Fri.Dec 08, 2023

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IRS Appeals office sets priorities for next year

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service's Independent Office of Appeals hopes to improve taxpayer service next year and improve the experience of its workforce.

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Decoding the Intricacies of Healthcare Billing: Navigating Claims Denials and Revenue Cycle Management

SSI Healthcare Rev Cycle Solutions

Decoding the Intricacies of Healthcare Billing: Navigating Claims Denials and Revenue Cycle Management Home / December 8, 2023 Healthcare billing is a vital function in the medical administration ecosystem, playing a crucial role in sustaining the financial health of healthcare organizations. This complex process, integrating both institutional and professional billing practices, is foundational to healthcare technology and finance.

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The 2023 Top 100 Most influential People in Accounting

Accounting Today

Accounting Today's annual collection of the thought leaders and changemakers who are shaping the profession — and their snacks.

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Save Time With AI: Explaining Basis to a Non-Accountant

Blake Oliver

Do clients struggle to understand accounting and tax concepts? AI can help provide simple, plain English explanations, saving you time. Here's an example. I spotted this question from a CPA on Twitter: Any good plain-English way to explain basis? Clients find it hard to grasp w/out getting technical or drawing it. It's been an issue with losses, zero basis, and/or EIDL-funded distributions.

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Fall In Love With the Month-End Close

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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IRS aggressively attacks improper Employee Retention Credit claims

Accounting Today

The IRS is sending 20,000 disallowance letters, with more action and a voluntary disclosure program coming.

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Freelancer’s Guide to Invoicing: Tips and Tools

Invoicera

According to a survey by PayPal, freelancers spend an average of 36 days per year solely on administrative tasks, with a significant portion dedicated to invoice creation. Hey there, fellow freelancer! Do you also spend a lot of time calculating your work hours and converting them into an invoice? In the freelancing world, we know there are a lot of other challenges, such as: Late payments Inconsistent cash flow Creating professional invoices Different projects with different prices But you are

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The 12 taxing days of Christmas

Accounting Fun

A few years ago Emily Coltman of FreeAgent analysed the tax consequences of every one of the gifts mentioned in the classic song “The Twelve Days of Christmas”. Emily imagined that the minstrel, whose "true love" gave all these gifts, needs help completing a tax return. What, imagined Emily, would be the income tax and VAT rules applicable to the gifts that make up the famous festive menagerie?

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Top New Products 2024: Call for nominations

Accounting Today

Accounting Today has issued a call for submissions for its 2023 Top New Products report.

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Cost of goods available for sale definition

Accounting Tools

What is the Cost of Goods Available for Sale? The cost of goods available for sale is the total recorded cost of beginning finished goods or merchandise inventory in an accounting period, plus the cost of any finished goods produced or merchandise added during the period. This information is used to derive the cost of goods sold for any reporting period.

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Employers added 199K jobs in November, but cut 2,500 in accounting

Accounting Today

The unemployment rate declined two-tenths of a point to 3.7% in a sign of a strong economy despite high interest rates.

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Navigating Payroll Compliance: Future-Proofing Payroll in an Evolving Regulatory Landscape

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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Earned capital definition

Accounting Tools

What is Earned Capital? Earned capital is a company's net income , which it may elect to retain as retained earnings if it does not issue the money back to investors in the form of dividends. Thus, earned capital is essentially those earnings retained within an entity. Earned capital is negative if a company is recording losses, and is positive if the company is generating profits and has not issued all of the profits as dividends.

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CPA execs uncertain on economic outlook in 2024

Accounting Today

Business leaders who are also CPAs are unsure about the direction of the U.S. economy next year.

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Tech News: Ledgible launches transaction table

Accounting Today

Ledgible improves transaction table; Wolters Kluwer's emissions reduction targets validated by SBTi; and other updates from the accounting technology world.

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RF&F acquires Mister, Burton & Associates

Accounting Today

Rosen, Sapperstein and Friedlander, a Regional Leader based in Towson, Maryland, is buying MBA, a firm based in Cockeysville.

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Next-Level Fraud Prevention: Strategies for Today’s Threat Landscape

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.

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On the move: Centri appoints first president

Accounting Today

Brown Schultz Sheridan & Fritz renames firm; Weaver moves into new Texas office; and more news from across the profession.

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Hunter Biden indicted in tax case as White House woes mount

Accounting Today

President Joe Biden's son Hunter was indicted on nine federal tax charges in a development that will become a political headache for the White House and Democrats as the 2024 campaign ramps up.

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Trump's expert accounting witness trashes NY's 'absurd' fraud case in court clash

Accounting Today

A prominent NYU accounting professor who is being paid to testify in Donald Trump's defense in a civil fraud trial heaped praise on the former president's financial records for hours under oath.