of new tax credits to offer 401(k) programs , according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The new tax credits are widely available now thanks to the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (Secure) Act , which went into effect on Dec. 29, 2022.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 27, 2023

By Faustine Ngila, Quartz (TNS) Côte d’Ivoire citizens pay the highest income taxes in the world according to this year’s survey findings by World Population Review. While both its sales and corporate tax regimes may be considerably lower than those of other countries globally, at 60%, Côte d’Ivoire’s income tax rates are markedly higher compared to developed countries.

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CPA Practice

MARCH 29, 2023

The Internal Revenue Service warns that trusting tax advice found on social media can lure otherwise honest taxpayers and tax professionals into compromising tax situations. Social media can circulate inaccurate or misleading tax information, and the IRS has recently seen several examples. These can involve common tax documents like Form W-2 or more obscure ones, like Form 8944 that’s aimed at a very limited, specialized group.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 26, 2023

With the IRS laser-focused on enforcement, many partnerships will find themselves subject to their first IRS audits under the new procedurally complex partnership audit rules. Under these rules, the default is that the partnership pays an entity-level tax called an “imputed underpayment” (IU) on any adjustments. This means, unless certain steps are taken, the current partners would bear the tax even if they weren’t partners for the year under audit.

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Speaker: William Hord, Senior VP of Risk & Professional Services

Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) is critical for industry growth in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing risk landscape. When building your ERM program foundation, you need to answer questions like: Do we have robust board and management support? Do we understand and articulate our bank’s risk appetite and how that impacts our business units? How are we measuring and rating our risk impact, likelihood, and controls to mitigate our risk?

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CPA Practice

MAY 19, 2023

By Katherine Rodriguez, nj.com (TNS) Social Security recipients will likely see a smaller cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, that comes with their benefits for 2024, according to a new study. A study by advocacy group The Senior Citizens League’s estimated the COLA for next year and found it was far lower than this year’s 8.7%. In October 2022, the COLA for 2023 was a record increase and the highest ever in four decades.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 12, 2023

By Blake Oliver, CPA, and Chris Vanover, CPA. CPAs have always been passionate about numbers, using various metrics such as revenue, profit, headcount and realization to measure success. However, this focus on numerical indicators is contributing to the decline of the CPA profession itself. A talent shortage is affecting accounting firms across the demographic spectrum.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 3, 2023

By Cameron White. Despite high demand for CPAs, accounting firms struggle to hire accountants. In 2021, there was a 17 percent drop in employed accountants and auditors from a 2019 peak, according to a Bloomberg Tax analysis. Deloitte ranks the talent shortage among the top challenges that are expected to influence or disrupt businesses this year. With an onslaught of economic disruptions and complexities on their plate, a CPA shortage proves especially burdensome for middle market companies.

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CPA Practice

MAY 11, 2023

By George Kelly, Silicon Valley, San Jose, CA (TNS) A 58-year-old Oakland man and five others have been charged with various crimes related to a multimillion-dollar COVID-loan fraud scheme, a U.S. Justice Department spokesman said Wednesday. At the center of the scheme, according to federal prosecutors, is former IRS agent Frank Mosley, who was also identified as a “current city of Oakland tax enforcement officer.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 5, 2023

By Andrew Antos, Co-founder and CEO of Klarity. If you’ve been following recent news in even the most cursory fashion there’s a good chance you’ve heard about ChatGPT, the Large Language Model (LLM) technology that’s primed to revolutionize business operations. It’s an innovation that holds such disruptive promise that it has already begun to impact long-standing industries and left more than a few big incumbents spinning.

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CPA Practice

MAY 24, 2023

The American Institute of CPAs (AICPA) has endorsed bipartisan legislation introduced by Representatives Judy Chu (D-CA) and Mike Carey (R-OH) to simplify the tax filing extension process. The Simplify Automatic Filing Extensions (SAFE) Act of 2023 would assist the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with receiving extensions earlier in the year, providing taxpayers, CPAs and the IRS with a streamlined process and reducing the need for many penalty abatement requests.

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CPA Practice

APRIL 7, 2023

The Department of Justice is warning taxpayers to choose their return preparers wisely as the April 18 federal tax filing deadline approaches. Unscrupulous preparers who include errors or false information on a tax return could leave a taxpayer open to liability for unpaid taxes, penalties and interest. “Taxpayers should choose their return preparer wisely and remain vigilant against unscrupulous preparers, who often present clients with refunds that are too good to be true,” said Deputy Assista

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CPA Practice

MAY 1, 2023

By Brittany Leitner, Kiplinger Consumer News Service (TNS) Although men remain in the lead as breadwinners in heterosexual marriages in the United States, the earnings gap is decreasing at a record pace. According to new research from Pew, the “share of women who earn as much as or significantly more than their husband has roughly tripled over the past 50 years.

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Speaker: Rita Keller - President of Keller Advisors, LLC

You've worked diligently and have built a glowing reputation grounded in your excellent skills in tax, accounting, and auditing. You're known as the “go-to” person when a client is faced with tax and financial decisions. You have a very successful firm -- but that’s not enough. Profession leaders are urging you to diversify your financial skills and distance yourself from compliance work.

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