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New AI Invoice Data Capture Tool Available for Microsoft Business Central Users

Fidesic blog

A new AI powered invoice process solution for Microsoft D365 Business Central is a truly transformative piece of technology for accounts payable pros.

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PwC to take big steps on audit quality, independence, accountability

Accounting Today

The Big Four firm plans to stop offering some types of services to SEC-registered audit clients, and to cut the compensation of top leaders if the firm's audits fall short on quality.

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Building Inclusion: setting a path to success for Latinos in tech

Intuit

Tell us a little bit about yourself and what brought you to Intuit. I was born and raised in Lima, Peru, and moved to the US when I was 19 for college. I graduated from UC Berkeley and have been working in project/program management focused in tech since graduation. My friend worked at Intuit and her team was looking for a technical program manager, and the rest is history.

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Embracing growth and efficiency: Key Insights from the UK Accounting and Bookkeeping Industry Report 2023

Xero

We are pleased to share the key findings from our study of the accounting and bookkeeping sector. This report involved engaging with over 600 accounting and bookkeeping professionals practising across the UK, from sole practitioners to large practices. Despite global economic uncertainty and rising inflation, this sector has shown remarkable growth and resilience.

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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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Clients Can Have Peace of Mind with Rewind

Accounting Department

Since its establishment in 2015, Rewind has been dedicated to empowering businesses to safeguard their valuable SaaS and cloud data. With an impressive customer base of over 100,000 across 100 countries, Rewind's highly acclaimed apps and unwavering support have become the go-to solution for ensuring the uninterrupted operation of software-as-a-service applications.

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AICPA offers help with disaster preparedness and ESG

Accounting Today

The American Institute of CPAs is teaming up with other groups to help accountants cope with natural disasters, as well as learn more about the environmental, social and governance area.

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How this accounting firm nearly doubled productivity and reinvested the time in its team

Xero

The one thing accountants and bookkeepers are always short on is time. Balancing client work, advisory, admin and growing their own teams, all whilst trying to run a profitable practice. This can take its toll on accountants, with our recent State of Accounting research in South Africa revealing that two thirds (64%) experience stress as a result of work and face continued challenges like loadshedding (75%) and economic instability (71%).

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Dynamic Surcharging and Multiple Invoicing Solved by Freedom Merchants

Accounting Department

As a small to medium-sized business owner, you know that cash flow is the lifeblood of your company. It's crucial to stay on top of your accounts receivable and make it as convenient as possible for your customers to make payments, without any added expenses for you.

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IRS aims to expand tax certainty programs for big business

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service is asking for comments from business taxpayers and their advisors about ways to improve and expand its programs for resolving tax issues upfront before companies run into compliance problems.

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Bill.com to End Sync Support for Dynamics GP Dec 2023

Fidesic blog

Beginning December 1, 2023, Bill.com will no longer support direct sync for Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains).

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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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Xero Beautiful Business Fund: Apply now to help your business achieve its sustainability goals

Xero

There’s all sorts of great ways to help make your business more sustainable and have a positive impact. Some businesses might have a sustainability purpose core to what they do, like reducing food waste, wildlife conservation, or waterway restoration. Others might want to become more sustainable, through initiatives like reducing waste or consumption, shifting to a green fleet of vehicles, transitioning to a more sustainable business model, such as circular economy or regenerative agriculture, o

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A NEW Podcast is here! | Beyond the Books by AccountingDepartment.com

Accounting Department

Exciting news! We're thrilled to announce that Episode 1 of our NEW podcast, Beyond the Books , is now live and ready for your listening pleasure.

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No more shared EDGAR accounts under SEC proposal

Accounting Today

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed upgrading the EDGAR system to, among other things, shift from a per-company login system to a per-individual one.

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Key MLOps processes (part 2): Feature engineering, or the development of features

FinOps in Practice

In this article, we describe Process 2 – Feature engineering, or the development of features. Please, find the whole scheme, which describes key MLOps processes here. The main parts of the scheme are horizontal blocks, inside of which the procedural aspects of MLOps are described. Each of them is designed to solve specific tasks within the framework of ensuring the uninterrupted operation of the company’s ML services.

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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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Bill.com to End Sync Support for Dynamics GP Dec 2023

Fidesic blog

Beginning December 1, 2023, Bill.com will no longer support direct sync for Microsoft Dynamics GP (Great Plains).

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Punch-Out, Punch-In and Plug-In: What’s the Difference and Why Should I Care?

Compleatable

We’ve all been there, restlessly tossing and turning at night when suddenly it comes to you: you forgot to pick up that really important thing for the office tomorrow. A quick foggy-eyed scan through your phone, click a few buttons, and bam- order placed and you can finally relax. It’s hard to remember a life before online shopping. Its popularity highlighted the inefficiencies of shopping in a physical store; it can be time-consuming, hard to know you’re always getting the best price, and a gam

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IRS use of AI in tax audits could be a game changer, but with pitfalls

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service will need to tread carefully with how it uses AI amid growing questions about the reliability of the technology.

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CPA pipeline problems: Insights from a state society CEO

Blake Oliver

The accounting talent pipeline is narrowing at a troubling rate. As baby boomers retire, fewer college students opt into the profession, creating a widening gap in the number of CPAs. In my latest Firm of the Future article , I share insights from a recent podcast interview with Jen Cryder, CEO of the Pennsylvania Institute of CPAs. She describes a profession facing urgent questions about its future workforce.

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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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Top 100 2024 Clues: More Training Opportunities

Insightful Accountant

Murph is prone to repeating himself these days. That's especially so when it comes to important clues, like "don't miss training opportunities" for Top 100 2024.

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Punch-Out, Punch-In and Plug-In: What’s the Difference and Why Should I Care?

Compleatable

We’ve all been there, restlessly tossing and turning at night when suddenly it comes to you: you forgot to pick up that really important thing for the office tomorrow. A quick foggy-eyed scan through your phone, click a few buttons, and bam- order placed and you can finally relax. It’s hard to remember a life before online shopping. Its popularity highlighted the inefficiencies of shopping in a physical store; it can be time-consuming, hard to know you’re always getting the best price, and a gam

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IRS cracks down on illegal sports betting

Accounting Today

The Internal Revenue Service's Criminal Investigation division is targeting illegal activity tied to sports betting as the pro football season gets underway.

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The wild classes CPAs take for their 150 hours

Blake Oliver

From Alabama dinosaurs to pickleball, accountants have studied some unusual things to fulfill their education requirement.

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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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How Decluttering the Digital Workspace Can Boosting Productivity and Mental Well-being

LedgerDocs

In recent years document management has evolved from file cabinets and paper clutter to more sophisticated and intricate digital systems. The shift to digital document management has allowed businesses to make strides towards efficiency and accessibility, and it without a doubt had an impact on the mental well-being of employees. Digital document management has changed the way our workday flows, influencing our productivity and mental health through the reduction of clutter, increased organizati

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Is Quicken and QuickBooks the Same Thing?

Ace Cloud Hosting

Accounting operations are no longer about paperwork. Software programs have taken center stage, and users are picking different accounting solutions depending on their requirements. Since the range of accounting software.

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EY sees global revenue grow 14.2% to $49.4B

Accounting Today

Ernst & Young saw one of the biggest revenue increases in its history despite the cancellation of its plan to spin off its consulting practice.

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8 Steps to Improving Cash Flow Forecasting

Insightful Accountant

MineralTree's Jose Garcia explains how accurately projecting future cash inflows and outflows can help you anticipate short- and long-term financial circumstances.

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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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What is SaaS Revenue Recognition?

Billing Platform

Whether a small and medium-sized business (SMB) or large enterprise, revenue is at the very center of your business performance. Many companies struggle to determine when revenue can/should be recognized. Your ability to accurately recognize revenue is what keeps your SaaS business healthy. Not to be minimized or put on the back burner, but the insights provided by SaaS revenue recognition are key to knowing your financial performance.

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Do Small Businesses Need an HR Professional?

CSI Accounting & Payroll

Small business owners understand the challenges of staying up-to-date with HR requirements , as well as handling any accidents or resolving personal issues that might come forward. It's important to have a resource to handle these situations, but how can that be done on a tight budget? Most small businesses can't afford to hire an HR professional, but what about outsourcing this assistance?

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The perils of promotions

Accounting Today

Promoting a top performer doesn't always guarantee they'll stay — ADP's Nela Richardson shares how to navigate these transitions better.

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4 Scalable Features to Increase Your Tax Prep Prices

Future Firm

As I shared numerous times before, I love the idea of presenting clients with Gold, Silver, and Bronze options for personal tax preparation services. However, in this episode, our focus will be on highlighting some of the additional features you can provide and discussing how to present them, rather than demonstrating how to bundle them together. Listen Below. 0:51 – Out of all the services I offer, standalone personal tax preparation services are probably the ones I like the least.

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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.