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Expanded 45L and 179D energy efficiency tax breaks have implications for real estate owners

Accounting Today

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Xero’s Diversity Pledge to nurture more female inventors

Xero

When it comes to how we deliver our commitment to innovation, we believe that patents are a proxy for it. That’s why, on behalf of Xero, I’ve signed the Diversity Pledge. It’s an exciting step, and a move that symbolises a meaningful focus for us on ensuring the innovative contributions of more females are recognised in the patent applications we file each year.

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Fundraising Tips and Best Practices for SaaS CFOs

Sage Intacct

Reliably securing funding is an indispensable component of any SaaS CFO's job. And now that the SaaS market has begun to follow suit with the broader economic trouble brewing at the moment, this is more true than ever.

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Cybersecurity Companies Have A Customer Profitability Problem — Here’s Why

CloudZero

The age of growth-at-all-costs is over. Profitability matters — and it matters now.

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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 With construction projects becoming more complex, outdated processes are no longer sustainable.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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October is the cruelest month: Tax pros discuss the second season

Accounting Today

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FinOps in the Real World: How One MSP Uses CloudCheckr

CloudCheckr

When taking care of houseplants, you need to know exactly what they need—like the right amounts of water and sunlight—so that they can grow to their fullest potential. The same is true for cloud finances, says Benjamin van der Maas, Cloud Financial Management Practice Lead for Cloudar, a managed service provider (MSP). FinOps requires you to know exactly where to optimize your cloud costs, van der Maas says, so that you can sustain the “growth” of cloud transformation.

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20+ Google Cloud Monitoring Tools And Best Practices For 2022

CloudZero

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) offers a great alternative to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure. In case you use Google Products extensively at work, such as Google Workspace, moving to GCP may be a natural choice too.

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2022 tax planning after the Inflation Reduction Act

Accounting Today

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Survey Uncovers Top Priorities for HOA Management Firms

AvidXchange

The homeowners association (HOA) and community association management (CAM) industry has seen significant changes since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many associations have faced staffing challenges, resulting in a need to create efficiencies due to limited employees. According to the 2022 CINC Systems State of the Industry report , overload and burnout are frequent topics of discussion in the HOA industry.

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Podcast – Episode #4 – Managing your cloud in an economic downturn

The FinOps Alliance

The on-demand pricing and pay-as-you-go models of the cloud might soon become even more important as businesses are preparing for a possible economic downturn. In this livestream, the FinOps Alliance discusses what role the cloud plays in these types of business challenges. We discuss in what ways inflation could impact cloud pricing and how cloud can help you scale around fluctuating needs for resources.

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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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The Ultimate Kubernetes Cost Monitoring And Management Guide

CloudZero

While Kubernetes enables your team to deliver more value, more rapidly, cost discussions around Kubernetes — and Kubernetes cost monitoring — can be difficult.

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Art of Accounting: Terminating your practice

Accounting Today

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Is Outsourced Bookkeeping the Right Choice For IT Firms?

OSYB

As an IT professional, it’s imperative that you spend the bulk of your time on providing the top-notch service that your firm is known for. Similar to other professional services, such as CPAs or healthcare providers, this day-to-day grind can take a toll on some of the back-end operations. Those tedious-yet-highly important tasks that you know you can’t put off but take up an ungodly amount of time you could dedicate to your customers and services.

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10 ways accountants could become more like characters from Star Trek

Accounting Fun

1. Find a weird hand signal that means either, “Live long and prosper,” or “My hand feels cramped from typing all these numbers into an Excel spreadsheet.” 2. Take the firm up to warp factor five, or the speed you generally go about a week before January 31. 3. Raise the deflector shields, especially if HMRC contacts your clients about an investigation. 4.

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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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Ep. 199: Anthony Nitsos, CMA - Riding the Tidal Wave of Data Automation

IMA's Count Me

Connect with Anthony Full Episode Transcript: Adam: I'm Adam Larson and welcome back to Count Me In, the podcast by and for management accountants. Today's guest comes to us from the forefront of the data automation revolution. Anthony Nitsos, a proud CMA, a consulting CFO, and the founder of SAS gurus shares the unique story of how he transitioned from pursuing a career in medicine to how he discovered the power and beauty of accounting.

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Victims of Mississippi water crisis get filing relief

Accounting Today

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Wholesale Inflation Dips in August

NACM

Inflation at the wholesale level rose 8.7% year over year in August, according to the producer price index. Prices fell 0.1% from July to August, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Wednesday."Just one day after August's disappointing Consumer Price Index report triggered a meltdown on Wall Street, a separate inflation re.

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Why Accountants Lose Money

Cloud Accounting Podcast

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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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Rising number of Americans overestimate their financial literacy

Accounting Today

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SEC charges advisory firms with custody rule violations

Accounting Today

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Accountants and the fight against corruption

Accounting Today

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PCAOB plans to update some long overdue auditing standards

Accounting Today

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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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Inflation Reduction Act significantly changes 179D building deduction

Accounting Today

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Study: Companies get stock boost from appointing Black CEOs

Accounting Today

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Better collaborative worksheets, and other tech stories you may have missed

Accounting Today

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Paychex introduces new voice feature

Accounting Today

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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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Taxpayers trust tax pros more than politicians or media

Accounting Today

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High inflation expected to lead to big changes in tax brackets and exclusions

Accounting Today

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Calendar entries don't substantiate business driving

Accounting Today

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Tipalti rolls out virtual 'card'

Accounting Today

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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.