Thu.Jul 25, 2024

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IRS enhances online accounts, adds more e-file business forms

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service reported further progress on offering more online tools and expanded taxpayer service.

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How Do FinOps Teams Continue to Add Value in an Optimized Environment?

FinOps Foundation

Key Insight: FinOps at enterprise scale requires ongoing discipline, improvement, and maintenance; even if you think you have it all right, new challenges await as your cloud footprint and utilization increases. Accenture helps clients add FinOps Capabilities sequentially – for example, “you might start with tooling and visibility and then move to forecasting” – and simultaneously establishes a regular cadence for governance meetings with both the teams consuming cloud and with senior leadership

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Broker-dealer audits continue to have high deficiency rates

Accounting Today

The PCAOB issued its annual report on its audits of brokers and dealers and noted that it's seeing at least one deficiency in 70% of the 103 audit engagements it reviewed in 2023.

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Boost Your Team's Efficiency With This Month-End Close Checklist

Accounting Department

In the world of finance, the month-end-close process is akin to the grand finale of a well-orchestrated performance. Every note must be in tune, every movement precise, and any slip-ups must be corrected before the curtain falls.

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Forecasting Failures Are Costly: Here's How To Fix Them

Speaker: Dave Sackett

Traditional budgeting and forecasting methods can no longer keep pace with today’s rapidly evolving business environment. Static budgets, rigid annual forecasts, and outdated financial models limit an organization’s ability to adapt to market shifts and economic uncertainty. To stay ahead, finance leaders must leverage a future-forward approach—one that leverages real-time data, predictive analytics, and continuous planning to drive smarter financial decisions.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Against the grain

Accounting Today

Kratom ka-boom; what a sport; treed; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

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The Role of AI in Cash Application

Gaviti

Artificial intelligence is now an integral part of what makes accounts receivable software work and cash application solutions in particular. A/R departments often turn to cash application software at a point when they see a need to replace manual processes with automated ones and realize they are using their talent to complete mundane tasks or spending valuable resources on identifying manual errors that result in payment processing delays.

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IRS Continues To Expand Taxpayer Services and Online Tools

Insightful Accountant

Quarterly update highlights expansion on individual, business online accounts; Document Upload Tool hits 1 million submissions and more amended returns can be filed electronically.

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UBS questioned by senator over $350M tax evasion case

Accounting Today

UBS Group AG was asked by a powerful U.S. lawmaker about whether the bank it acquired, Credit Suisse Group, failed to report an American accused of evading taxes on $350 million in income.

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Merging TradeGecko into QuickBooks Online

Insightful Accountant

Murph looks at the enhancements to QuickBooks Online that resulted from Intuit's acquisition of TradeGecko.

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Tax practitioners both excited and concerned about gen AI

Accounting Today

A recent survey of tax professionals has found that practitioners hold both excitement and concerns about generative AI, though there is slightly more of the latter than the former.

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Are Robots Replacing You? Keeping Humans in the Loop in Automated Environments

Speaker: Erroll Amacker

As businesses increasingly adopt automation, finance leaders must navigate the delicate balance between technology and human expertise. This webinar explores the critical role of human oversight in accounts payable (AP) automation and how a people-centric approach can drive better financial performance. Join us for an insightful discussion on how integrating human expertise into automated workflows enhances decision-making, reduces fraud risks, strengthens vendor relationships, and accelerates R

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Top Remote Accounting Candidates for Hire | July 25, 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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3 Things Holding Back the Accounting Industry w/Seth Fineberg

Jetpack Workflow

Podcast Summary Today’s guest, Seth Fineberg , a veteran in the accounting industry and founder of Accountants Forward , shares insights on how firm leaders can lead by example to move the profession forward. He discusses his career journey and current services, emphasizing the importance of instituting positive practices in the industry. Tune in to learn from Seth’s wealth of experience and expertise in shaping the future of accounting.

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Administrative overhead definition

Accounting Tools

What is Administrative Overhead? Administrative overhead is those costs not involved in the development or production of goods or services. This is essentially all overhead that is not included in manufacturing overhead. This can be a substantial proportion of all costs incurred in businesses that are not directly engaged in the production of goods.

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Five tips to make the most of app exhibitors at Xerocon Nashville

Xero

It feels like the magical two days that were Xerocon London just happened, and we’re already preparing to hit the road again for Xerocon Nashville this August! It’s the perfect time to not only meet some of the apps being exhibited at this year’s Xerocon, but hear real-life stories on how connecting apps with Xero can streamline your work and expand your possibilities.

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Book of Secrets on the Month-End Close

Based off SkyStem's popular e-Book, the book of secrets to the month-end close will be revealed in this one-hour webinar. Learn leading practices when it comes to building a strong and sustainable month-end close that has room to grow and evolve. Learn about the power of precise estimates, why reconciliations are critical to closing the books, how and when to automate, and how the chart of accounts play into your close process.

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Airwallex Partners with Float to Deliver Bill Payments in Canada

Insightful Accountant

Float’s new Airwallex-powered Bill Pay product expands its leading end-to-end payment solution for Canadian businesses. Embedding Airwallex’s global infrastructure helped Float efficiently bring the product to market.

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Why Trump's Plan To Raise Tariffs Will Backfire

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Blake and David Leary dive into several hot topics in the accounting world including the IRS's renewed focus on enforcement, targeting high-income individuals and non-filers, as well as the push to regulate non-credentialed tax preparers. They also explore the ongoing US CPA shortage and discuss potential solutions, including changes to education and recruitment strategies.