Thu.Oct 10, 2024

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Lawmakers urge IRS Direct File to loosen ID requirements

Accounting Today

A group of lawmakers has urged the IRS to loosen the identity verification requirements to access the new Direct File system by dropping the mandate to follow stringent ID.me standards.

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Maximise Efficiency with Amazon Business and Compleat Education 17/10 11:00AM

Compleatable

On Thursday the 17th of October the esteemed Amazon Business are hosting us as part of their special Back to School webinar series! We’ll be showing Amazon Business customers how we can help streamline purchasing and accounts payable for their school. Learn how the Amazon Business integration, combined with Compleat Education , extends your existing finance system to give your team more control, save time, and allow you to focus on what really matters—your students.

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Tax breaks spur foreign direct investment in Midwest manufacturing

Accounting Today

While the potential rewards are attractive, for many of the small to midsized players, there are a host of operational and tax-related implications that need to be addressed.

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Fidesic to Relaunch Fidesic Free at Summit NA

Fidesic blog

Fidesic’s Free AP automation app is being repositioned to make it more convenient for accounting pros to get lightweight AP processing tool and test Fidesic.

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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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Tax Fraud Blotter: Bad choices

Accounting Today

A senate hearing; lack of Unity; that ain't chicken feed; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

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Fidesic to Relaunch Fidesic Free at Summit NA

Fidesic blog

Fidesic’s Free AP automation app is being repositioned to make it more convenient for accounting pros to get lightweight AP processing tool and test Fidesic.

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Doubling Revenue to $2M within 12 Months of Acquisition w/Patrick Dichter’s

Jetpack Workflow

Podcast Summary In this episode of the Growing Your Firm Podcast, host David Cristello welcomes Patrick Dichter , the owner of an acquisition engine specializing in acquiring accounting firms. And owner of Appletree Business Services , a modern accounting and tax firm for small businesses. The conversation delves into Patrick’s successful strategies for acquiring firms, his approach to client mix, and how his model differs from conventional accounting practices.

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GASB mulls changes in accounting for infrastructure assets

Accounting Today

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board is considering changes in the financial reporting rules for infrastructure assets and is looking for feedback.

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IRS Introduces Draft Form 7217: Implications for Partnership Distributions

Insightful Accountant

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has unveiled draft Form 7217, "Partner's Report of Property Distributed by a Partnership," set for implementation in the 2024 tax year.

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IRS sees tax gap growing

Accounting Today

The gap between taxes owed and paid increased to $696 billion in tax year 2022.

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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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ChatGPT for HR Operations: Boosting Efficiency for Finance & Tax Professionals

Insightful Accountant

In the dynamic landscape of finance and tax, discussions surrounding AI and automation have become increasingly prevalent. ChatGPT stands out as one of the most widely recognized.

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Five Common Questions About Cloud Content Management Answered

LedgerDocs

As a bookkeeper or accountant, you face a mountain of paperwork daily, and managing it all can often feel like a full-time job. Fortunately, with some of the latest cloud-based document management solutions, you can simplify this process, saving yourself both time and sanity. The Problem: Why Document Management is a Pain for Bookkeepers Handling accounting and bookkeeping documents, receipts, invoices and financial reports can be overwhelming.

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I heard it "on the radio, on the radio". did you?

Insightful Accountant

Is the software you rely on running on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and you don't even know it? It very well could be, and you might just find out by listening to 'Business Radio.

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From Accounting Intern to Fashion Mogul: The Story of Vuori's Founder Joe Kudla

Blake Oliver

The founder of Vuori , the activewear brand valued at $4 billion, started his career interning at EY, on track to become a CPA. On a recent episode of The Accounting Podcast , we delved into Joe Kudla's fascinating journey. While interning at EY, Joe received an unexpected invite to model in Europe for the summer—and he took it. That experience sparked his interest in fashion, but not so much in modeling itself.

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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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Top Remote Accounting Candidates for Hire | October 10, 2024

accountingfly

Top Remote Candidates This Week Are you in need of remote accountants? Accountingfly can assist you! Our ‘ Always-On Recruiting ‘ program allows you to connect with highly skilled and experienced remote accounting candidates without any upfront costs. Here are some of our top remote accounting candidates for this week. Sign up now to receive the full list of available top accounting candidates on a weekly basis!

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Praeger and Thean Discuss “The Journey to CEO Success”

AvidXchange

Mentorship and daily rhythms are two keys to success as a leader. In this episode of “ The Power of Change ” podcast, AvidXchange CEO and Co-Founder Michael Praeger is joined by his longtime friend and mentor, Patrick Thean, the co-founder and CEO of Rhythm Systems, to discuss these concepts and more. Plus, they share some of the principles in their co-authored book, “ The Journey to CEO Success.” “What stops you from changing is fear.

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G2 Fall 2024 Report: Nanonets emerges as the Leader in OCR industry

Nanonets

We are thrilled to announce that Nanonets has been awarded 12 prestigious badges in G2’s Fall 2024 Report , cementing our position as a leader in advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software across multiple regions and markets.  These badges testify to our continued commitment to delivering cutting-edge automation solutions that make our customers’ lives easier and better to drive business results.

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Data-Driven Success for Accounting Firms with Blake Grewal CEO of Bold Growth

Insightful Accountant

In this episode, Gary DeHart interviewed Blake Grewal, founder of Bold Growth, to discuss how accounting firms can leverage data-driven decisions and customer journey mapping to improve client experiences and firm efficiency.

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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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Best 5 Autonomous Finance Tools for 2024

Gaviti

CFOs are under constant pressure to increase efficiency in operations while at the same time cutting costs, ensuring healthy cash flow. At the same time, they must be able to gather and analyze data to quickly make the right decisions that contribute to business growth. These pressures are driving them to adopt a range of autonomous finance tools, including those in accounts receivable.

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Unlocking Payment Efficiency with PayTrace

Insightful Accountant

Efficient payment processes are crucial. PayTrace offers robust solutions designed to simplify payment workflows, enhance security, and help businesses cut down on processing costs.

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Procure-to-Pay Automation

Tipalti

Ready to streamline your procure-to-pay process with automation? Learn winning strategies and effective tactics to implement a successful P2P system, enhancing efficiency.

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APP Academy Featuring Qvinci

Insightful Accountant

Qvinci recently presented at the Future Forward App Academy, introducing their innovative Qvinci Turnkey Advisor Program (QTAP), a quick-start guide to providing advisory services for accounting firms of all sizes.

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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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Procure-to-Pay Automation

Tipalti

Ready to streamline your procure-to-pay process with automation? Learn winning strategies and effective tactics to implement a successful P2P system, enhancing efficiency.

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Preliminary Results to Our 'Intuit' Survey

Insightful Accountant

We wanted to give you some preliminary results regarding the readership survey about recent Intuit announcements. We continue to accept survey submissions.

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OpenAI's Insane Entity Structure

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Blake and David look into OpenAI's complex entity structure and potential conversion from nonprofit to for-profit, highlighting the significant financial implications. They also discuss the challenges facing FreshBooks amid recent layoffs and shifting market dynamics and then explore the journey of Vuori's CEO Joe Kudla, emphasizing how his accounting background contributed to the company's success.

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QuickBooks teams with Kerry Washington's "Street You Grew Up On"

Insightful Accountant

YouTube Series will feature Mentor Moments spotlighting business women and and offering mentorship from Washington and QuickBooks.

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Solve Your Firm's Automation Complexities Once and For All

Speaker: Mark Stovel

When it comes to automating, many firms focus on finding the latest tech, believing that efficiency is something achieved through new tools. Yet true efficiency is achieved by delivering real value to clients, not merely by upgraded systems. Without a clear approach, no level of automation can overcome the complexities of serving every client’s needs.

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Accounts Payable – Why You Need Operational Analytics

oAppsNet

When you think of accounts payable (AP), you probably think of invoices, payments, and managing vendor relationships. But what if I told you that the key to unlocking the full potential of your AP department lies in operational analytics? Yep, those numbers and reports that most people gloss over have the power to transform your AP process from reactive and inefficient to proactive and optimized.

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The Ultimate Guide for Business Tax Preparation: Must Know Deductions and Credits

CapActix

Running a business is no small feat, and navigating tax season can be overwhelming. Tax season can be a stressful time for businesses, especially when they overlook key deductions and credits that could save them thousands. The complexity of tax laws often leads to businesses missing out on valuable opportunities to reduce their taxable income and increase the time required for business tax preparation.

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Trump vows to eliminate income taxes on Americans living abroad

Accounting Today

His pledge could simplify the tax obligations for U.S. citizens who live overseas.

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