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Tips to keep sustainability top of mind this festive season

Xero

After a turbulent few years for the world, this end of year period is shaping up to be a time of relative normality and a great chance to unwind, rest and have the time to connect with friends and family. This time of year means different things to different people all around the world. However you like to spend it, remember to look after yourselves, be kind to the people around you, and get ready to take on 2023 with a renewed spirit.

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An Inside Look at NetSuite Cost Analysis

Accounting Department

Cost analysis is sometimes overlooked by business owners simply because it is inherently complex and time is precious. In-depth cost analysis performed in a methodical manner highlights costs for services and goods.

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The top tax developments of 2022

Accounting Today

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Warning Signs Your SaaS Company is Outgrowing QuickBooks: Manual and Inflexible Billing

Sage Intacct

In the beginning stages of many companies and accounting departments, in SaaS billing out of spreadsheets is often a sufficient–though far from perfect–method of handling the business's finances. It's better than nothing.

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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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Five tips for small businesses to kickstart the New Year

Xero

Running a small business is no small feat. The journey can be a roller coaster of ups and downs, and sometimes sound business advice can be tricky to come by. . As the holiday season fast approaches, it’s a great time to reflect on the year that has been and establish your business priorities for FY24. Richard Poole from Co-Pilot Business Advisory , is a business advisor and coach with over 25 years experience in running his own businesses.

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The Last Minute Year-End Checklist for Business Owners

Accounting Department

The year is drawing to a close, setting the stage for a bright 2023. If you own or manage a business of any type or size, it is definitely time to prepare for the transition to the new year, if you haven't already.

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Databricks Cost Optimization: Manage Spend With CloudZero

CloudZero

Databricks has emerged as one of the most powerful solutions for organizations to sort and normalize the data they ingest. But like all cloud providers — from the big three to more specialized infrastructure vendors — it adds complexity to customers’ IT spend.

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How to Recover After Losing a Client

Enterprise Recovery

Losing a client after establishing a relationship and putting in work efforts can be disruptive to any organization. It's especially painful if you're working as an independent contractor, freelance, or as a growing business. The loss in revenue may mean that you need to find another client immediately. There are some practical steps you can take to bounce back.

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The Necessity of Digital Transformation for Finance

Oversight

Everyone wants the latest and greatest devices when it comes to phones and other gadgets. And it's the same for business, as finance leaders manage the digital transformation of business, staying current on technology advancements is essential. As technology evolves, so must the way we run our businesses and finance teams.

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Tax Fraud Blotter: Lights and sirens

Accounting Today

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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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MongoDB Cost Optimization: Manage Your Spend With CloudZero

CloudZero

MongoDB has evolved into the database solution of choice for developers looking to build efficient, scalable applications in the cloud. But, as when using any cloud-based infrastructure, using MongoDB introduces an additional layer of complexity to customers’ IT spend.

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How Small Business Owners can Write-off Vacation Expenses

Nolan Accounting Center

One of the best things you can do for yourself is to take a vacation. This will give you the opportunity to take a break from your routine and relax, allowing you to recharge. This can be a challenge for small business owners because you are responsible for everything to do with your business. There are so many demands on your time. However, it is possible to use your vacation expenses as a tax deduction.

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Five reasons Profit First isn’t working for you 

Reconciled Solutions

Have you tried to implement Profit First in your business and failed? Let’s find out what might be holding you back. The post Five reasons Profit First isn’t working for you appeared first on Reconciled Solutions.

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Tax pros look to tech to boost tax season communication

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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21+ Azure Cost Optimization Best Practices For 2023

CloudZero

We see it often. Too many companies struggle to optimize their cloud costs — whichever platform they use, from Microsoft Azure to Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

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How Automation Can Improve Accounts Payable Compliance

MineralTree

In any organization, the accounts payable (AP) department is responsible for handling and processing payments. As a result, it is important that AP teams comply with relevant regulations and standards. Thankfully, an AP automation solution can help keep your business up to date with regulations and maintain compliance by streamlining processes, improving visibility, and reducing risks.

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SaaS Billing Warning Signs and How to Overcome Them

Sage Intacct

In the beginning stages of many companies and accounting departments, in SaaS billing out of spreadsheets is often a sufficient–though far from perfect–method of handling the business's finances. It's better than nothing.

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6 trends shaping the future of tax and accounting

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.

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ElastiCache Pricing Explained: A Guide To ElastiCache Costs

CloudZero

You need a robust platform to speed up your read/write operations per second if you provide services such as live streaming, social media networking, and analytics. By storing frequently accessed objects in faster memory (RAM or in-memory data stores instead of slower disk-based storage), caching reduces latency.

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5 Best Modern Accounting Practices That Entrepreneurs Should Follow

Analytix Finance & Accounting

Efficient financial management is a fundamental trait to have when it comes to ensuring business profitability. Accounting and bookkeeping are the backbone of financial management and must be managed diligently and consistently. Modern accounting practices need to be leveraged for an ambitious and fast-growing company to address challenges effectively.

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Profitable Bookkeeping For Under $200 Per Month

Earmark Accounting Podcast

Many thanks to our sponsor, LiveFlow! To learn more about LiveFlow, visit [link] Sign up to get free CPE for listening to this podcast [link] Download the Earmark CPE App Apple: [link] Android: [link] Connect with Our Guest, Michael Alliman LinkedIn: [link] Learn more about Michael's firm: [link] Connect with Blake Oliver, CPA LinkedIn: [link] Twitter: [link] Learn how Michael Alliman of Alliman Business Group has built a profitable and sustainable bookkeeping business at a starting price of jus

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IRS readies IT and service-level improvements

Accounting Today

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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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Make complying with eInvoicing easy with Dext Prepare

Dext

Companies and organisations of all shapes and sizes across Australia are adopting eInvoicing as part of the drive to digitise the business community and align to international markets. Whilst it’s not yet mandatory outside of the public sector, the business benefits make it a very attractive proposition.

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Why You Should Consider Outsourcing Your Company Secretary

Counto

Why You Should Consider Outsourcing Your Company Secretary Office support functions are essential to keeping any business running smoothly. These tasks are often time-consuming and require specific skills that not everyone is qualified for, such as administrative assistant work, bookkeeping, payroll management and IT support. With so many responsibilities on your plate as the owner or manager of your business, it can feel like you are drowning in paperwork and admin tasks on a daily basis.

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FinOps Vs. The Old Way: How Cloud Cost Optimization Is Evolving

CloudZero

In the early days of SaaS companies, most engineering and cloud operations teams weren’t tasked with monitoring or optimizing cloud costs. In fact, it would have been unlikely for these teams to care about cloud cost optimization at all, let alone take measures to fix issues and look for opportunities.

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Zoom aims high, and other tech stories you may have missed

Accounting Today

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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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Plooto Raises $20M USD in Series B Funding

Plooto

New funding will be used to capitalize on Plooto’s growth momentum and customer base by scaling the team and expanding product capabilities.

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If Santa was an accountant.

Accounting Fun

If Santa was an accountant.he would report true and fair (naughty and nice).he would collect receipts for subsistence from the secret 'other' Santas who service other countries.all of the kids clothes would be from "Baby GAAP".his helpers would work in a small room cranking out toys during 'present season' which gets longer every year.letters to Santa would be carried forward from prior year.he'd probably moan about all the red tape he has to deal with.his family still wouldn't have a clue what

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Everything To Know From QuickBooks Connect 2022

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Sponsors OnPay - [link] Canopy - [link] FreshBooks - [link] Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: [link] Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: [link] Watch More Highlights from QuickBooks Connect 2022 here: [link] Show Notes 6:11 – Blake Oliver on Twitter: "3 things I learned at #qbconnect [link] 20:10 – Intuit QuickBooks' Latest Innovations to Help Support and Drive Business Success [link] 22:27 – Intuit rolls out new features for QuickBooks Online Accountant

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IRS distributed over $642B in 2022, despite backlogs and refund delays

Accounting Today

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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.