Accounting Today

AUGUST 29, 2024

This year's selection of outstanding firm leaders fill multiple roles with aplomb

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AUGUST 29, 2024

In the dynamic world of small business, staying ahead means constantly measuring and optimizing performance. That's where Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) come in. These metrics help business owners, entrepreneurs, and startups monitor their progress, identify areas for improvement, and make data-driven decisions. Now that we understand the importance of KPIs, let's focus on the top 5 essential KPIs for e-commerce businesses.

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Accounting Today

AUGUST 29, 2024

Some IRS policies may favor large multinational corporations that use foreign no-tax or low-tax jurisdictions for the sole purpose of avoiding paying U.S. taxes, according to a TIGTA report.

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Insightful Accountant

AUGUST 29, 2024

Sheri Radler, Insightful Accountant's 2023 Up-n-coming ProAdvisor of the Year, provides a 'fresh perspective' on how QuickBooks Live Expert Assist can support and grow your ProAdvisor practice.

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Accounting Today

AUGUST 29, 2024

The 2024 MP Elite share their strategies for solving accounting's current talent shortage.

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Insightful Accountant

AUGUST 29, 2024

Alee Cochrane of Sydney, Australia, and one of our Top 50 International ProAdvisors for 2024 is our featured ProAdvisor this week.

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Accounting Tools

AUGUST 29, 2024

What are Tests of Controls? A test of controls is an audit procedure to test the effectiveness of a control used by a client to prevent or detect material misstatements. The intent of these tests is to decide whether the controls are adequate for the detection and prevention of material misstatements. A test of controls is made irrespective of the dollar amount of the underlying business transaction.

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Accounting Today

AUGUST 29, 2024

As economic conditions fluctuate and accounting standards evolve, auditors face increasing challenges in evaluating how organizations estimate and report credit losses and providing a comprehensive overview of credit loss assessment in financial statement audits.

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Accounting Tools

AUGUST 29, 2024

What is Foreign Currency Translation? Foreign currency translation is used to convert the results of a parent company's foreign subsidiaries to its reporting currency. This is a key part of the financial statement consolidation process, resulting in a set of financial statements that are presented solely in the parent company’s reporting currency. The steps in this translation process are as follows: Determine the functional currency of the foreign entity.

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Accounting Today

AUGUST 29, 2024

The Top 20 Firm reported $590 million net revenue in FY 2024.

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Speaker: Susan Richards

Your past-due accounts are growing, cash flow is tightening, and the pressure is on. The big question: Do you handle the collections internally or outsource to experts? Both strategies come with advantages and risks - but which one delivers the best impact for your business? In this session we’ll dive deep into the in-house vs. outsourcing debate, examining cost-effectiveness, efficiency, compliance risks, and overall recovery success rates.

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Accounting Tools

AUGUST 29, 2024

What are the Limitations of Ratio Analysis? Ratio analysis involves comparing information taken from the financial statements to gain a general understanding of the results, financial position , and cash flows of a business. This analysis is a useful tool, especially for an outsider such as a credit analyst, lender , or stock analyst. These people need to create a picture of the financial results and position of a business just from its financial statements.

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Accounting Today

AUGUST 29, 2024

The company was hit with a $24 million penalty as a result of an accounting scheme designed to inflate earnings.

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Ace Cloud Hosting

AUGUST 29, 2024

In today’s digital era, businesses rely on cloud accounting to manage their financial operations. Cloud accounting’s accessibility and cost-effectiveness have made it an integral tool for small to large firms.

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Accounting Today

AUGUST 29, 2024

Sage's new generative AI Copilot solution, set for US release later this year, is meant to make powerful automation capacities more accessible.

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Speaker: Danny Gassaway and Wayne Richards

Finance leaders are prioritizing efficiency and digital transformation, yet many hesitate to automate due to uncertainty. Without a clear understanding of its impact, organizations risk falling behind competitors who are leveraging automation to drive productivity and cost savings. Join Wayne Richards and Danny Gassaway from AvidXchange for a practical guide on bringing accounts payable (AP) automation to your organization.

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Ace Cloud Hosting

AUGUST 29, 2024

Accounting is the language of business. Whether you are a small business owner, CPA firm, or an individual who handles the financial tasks of your family or others, understanding the.

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Accounting Today

AUGUST 29, 2024

Members of Accounting Today's Managing Partner Elite are investing in artificial intelligence for efficiency — but they're cautious about it.

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NextProcess

AUGUST 29, 2024

In the food and beverage industry, a reliable procurement strategy is vital to success. Whether your company is part of food and beverage production or distribution, you’re just one step in the path food and beverages take from raw materials to consumers. How well you manage procurement, purchasing, and suppliers can make or break a business. What you’ll be purchasing depends on the industry niche your company occupies.

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Outsourced Bookeeping

AUGUST 29, 2024

The global accounting shortage is real. According to Bloomberg, the U.S. alone is short of more than 340,000 accountants, highlighting the accounting industry’s significant gap between supply and demand. The talent pipeline is also drying up as the number of students taking the CPA exam continuously drops yearly, the 2024 numbers being the lowest since 2006.

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It's the time of year to give our close process some TLC. Join us in this one hour webinar where we discuss how to adopt leading practices and infuse technology into the month-end close process to improve our experience and increase our productivity during month-end and quarter-end close. Learning Objectives: This course's objective is to understand how the month-end close can be improved with automation and adoption of leading practices.

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NextProcess

AUGUST 29, 2024

In the food and beverage industry, a reliable procurement strategy is vital to success. Whether your company is part of food and beverage production or distribution, you’re just one step in the path food and beverages take from raw materials to consumers. How well you manage procurement, purchasing, and suppliers can make or break a business. What you’ll be purchasing depends on the industry niche your company occupies.

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Gaviti

AUGUST 29, 2024

Your accounts receivable (A/R) collections process seems simple enough on paper. You provide services, send an invoice, and collect payment. Right? Not so fast. Many different accounts receivable collection techniques exist, and many of them should be used in conjunction with one another for the best results. Let’s review a few of the most popular ones so that you can verify that you’re doing all you can to optimize your accounts receivable collections.

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Accounting Tools

AUGUST 29, 2024

What is Goodwill Impairment Testing? Goodwill impairment occurs when the recognized goodwill associated with an acquisition is greater than its implied fair value. Goodwill is a common byproduct of a business combination, where the purchase price paid for the acquiree is higher than the fair values of the identifiable assets acquired. After goodwill has initially been recorded as an asset, it must be regularly tested for impairment.

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AvidXchange

AUGUST 29, 2024

The Institute of Finance & Management (IOFM)’s Finance & Accounting Appreciation Week 2024 is September 23-27, 2024. This year, make sure to give special recognition to your accounts payable (AP) team. These unsung heroes literally keep the lights on at your business, making sure bills are paid on time and you remain in good standing with suppliers.

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Speaker: Jennifer Hill

Payroll compliance is a cornerstone of business success, yet for small and midsize businesses, it’s becoming increasingly challenging to navigate the ever-evolving landscape of federal, state, and local regulations. Mistakes can lead to costly penalties and operational disruptions, making it essential to adopt advanced solutions that ensure accuracy and efficiency.

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Gaviti

AUGUST 29, 2024

No modern business can hope to thrive without the ability to predict the future. This may sound impossible, but forecasting is a skill. It is also a science that artificial intelligence has mastered. Short-term accounts receivable forecasting is especially difficult because it involves digging beyond general patterns. Regardless of the deadline on the invoice, you must determine when and if clients might pay.

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accountingfly

AUGUST 29, 2024

Top Remote Accounting Candidates This Week Looking for remote accountants? Accountingfly can help! With our ‘ Always-On Recruiting ‘ program, you can access highly skilled and experienced remote accounting candidates with no upfront cost. These are just a few of our top remote accounting candidates this week. Sign up now to receive the full list of top accounting candidates available weekly!

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Accounting Tools

AUGUST 29, 2024

What is the Materiality Principle? The materiality principle states that an accounting standard can be ignored if the net impact of doing so has such a small impact on the financial statements that a user of the statements would not be misled. Under generally accepted accounting principles ( GAAP ), you do not have to implement the provisions of an accounting standard if an item is immaterial.

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oAppsNet

AUGUST 29, 2024

Invoices are a fundamental part of business transactions, serving as a record of goods or services provided and the corresponding payment due. However, with technological advancements, traditional invoices are evolving into more sophisticated formats like Factur-X. Understanding the differences between standard invoices and Factur-X can help businesses choose the best invoicing method to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and compliance.

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Speaker: Sierre Lindgren

Fraud is a battle that every organization must face – it’s no longer a question of “if” but “when.” Every organization is a potential target for fraud, and the finance department is often the bullseye. From cleverly disguised emails to fraudulent payment requests, the tactics of cybercriminals are advancing rapidly. Drawing insights from real-world cases and industry expertise, we’ll explore the vulnerabilities in your processes and how to fortify them effectively.

Accounting Tools

AUGUST 29, 2024

What is an Income Beneficiary? An income beneficiary is a person to whom the net income of a trust is or may be payable. Income beneficiaries are identified in the trust agreement of a trust. This person is only entitled to the trust income during the term of the trust, or until a designated event occurs (such as the beneficiary reaching a certain age, such as 21 years old).

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Accounting Tools

AUGUST 29, 2024

What is the Real Interest Rate? The real interest rate is the stated interest rate associated with an investment or loan , minus the inflation rate. This is a valuable concept when there is a significant amount of inflation, or when the inflation rate is projected to increase. However, it is inherently difficult to predict, given the many inputs that cause inflation to occur.

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AUGUST 29, 2024

What is the Risk-Free Rate of Return? The risk-free rate of return is the return expected from an investment that is considered to have zero risk of default. In practice, the 3-month Treasury Bill is assumed to have a risk-free rate of return. This rate of return establishes the minimum threshold for a rate of return on any investment, since an investor would logically invest in Treasury Bills rather than invest in anything else that offered a lower rate of return.

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Accounting Tools

AUGUST 29, 2024

What is the Net Worth Ratio? The net worth ratio states the return that shareholders could receive on their investment in a company, if all of the profit earned were to be passed through directly to them. Thus, the ratio is developed from the perspective of the shareholder, not the company, and is used to analyze investor returns. The ratio is useful as a measure of how well a company is utilizing the shareholder investment to create returns for them, and can be used for comparison purposes with

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Speaker: Debra L. Robinson

CPAs know the drill: taxes, compliance, rinse, repeat. But what about the sneaky cash flow that’s quietly messing with your organization’s success? It’s time to step into the spotlight and expose the “dirty little secrets” of cash flow to fuel strategic growth. By upskilling your accounting practices and shifting focus from tax compliance to the strategic movement of money, you can transform your role from reactive accountant to proactive financial strategist.

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