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CPA business execs more pessimistic about economy

Accounting Today

Only about a quarter of CPA business executives expressed optimism about the prospects for the U.S. economy over the next 12 months, down from more than a third last quarter, according to a new survey.

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Financial Planning & Analysis: The Secret to Scaling Your Business Successfully

Accounting Department

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) is crucial for any business aiming to scale successfully. It involves detailed financial forecasting, budgeting, and analytical processes that drive strategic decision-making.

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Meet the 2024 Best Midsized and Large Firms to Work For

Accounting Today

An introduction to the members of Accounting Today's annual ranking of the top workplaces in the profession.

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We innovate—and coding is a by-product of that

Intuit

I joined Intuit in 2007. Our team in India was small, with just over 20 people. One of the things that stood out to me at that time was when the hiring manager characterized our culture as: ‘We innovate—and coding is a by-product of that’. I was hooked then and there. Even though Intuit’s focus on Customer Driven Innovation (CDI) and customer-obsession remains unchanged, I have witnessed significant transformations in our tech domain, particularly regarding our shift to a fully-fledged pla

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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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Meet the 2024 Best Small Firms to Work For

Accounting Today

An introduction to the members of Accounting Today's annual ranking of the top workplaces in the profession.

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Cloud in Finance Industry – Benefits and Use Case

Ace Cloud Hosting

As per the O’Reilly survey, cloud technology adoption is increasing among industrial sectors, with over 90% of corporations employing cloud technology in their business process.

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How Your Monthly Financial Statements Are Holding You Back—And What You Can Do to Fix It

Outsourced Bookeeping

Monthly financial reports are like monthly health check-ups for your business’s finances. They clearly show your company’s financial performance over the month and detail every move. Like snapshots of your finances, they give a quick glance at the business’s financial health, highlighting potential issues—especially for small businesses or any business needing to make informed decisions on investments, loans, or other financial commitments.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Incorrect positions

Accounting Today

On ice; the end of the beginning; Speed trap; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

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How to Spin Out and Grow a Wealth Management Firm W/Michelle Neiswender, CFP

Jetpack Workflow

Podcast Summary On this episode of Growing Your Firm, host David Cristello interviews Michelle Neiswender, CFP the founder and CEO of FIRE Wealth Management. Michelle shares insights from her experience in the wealth management industry, offering valuable lessons applicable across different sectors. As a fee-only certified financial planner, Michelle specializes in serving physicians, dentists, and high-income families with comprehensive planning.

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Pathways to growth: Ready to land some bigger fish?

Accounting Today

Market disruption is creating significant opportunity for accounting firms.

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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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Who Moved the Accounts Payable Cheese?

oAppsNet

The world of finance, particularly accounts payable (AP), has seen significant changes over the years. The phrase “Who moved the cheese?”—borrowed from the popular business parable—perfectly encapsulates the shifting landscape of AP. Just as the characters in the story had to adapt to a new environment, businesses today must navigate the evolving world of AP.

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SEC charges former Circor director with fraud

Accounting Today

Nicholas Bowerman was charged with manipulating Circor's internal accounting records, resulting in the company to overstate its financial performance by millions of dollars.

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Top Remote Accounting Candidates for Hire | September 5, 2024

accountingfly

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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EisnerAmper to merge in Tighe, Kress & Orr

Accounting Today

The Top 25 Firm is expanding in Illinois, the latest in a series of M&A deals since EisnerAmper received private equity funding.

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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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Horizontal Vs. Vertical Scaling: Which One Should You Choose?

finout

Scaling is the process of adjusting cloud resources to meet changing demands effectively. It's essential for maintaining performance, managing costs, and ensuring that applications can handle varying levels of traffic or processing loads seamlessly. There are two primary methods of scaling: horizontal and vertical. Each serves a distinct purpose; horizontal scaling is best suited for applications needing to increase capacity without disrupting existing systems, while vertical scaling is ideal fo

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Private sector job growth slowed to 99,000 in August

Accounting Today

Annual pay grew 4.8% year-over-year, payroll giant ADP reported Thursday, as the job market showed further signs of a cooldown.

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Ready to Compare eCommerce Apps? Join Murph Tuesday September 17th

Insightful Accountant

Join Murph, Dawn Brolin, Kelly Gonsalves, and Jeff Siegel as they analyze and discuss the Top 10 most popular eCommerce Integration Apps from the 2024 Top 100 ProAdvisors.

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PwC resigns as Country Garden's auditor amid probes

Accounting Today

PricewaterhouseCoopers resigned as auditor for defaulted developer Country Garden Holdings, as both firms navigate challenges to keep operations afloat in China.

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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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Unveiling AI in Accounting: Xero's Game-Changing Strategy | James Bergin

Insightful Accountant

In this episode, host Gary DeHart and James Bergin dive deep into the exciting future of AI in accounting, as seen through Xero's innovative strategies.

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HR and payroll tech firm buys Airbase

Accounting Today

HR and payroll solutions provider Paylocity announced it has bought spend management software company Airbase for $325 million.

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Why EY Has The Worst Big Four PCAOB Deficiency Rate

Cloud Accounting Podcast

In our 400th episode, Blake and David dive into the controversial world of audit quality and Big Four accounting firms. They also discuss a listener's critical email about their audit coverage, explore recent audit failures and deficiencies, and debate the underlying incentives in the audit industry. The discussion turns to workplace culture issues at major firms and potential solutions to improve audit quality.

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Top ProAdvisor Profiles: Beth Whitworth

Insightful Accountant

Beth Whitworth of Accounting Solutions Group of St. Louis (Mo.) is our featured Top ProAdvisor this week.

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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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Trump vows 15% corporate tax and taps Musk for federal audit

Accounting Today

Donald Trump said he would cut the corporate tax rate, slash regulations and conduct an audit of the federal government.

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Top ProAdvisor Profiles: Beth Whitworth

Insightful Accountant

Beth Whitworth of Accounting Solutions Group of St. Louis (Mo.) is our featured Top ProAdvisor this week.

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S&P 500 earnings hinge on Trump, Harris tax plans, Goldman says

Accounting Today

Tax policies touted in the U.S. presidential election could have a big impact on S&P 500 earnings, according to Goldman Sachs Inc. strategists.

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