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A primer on PE

Accounting Today

Private equity comes with a great many questions; Bob Lewis offers answers and valuable advice for accountants looking at this major trend.

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Announcing our investment in Wildfire

Intuit

Today, we are announcing Intuit Ventures’ investment in Wildfire , a financial technology platform that powers loyalty and reward programs, shopping companions, and content monetization. We’re excited to co-lead the company’s Series B round with Mucker Capital alongside Samsung Next, TTV Capital, QED Investors, B Capital, and others. Consumers are facing high prices and inflation: 75% of consumers are interested in earning cash back rewards to offset their higher cost of living.

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EY acquires tech consulting firm Dignari

Accounting Today

The woman-owned firm specializes in digital identity and access management solutions to provide cybersecurity for U.S. government clients.

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What is Usage-Based Billing?

Billing Platform

With so many different billing models available, it’s not uncommon for us to hear the question: what is usage-based billing? Simply put, usage-based billing allows users to pay only for what they use – no more, no less. Usage-based billing is certainly not a new pricing model. In fact, it’s also known as usage-based pricing, consumption-based pricing, and pay-per-use.

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From Start to Scale: Driving Growth Through Seamless Payments Implementation

Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting

Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical

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Only 1 HSA provider rated 'high' quality by Morningstar. Here's why

Accounting Today

Low interest-rate yields, minimum-asset requirements for investing and higher fees brought lower grades for most of the firms reviewed in an annual study.

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Cybersecurity Essentials for Tax Practices

Insightful Accountant

How do tax practitioners who don’t specialize in cyber security know how to handle and implement proper cyber security? As tax practices increasingly become targets for cybercriminals, practitioners must embrace cybersecurity.

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Do I Need Payroll Software or a Payroll Company for One Employee?

CSI Accounting & Payroll

Whether you own a business and have one employee, or you consider yourself the employee as a one-man operation, you’ve found yourself wondering if you need payroll assistance.

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AI in a CPA practice brings benefits and responsibilities

Accounting Today

Firms are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence to help with data management and security, but paradoxically, that technology can pose security risks of its own.

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The Top 4 Xero Finance Options for Small and Medium Businesses

FundThrough

With a sea of options available, choosing financing that’s a fit for your business feels overwhelming. As small business owners and entrepreneurs ourselves, we understand the struggle. Financing aligned with an accounting software provider, like Xero, narrows it down. Read on to discover apps that will help you get funded and get back to business […] The post The Top 4 Xero Finance Options for Small and Medium Businesses appeared first on FundThrough.

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Setting standards for AI: Inside ISO 42001

Accounting Today

ISO 42001 is a comprehensive framework concerning oversight of AI management systems in terms of security, ethics and accountability.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Amanda Adams, Fractional CFO, CPA

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Amanda Adams, 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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7 Best Practices for Azure Monitor Alerts

Economize

What is Azure Monitor? Azure Monitor is a cloud monitoring tool that can track, collect, and analyze your data from both cloud-based and on-premise environments. It provides a unified platform to monitor your performance, application availability, and infrastructure.

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Schellman takes the lead as an AI watchdog

Accounting Today

Top 50 Firm Schellman recently became the first U.S. firm accredited to certify compliance with the new ISO 42001 AI management standard.

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Unlock Cloud Cost Efficiency with Finout’s Unit Economics Widget

finout

In today’s cloud-first world, increasing cloud spend isn’t always a cause for concern—it can be a sign of business growth, more customers, or innovation. But how can you ensure that rising cloud costs are connected to business outcomes and profitability? That’s where Finout’s Unit Economics widget comes in! It helps break down cloud costs, revealing how much it takes to support each customer, transaction, or service.

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Ending tax breaks for wealthy fuels support in Puerto Rico race

Accounting Today

Juan Dalmau has tapped into frustration with the island's two-party system by proposing broad tax and energy reforms.

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Avoiding Lease Accounting Pitfalls in 2025: Lessons Learned from Spreadsheet Errors

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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The Complete Guide to the NetSuite REST API

Nanonets

Oracle NetSuite’s REST API offers a modern, efficient way to integrate your workflows with NetSuite. Leveraging JSON, OAuth, and modern web standards, the REST API opens up powerful capabilities for developers and businesses alike. In this guide, we’ll dive into the specifics of the NetSuite REST API, including its setup , features , and use cases , while exploring advanced querying with SuiteQL , and how tools like Nanonets can scale your NetSuite-driven workflows.

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Alaska flood victims get tax relief

Accounting Today

The IRS is pushing back filing and payment deadlines for those impacted in Juneau.

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My Intuit Connect Day Two

Insightful Accountant

More fun, excitement, information, excitement, connections, excitement, learning opportunities and excitement at this second day of Intuit Connect.

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Is QuickBooks Enterprise Online or Desktop?

Ace Cloud Hosting

QuickBooks Enterprise is the best accounting software on the market, with all the capabilities needed for efficient financial processes. Introduced in 2002, it is suitable for mid-sized and large businesses.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

Join us in this webinar, where we share best practices on how to think about the reconciliation work each month, when best to do reconciliations, how they should be prepared, and some common pitfalls to avoid. Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements.

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VAT Number

Tipalti

If you do business internationally, you should understand the significance of VAT numbers for UK businesses. Learn about their practical application and how to obtain one.

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Trump proposes tax credit for caregivers

Accounting Today

It's the latest in a series of tax breaks announced by the Republican nominee with the election only about a week away.

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Xero Integrations

Tipalti

Learn how to maximize financial efficiency by leveraging the top integrations for UK businesses with your Xero software. Navigate Xero and its top integrations with ease.

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Expense Management

Tipalti

Learn about the different types of expense management and how they work, and how to choose the best expense management software solution for your business

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Usage-Based Monetization Musts: A Roadmap for Sustainable Revenue Growth

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