October, 2023

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3 Realities to Make your C-Suite Care about AP Automation

Fidesic blog

Whether you’re talking about your COO, CFO, CIO or the entire executive suite, these folks are probably juggling a lot of moving parts. If they are hesitant to invest or even spend time discussing AP automation, it’s probably because they are dedicating their busy calendar time to what they see as more important and more exciting.

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IRS to offer free direct file online tax system in 13 states

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service plans to run a limited pilot test of its free online tax system in 13 states next tax season, but it will only support certain tax credits.

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Hiring Hybrid for Tax Season (and Beyond)

accountingfly

Hiring Hybrid for Tax Season (and Beyond) Having trouble staffing up for tax season? You’re not alone! The market is tough: candidate supply is still historically low, and many candidates are still looking for remote roles. Meanwhile, many firms are adopting rigid return-to-office policies, which limits their candidate pool to the local market (instead of hiring nationally) and is less appealing to candidates.

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How to think like a cyber criminal to protect your business

Xero

Over the last 12 months, millions of customers around the world have been impacted by some of the biggest data breaches in history. As a small business or advisor working with sensitive personal and financial information every day, the stakes are high. If your business or practice experienced a data breach, it could have a serious impact on your livelihood.

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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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DEI: Powering prosperity for all

Intuit

Corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has been a part of who we are since our founding 40 years ago. We continue to find new ways to foster a company culture that’s as diverse as the communities we serve, and to integrate inclusion and equity into how we operate as a business. Each year, we share an update on this work through our DEI Report.

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Avoid These Common Budgeting Mistakes for Your Business

Accounting Department

Budgeting is crucial for any business that wants to succeed in the long term. As a business owner or CFO for a small to medium-sized business, you may have experienced the challenges of creating and implementing a budget.

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IRS offers process for withdrawing bogus ERC claims

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service is giving employers a way to rescind inaccurate claims for the Employee Retention Credit if they've fallen victim to a scam at the hands of so-called "ERC mills.

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Chase Bank Requires QuickBooks Accounts' Reconnections

Insightful Accountant

As part of security enhancements being implemented between mid-October and the end of November 2023, Chase Bank will require all QBO and QuickBooks Desktop users to reconnect their bank connections.

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Our new AI-powered contact predictions have arrived

Xero

We recently announced at Xerocon Sydney that our team was busy enhancing the AI algorithms that power bank reconciliation in Xero, so it would recognise new contacts in your statement lines (even when they’re not in your contact list). We’re excited to share that this new feature is now live and available to all Xero customers globally. Here’s how it works and how to recognise it when it appears in your bank reconciliation.

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Powering A More Sustainable Future Through Solar Energy in Virginia and West Virginia

Intuit

In support of our Climate Positive Program’s commitment to reduce 2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions outside our operations by 2030, we are investing in equitable deployment of sustainable solutions like renewable energy. The program aims to support a ‌transition to 21st-century renewable energy sources coupled with job and learning opportunities for students in underserved communities.

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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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ADC Reinvents at EO Nerve 2023

Accounting Department

Our team rounded out another successful year of EO events last week while attending EO Nerve. ADC Business Development Representative, Shawn Marcum, and Content Manager, Mike DeFusco, attended the multi-day event in Tampa, FL.

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Could a simple licensing change increase the number of CPAs by 15%?

Blake Oliver

A University of Denver professors suggests replacing the 150-hour rule with a four-year degree and two years of work experience.

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EAs call on IRS to restart balance due notices

Accounting Today

The National Association of Enrolled Agents is asking the Internal Revenue Service to resume sending reminder notices immediately to non-filers and those with balances due of more than $10,000.

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The Secrets to Lasting Business Growth for Non-Marketers

Insightful Accountant

Everything comes down to marketing. Balanced Awakenings' Dr. Hannah Yang provides some insights practice owners can use to help leverage their market strategies and build momentum.

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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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How small businesses can get themselves ready for Cyber Monday

Xero

This guest blog was written by the team at ecommerce accounting integration, Amaka. Cyber Monday was originally an opportunity for ecommerce businesses to dish out huge promotions after Thanksgiving in the United States, but it’s now become a phenomenon around the world. In 2022, Cyber Monday brought in a total of $ 11.3 billion USD in the United States alone, representing one of the biggest online shopping days of the year.

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11 Best Movies Accountants Must Watch in 2024

Ace Cloud Hosting

In a world where numbers and spreadsheets often take center stage, it’s time for accountants and financial enthusiasts to let their hair down and embrace the cinematic side of life.

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The BILL Spend & Expense Approach to Making Expense Management Easy

Accounting Department

When running a business, keeping track of expenses can be a daunting task. From petty cash expenses to vendor payments, you need to ensure every penny spent is accounted for. That's where expense reports come in.

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Community Association Management Industry Trends for 2024 

AvidXchange

Community association managers have many responsibilities. From fielding resident concerns to handling accounting and legal matters to ensuring the maintenance of amenities and much more. These duties are made more difficult when working in an environment with outdated tools and inefficient processes. To better support employees, many community association management companies are turning to digital tools.

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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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Younger accountants more likely to leave employers

Accounting Today

Young accounting and finance professionals have been seeing the highest turnover over the past two years and are most likely to leave their current jobs over the next year, according to a new report.

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It's Time for QBTalks and the QBO Update

Insightful Accountant

Join Liz Scott on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 2 PM Eastern for the latest and greatest news about the QuickBooks Online product line-up. You won't want to miss it.

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How beating the digital drag can help fuel your small business growth

Xero

From your local plumber and barber, to your favourite cafe, these small businesses sit at the heart of our communities. They are the ones driving jobs, economic growth and a place for people to come together. These smallest businesses — those employing up to nine people — make up 15% of the UK’s turnover, and provide over a quarter of jobs. But despite this, a “digital drag” is holding the smallest firms back from reaching their full potential.

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Top Cloud Models for QuickBooks Desktop

Ace Cloud Hosting

As technology continues to evolve rapidly, it is no surprise that small businesses and entrepreneurs are constantly looking for innovative ways to enhance their operations. While QuickBooks Desktop has been.

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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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It's Fantasy Sports Season at ADC! | Beyond the Books Podcast by AccountingDepartment.com

Accounting Department

In this episode, join Kevin, Alicia, and Sarah as they discuss the setup and execution of various fantasy sports leagues throughout the year.

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2024 Real Estate Forecast

AvidXchange

As the year winds down, professionals in the real estate industry are naturally looking forward, planning budgets and goals for next year. Our 2024 real estate forecast predicts significant change in the retail and commercial sectors as well as an increased focus on building organizational efficiencies with technology. Below are a few of the top trends that will impact the 2024 real estate forecast.

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Auditors more worried about cybersecurity than AI risks

Accounting Today

A majority of chief audit executives and information technology audit leaders consider cybersecurity to be a top risk over the next year, but they're less concerned about artificial intelligence.

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NetSuite Extends Analytics Warehouse

Insightful Accountant

By extending Analytics Warehouse, NetSuite hopes to help customers gain greater and faster value from their data. Companies are using the newly enhanced AI-powered features of NSAW to simplify data management and access greater insights.

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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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The single client record is coming: here’s what your practice needs to know

Xero

*Please note that while the process remains the same, all references to Xero Tax are applicable to Australia and New Zealand only. One of the most important ways we’re helping you save time and grow your practice is by moving towards a future where Xero Practice Manager (XPM), Xero HQ and Xero Tax will be seamlessly connected. This will streamline your workflows and give you confidence that your data is accurate and your teams are all working from the same information – no matter what practice

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How Artificial Intelligence Will Impact the Accounting Industry?

Ace Cloud Hosting

Artificial intelligence, a technology that’s been more than just a buzzword in recent years, has laid its foot in the accounting industry. Think about it—every day, we use tools with.

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ADC Gets AMPLIFIED in Detroit at EO XCentric!

Accounting Department

Our second Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) event of the year, EO XCentric, took place in Detroit this week and ADC's Shawn Marcum, fresh off of EO Alchemy, set out to rock Detroit and spend some time with all of the great event attendees.

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4 Very Common Bookkeeping Mistakes and How LedgerDocs Can Save the Day

LedgerDocs

Bookkeeping is not for the faint of heart. There seem to be so many ways to mess up your financial records without knowing it. But don’t worry, a lot of these mistakes are common, and, most importantly, they are correctable if they are caught early enough. In this blog post, we will explore four common bookkeeping mistakes and, more importantly, how LedgerDocs can be your savior, helping you to avoid or fix these pitfalls.

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Travel and Expense Policy Success: Your Essential Checklist

Setting the stage for successful organizational change always begins with clear, thoughtful communication. When it comes to rolling out a new travel and expense (T&E) policy, establishing a well-structured communication plan is key to ensuring that all employees understand the changes and their impact. By following a step-by-step approach, you can guide your organization through the transition, fostering smooth adoption from the outset and improving compliance.