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IRS wraps up tax season

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service reported stronger performance on Monday, April 15, as it concluded this year's tax filing season, saying it had answered 1 million more phone calls from taxpayers and helped 170,000 people in person compared to last year.

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Google Increases Speed, Granularity of Cost Data and Curates Approach to Anomaly Management

FinOps Foundation

Key Insight: Fast cost data can mean more frequent Data Ingestion , which leads to faster decision-making ability in a FinOps practice. Helpful Anomaly Management means less noise and more news; Some vendors take a curated approach and surface fewer anomalies, while others deliver more alerts and allow you to dial down as needed. At Google Next ‘24, Google Cloud announced several new FinOps features.

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IRS offers tax relief to corporations

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service is waiving penalties to companies that fail to pay their estimated taxes for the first quarter for the corporate alternative minimum tax.

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Insightful Accountant Announces Dates for Awards

Insightful Accountant

In an attempt to give our readers some degree of advance notice, Insightful Accountant is announcing the specific dates for which the 2024 ProAdvisor Awards will be announced.

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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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Accountants' top concerns this election year

Accounting Today

The economy, the national debt and tax reform are accountants' top concerns this election season, according to a new Arizent survey.

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The Fate of a Finished Filing Season Still in Limbo

Insightful Accountant

The 2024 tax season is ending with fewer hiccups and changes compared to previous years. Pending legislation and court decisions may bring uncertainty for preparers in the future.

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CPF Guide for Employers in Singapore

Counto

CPF Guide for Employers in Singapore At Counto, we understand that as a small business owner or entrepreneur in Singapore, navigating the complexities of the Central Provident Fund (CPF) contributions for your employees can be a daunting task. It’s crucial to get it right, not only to comply with the law but to ensure the financial well-being of your employees.

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AI evolves for CFOs and accountants

Accounting Today

Generative AI delivers genuine business value to the CFO organization after all the hype has been subtracted.

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How to Remote Access TaxAct Software?

Ace Cloud Hosting

In today’s world, every organization plans to increase work flexibility by integrating a “work from home” or hybrid model in their business process. According to Forbes, in 2023, around 12.7%.

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How a life insurance strategy could save some wealthy estates millions

Accounting Today

Some financial advisors and tax professionals with high net worth clients could find big advantages before the expiration of provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

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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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Microsoft Entra Domain Services Pricing Guide

Economize

Microsoft Entra is a comprehensive identity and access management solution designed to address the complexities of securing enterprise environments in the cloud era. With its framework, Entra enables businesses to efficiently manage who has access to their systems and data across various platforms, ensuring secure and streamlined operations.

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Art of Accounting: How do you feel tax season went?

Accounting Today

if you do not feel good about tax season, ask yourself what upsets you.

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8 Tips for Setting Up Your Business as an LLC 

Nolan Accounting Center

Starting and running a small business can indeed be hard. However, it is encouraging to recognize that every big business started as a small enterprise. A critical step is setting up your business using the right legal structure. Why it is Critical to Choose the Right Business Structure When setting up your business it is critical to choose the right business structure because that influences many things including your day-to-day business operations, how much you pay in taxes, your ability t

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Wall Street sees fewer T-bills sold, thanks to tax season

Accounting Today

The annual rush to pay Uncle Sam means the Treasury doesn't need to issue as much short-term debt as in other months to fund the U.S. government.

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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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Accounts Payable: How Will Your Role Change?

oAppsNet

In the dynamic landscape of corporate finance, the role of accounts payable (AP) professionals are evolving rapidly. As we enter 2024, technological advancements, changing business practices, and shifting market dynamics reshape the responsibilities and expectations placed on AP professionals. In this comprehensive article, we’ll explore nine critical ways in which the role of AP professionals is expected to change in 2024 and the implications for individuals and organizations alike. 1.

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Choosing the Best Business Structure for Freelancers and Self-Employed Professionals in Singapore

Counto

Choosing the Best Business Structure for Freelancers and Self-Employed Professionals in Singapore At Counto, we know that setting up your business correctly is crucial, especially for freelancers and self-employed professionals looking to establish themselves in Singapore. The business structure you choose has significant implications for your liability, tax obligations, and ability to attract investment.

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Adopting financial automation for easier tax seasons

Plooto

Tax season can be extremely intimidating for small business owners. The weighty task of sorting through a year's worth of financial transactions, ensuring accuracy, and meeting deadlines — all while continuing to day-to-day operations — can be stressful enough.

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What is a Bank Reconciliation Statement & How to do it?

Nanonets

What is a Bank Reconciliation Statement Bank reconciliation is the process that ensures that a company's recorded cash balances align with the funds in their bank accounts. A Bank Reconciliation Statement is a financial document that ensures that the cash balances recorded in the internal financial records align with the financial records presented in the bank statement.

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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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Delivering Nuclear Value in Accounting

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Joe Woodard joins Blake and David to examine how accountants and bookkeepers can increase the value of their services in the eyes of their clients. Joe introduces the Cobb value curve, illustrating how differentiation and relative value impact pricing. He emphasizes the importance of offering unique, high-value services like controllership and financial planning to stand out from commoditized offerings and command premium prices.

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Cash return on assets definition

Accounting Tools

What is the Cash Return on Assets? Cash return on assets measures the proportional net amount of cash spun off as the result of owning a group of assets. The measure is commonly used by analysts to compare the performance of businesses within the same industry, since it is very difficult for someone to obfuscate the cash flow figure. Thus, the ratio is quite a reliable and comparable measure of asset performance across an industry.

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Apr 15, Canadian Bookkeeping Compliance Resource

Bookkeeping Essentials

A new Canadian bookkeeping compliance resource. Bookkeeping-Essentials.ca extends an invitation to small business owners in Canada to explore this new resource.

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Hedge accounting definition

Accounting Tools

What is Hedge Accounting? Hedge accounting involves offsetting changes in the fair value of a financial instrument with changes in the fair value of a paired hedge. Hedges are used to reduce the risk of losses by taking on an offsetting position in relation to a financial instrument. The result tends to be relatively modest ongoing changes in the reported fair value of financial instruments.

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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

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Apr 15, Record Retention Guidelines -US vs Canada

Bookkeeping Essentials

Record retention requirements are determined by government for tax purposes. Get up to speed with the guidelines so you can be compliant.

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Accountants and the 2024 election

Accounting Today

Overall, the accounting profession generally leans Republican in its political preferences, but it's much more neck and neck in the presidential race.