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The 20 most financially savvy states

Accounting Today

The top state in the ranking received a total score for financial literacy of 69.06 out of 100.

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Types of Reports in QuickBooks: A Comprehensive Guide

Accounting Department

Reports play a crucial role in managing a business effectively, and QuickBooks provides a wide range of reports that can help small and medium-sized businesses track their financial performance and make informed decisions. These reports provide valuable insights into various aspects of the business, such as income, expenses, sales, inventory, and payroll.

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Leading client onboarding: The prologue to client success

Accounting Today

Accounting firm leaders need to take the lead in welcoming new clients.

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January's QB Talks is our 2024 ProAdvisor Meetup

Insightful Accountant

Insightful Accountant will host a 'talkative' ProAdvisor Meetup for our first QB Talks of 2024. ProAdvisors are invited to this 'open mic' discussion of issues surrounding the ProAdvisor Awards, the ProAdvisor Program and QuickBooks Desktop 2024.

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Breaking Ground on Better Payment Processes: Strategies for Construction Pros

Speaker: Timothy Allsopp

Payment challenges often lead to delayed projects, financial bottlenecks, and strained relationships. With construction projects becoming more complex, outdated processes are no longer sustainable. By refining financial workflow, companies can improve cash flow, reduce error, and foster trust between stakeholders. Discover practical strategies for redesigning payment systems to overcome workflow challenges while creating a smoother, more reliable process for contractors and subcontractors alike.

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What don't people get about AI, anyway?

Accounting Today

The AI landscape has a lot of misconceptions and overblown claims. We asked AI thought leaders in the accounting field what some of the worst were.

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Top 25 Accounting Influencers You Should Follow in [2024]

Ace Cloud Hosting

The accounting profession helps businesses drive successful commerce around the world. From tax law changes to financial statement reporting changes, so much is happening in this space that it can.

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What is accountancy?

Accounting Tools

Accountancy is the practice of recording, classifying, and reporting on business transactions for a business. It provides feedback to management regarding the financial results and status of an organization. The key accountancy tasks are noted below. Recordation The recording of business transactions usually involves several key transactions that are handled on a repetitive basis, which are issuing customer invoices , paying supplier invoices, recording cash receipts from customers, and paying e

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Calvetti Ferguson expands in Dallas

Accounting Today

The Houston-based firm has acquired local CPA firm Gummer Group.

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1099 Rules

Tipalti

Stay compliant in 2024: unravel Form 1099 rules to help navigate tax regulations seamlessly and stay on top of the constantly-changing business taxes landscape.

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PwC makes bullish predictions on AI

Accounting Today

The Big Four firm shared its outlook on generative AI in the coming years, saying accountants should prepare for major changes or else be outcompeted.

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The Growth Architect: How Financial Leaders are Unlocking Potential

Speaker: Ashley Harlan, MBA

What if your role as a fractional CFO went beyond operational support to actively shaping the future of your clients’ businesses? 💼 ✨ In this session, discover how fractional finance professionals can position themselves as architects of growth, guiding their clients toward sustainable success and preparing them for full-time financial leadership.

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Meet 2023 Top 25 Up-N-Coming Proadvisor Lauren LaMantia

Insightful Accountant

We sat down with Lauren to get her thoughts on being a 2023 Top 25 Up-N-Coming ProAdvisor, her journey, path to success and going above and beyond for her clients.

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In the blogs: Manual AI

Accounting Today

Too much money; five little letters on how clients might see you; loss-harvesting season; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

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5 Things Missing From Your Balance Sheet

Invoicera

A balance sheet tells a story of a company’s financial health—a tale of assets, liabilities, and the missing chapters of overlooked value. Do you truly know your business’s worth? If not, you are missing something on your balance sheet. A balance sheet isn’t just numbers; it’s a story of your business’s money journey. But sometimes, important things get missed in it.

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2023 Top 100 People extra: Pipeline solutions

Accounting Today

As part of this year's Top 100 Most Influential People survey, Accounting Today asked, "How would you fix the pipeline problem of too few people entering the profession?

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2025 Payroll Calendar Templates (Biweekly, Semi-Monthly, and Monthly)

Use these handy calendar templates to stay on top of payroll in 2025! Download them today to share with your HR team or post for employees. Whether your company has biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly pay periods, Paycor has you covered. Get your templates today!

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How to Handle Partial Payments On Invoices

Invoicera

Introduction Have you ever found yourself juggling incomplete payments on your invoices? Handling these partial payments can often feel like completing a puzzle with missing pieces. According to a study by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) , approximately 64% of small businesses experience late payments from customers, with a significant portion being partial payments.

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Choosing the Best SendGrid Alternative Email Delivery Service

Nanonets

Introduction Since the internet became a commercial force in the mid-'90s, email has been a constant in our personal and business lives. With improved broadband and Wi-Fi, email has adapted, becoming more accessible. Crafting quality emails is crucial for business operations as it serves as a powerful marketing tool, facilitating quick communication with clients, suppliers, and staff.

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How to Handle Partial Payments on Invoices

Invoicera

Introduction Have you ever found yourself juggling incomplete payments on your invoices? Handling these partial payments can often feel like completing a puzzle with missing pieces. According to a study by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) , approximately 64% of small businesses experience late payments from customers, with a significant portion being partial payments.

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Getting the most out of Salesforce Integrations

Nanonets

Introduction In the modern business landscape, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) platforms like Salesforce have become indispensable. Salesforce’s ability to integrate with popular email services such as Outlook and Gmail enhances its functionality, making it a powerful tool for businesses. This integration streamlines communication, ensures efficient data management, and augments customer engagement strategies.

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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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Wherefour @ QuickBooks Connect 2023

Insightful Accountant

Wherefour solves the production and compliance headaches of manufacturers around the world.

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1042-s

Tipalti

IRS Form 1042-S is a critical tax document for US-based businesses to report payment to foreign persons. Learn how to navigate Form 1042 in this comprehensive article.

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Meet Top 25 Up-N-Coming Proadvisor Lauren LaMantia

Insightful Accountant

We sat down with Lauren to get her thoughts on being a 2023 Top 25 Up-N-Coming ProAdvisor, her journey, path to success and going above and beyond for her clients.

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LiveCA Transitions Their Clients to Paperless, Cloud-Based Accounting with Plooto

Plooto

Helping businesses work through their complex accounting needs is what LiveCA does best. Leveraging technology that streamlines processes and communication makes this possible. Plooto has enabled LiveCA to manage payments at scale for all their clients from a single online platform that seamlessly integrates with their current accounting software and offers reliable client communication.

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Less Stress, More Success: Accounting Best Practices & Processes for 2025

Speaker: Duke Heninger, Partner and Fractional CFO at Ampleo & Creator of CFO System

Are you ready to elevate your accounting processes for 2025? 🚀 Join us for an exclusive webinar led by Duke Heninger, 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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The Young CPA Perspective on the Talent Shortage

Blake Oliver

Hear from two young virtual CFOs on the talent shortage and future of accounting. ? I sat down with Hannah Hood and Joey Kinney, CPA of Summit Virtual CFO by Anders , to discuss the challenges facing young accountants today. We cover topics including: · Low starting salaries and lack of flexibility at traditional firms · The value of remote work arrangements · The need for more women leaders and work-life balance · Making accounting adaptable and inclusive Hannah and Joey share their perspective

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Plooto Made True North Mortgage Stand Out by Getting Their Payments Out Fast

Plooto

If we have to reimburse our employees, if we have to pay our vendors, if we have to provide rebates and discounts to our customers, we use Plooto for everything.

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AI in Nonprofits: 8 Use Cases

AvidXchange

For the past two years, inflation and other macroeconomic factors have put nonprofits in a crunch. The number of donors is dropping, as is the size of their donations. A report by the Fundraising Effectiveness Project found that large donors cut contributions by nearly 10% in early 2023 while new donors slashed donations by more than a third. Meanwhile, the need for nonprofit services grows.

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What is e Sourcing?

Nanonets

In today’s hyper-digital world, companies are shifting to e-sourcing with e sourcing tools designed for digital transformation in tactical and strategic sourcing. E sourcing software provides efficiency and other benefits, including better vendor selection, collaboration, and visibility into this element of e-procurement and business spending.

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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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5 Things Missing From Your Balance Sheet

Invoicera

A balance sheet tells a story of a company’s financial health—a tale of assets, liabilities, and the missing chapters of overlooked value. Do you truly know your business’s worth? If not, you are missing something on your balance sheet. A balance sheet isn’t just numbers; it’s a story of your business’s money journey. But sometimes, important things get missed in it.

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The best free and low cost apps for bookkeepers

5 Minute Bookkeeping

Are you a bookkeeper looking for affordable and efficient tools to streamline your business operations? In today’s digital age, there are numerous free and low-cost apps available that can help you manage your bookkeeping business effectively. Let’s go over the best free and low cost apps for bookkeepers. Accounting Software My number 1 app is QuickBooks online accountant.

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W9 for Vendors

Tipalti

Trades or businesses need to get W9 Forms from U.S. vendors to prepare information returns like Form 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC required by the IRS to report calendar year amounts paid to them of $600 or more or amounts of backup withholding of federal income taxes.

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Payer definition

Accounting Tools

What is a Payer? A payer is the person or business responsible for making a payment to a payee. Thus, a person making a mortgage payment to a lender is designated at the payer, and the lender is the payee. Or, the issuer of a bond is the designated payer of subsequent coupon payments to investors. The concept can refer to the payment for any transaction , such as for goods, services, loans , and dividends.

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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.