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IRS adds options for electronically amending 1040s

Accounting Today

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The next step in our journey towards a unified client record

Xero

If you’re an accountant or bookkeeper, you’ll know that having consistent information across your practice management tools is vital. That’s why we’re working hard to create a unified client record across Xero Practice Manager (XPM), Xero Tax, and Xero HQ. This will reduce double handling of data and give you confidence in the accuracy of your records, so you can become more efficient in your day-to-day work.

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Financial Dashboards and Metrics for Software Companies

Sage Intacct

If you’re the CFO of a subscription billing company, you want to bring clarity to decisions, understand where to invest, and track cash-flow and SaaS metrics, in the chaos of dynamic, competitive markets. The best CFOs balance out this equation by giving their departments clarity and direction with SaaS metrics and role-based financial dashboards.

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The 15 Best Continuous Deployment Tools In 2022

CloudZero

Today's technology companies need to release quality features quickly and put them in users' hands even quicker. According to the State of DevOps Report , organizations with CI/CD tools deploy 208X more often and have a 106X shorter lead time than organizations without one.

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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 With construction projects becoming more complex, outdated processes are no longer sustainable.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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Taxpayer advocate sees much larger backlog than IRS reported

Accounting Today

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Four ways to build a fighting fit practice in FY23

Xero

The world of advisory has undoubtedly changed over recent years. Since the pandemic’s arrival, many practices have had no choice but to adapt to an environment where uncertainty is the new norm. And despite some persistent challenges – such as hiring staff and rapid regulatory changes – this evolution has also brought about countless chances to grow, connect and innovate. .

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How A Cost Intelligence Mindset Will Help You Survive The Tech Industry Slowdown

CloudZero

In the past couple of months, after nearly a decade of huge returns and steady growth, the tech industry has officially slowed down.

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IRS makes more progress on tax return backlog

Accounting Today

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10 questions you should ask your advisor this tax season

Xero

Xero partner and accountant Andrew Van De Beek of Illumin8 shares 10 questions every small business should ask their advisor this tax season (and beyond). . When it comes to tax time, small business owners (perhaps, yourself included) typically have a lot of questions for us advisors. But sometimes, knowing what to ask – or even how to ask it – can be a challenge.

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Outsourced Bookkeeping for Non-Profits – Is It Right For You?

OSYB

Running a non-profit organization is no easy task. There’s a seemingly endless amount of work that needs to be done. Managing employees, applying for grants, managing funds, and so much more. And then there’s bookkeeping. It’s a task that no business owner wants to deal with—including non-profit organizations. But it’s one of the most important aspects of a successful business, whether it’s a corporation, a dental practice, or a non-profit.

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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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Preparing a Service-Based Business for Recession

Stephanie Peterson

Recessions are a natural part of the economic cycle and are unavoidable. On average, they typically last about a year but can cause significant harm to an unprepared business. During a recession, typically, unemployment rates increase, profit margins weaken, and credit is challenging to obtain. Service-based companies usually suffer the most during a recession as they commonly start seeing delays in payments from their clients, have a loss in clientele, and struggle to acquire new business.

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Tax compliance and controversies on the rise

Accounting Today

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Podcast – Episode #3 – Making FinOps Predictable Through Governance (Live edition)

The FinOps Alliance

In this live edition of our podcast, we invited our network to join us and ask your burning FinOps questions! The central topic is Making FinOps Predictable Through Governance. In this conversation we touch on being able to forecast your cloud spend and how to keep governance of your budgets and the various models you can use to maintain this. The post Podcast – Episode #3 – Making FinOps Predictable Through Governance (Live edition) appeared first on The FinOps Alliance.

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What Is Spot Instance Advisor? A Beginner-Friendly Guide

CloudZero

Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides three types of Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances; On-Demand Instances, Reserved Instances (RIs), and Spot Instances. EC2 On-Demand instances are the default and most expensive instances. RIs and Spot instances offer discounts of up to 72% and 90% on On-Demand instances, respectively.

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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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Independent Contractor Status vs. Employee

Stephanie Peterson

One of the most common errors a business can make is not having the correct status for a worker. The IRS is clear on what differentiates employees from independent contractors. There are three defining areas the IRS takes into consideration: behavioral control, financial control, and the parties' relationship. Behavioral Control: Employees Employees typically work specific hours as directed by their employer and at a location that the employer determines.

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What to do when the IRS balance-due notice arrives

Accounting Today

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How AP Automation Modernized a Family Construction Business

AvidXchange

Becky Sorrells of Sorrells & Co. shares how AvidXchange helped solve her invoice and payment challenges in the construction industry Sorrells & Co. , a design + build construction company in Waco, Texas, is a family business started in 1998. The company created Waco’s first master planned community on the 120-acre Sorrells family farm and has since developed multiple residential and commercial neighborhoods.

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Paid diagnostic review: Every bookkeeper’s weapon for taking on a big QuickBooks Online cleanup

5 Minute Bookkeeping

Knocking out a big QuickBooks Online cleanup project requires the right preparation, tools, and strategy. Imagine if a boxer were to walk into the ring unprepared, without a strategy or the tools to take on their opponent – they would most likely lose the fight. Are you facing the challenge of a messy QuickBooks Online cleanup project, and want to triumph?

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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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FCPA & Travel & Expense | Two Keys to FCPA Compliance with Technology

Oversight

You’re sitting at your desk when you get a call. “This is Tom from the Department of Justice (DOJ), we have reason to believe your company may be out of FCPA compliance. We are sending in auditors to assess the situation.

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Tax Strategy: Will we get any tax legislation in 2022?

Accounting Today

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How Controllers Become Great CFOs

AvidXchange

You’re a successful financial controller. And now you’re ready to take your career to the next level. You want a seat at the main table in the C-suite as a CFO, but you don’t just want the title. You want to be a great CFO, a transformational business leader. So how do you accomplish this? We’ve pulled together a collection of tips to help you get started.

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AccountingWEB Live #4: How Uncle Sam Collects His Due with IRS Deputies

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Meet Our Guests: James Robnett, Deputy Chief, Criminal Investigation LinkedIn: [link] Darren Guillot, Deputy Commissioner, IRS Small Business Division LinkedIn: [link] Learn more about IRS Criminal Investigation [link] Learn more about IRS Small Business Division [link] Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: [link] Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: [link] Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews!

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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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Ep. 187: Braden Cadenelli – Bringing sustainable practices to the food industry

IMA's Count Me

Connect with Braden: [link] Full Episode Transcript: Adam (00:05): I'm Adam Larson and welcome to Count Me In, the podcast that explores the world of business from the management accountants perspective. Coming up, I speak with Braden Cadenelli about the realities of implementing sustainability practices in the food industry. Adam (00:20): Braden is a professional baker in pastry chef who runs six state-of-the-art test kitchens for Puratos, a company which makes ingredients and products for bake

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Creating a holistic plan

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Listen to the Latest Extra Credit Episode!

NACM

Listen up! ?? This week's episode of NACM's Extra Credit #podcast is up. and this is one you don't want to miss!Check it out here: Episode #13: The Roots of Supply Chain Disruptions Run Deep (buzzsprout.com)Have you thought of ALL the ways supply chain disruptions impact credit? Hear what challenges supply snags have created for two cr.

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AccountingWEB Live #5: Marketing that Works w/ Lee Frederiksen

Cloud Accounting Podcast

Meet Our Guest, Lee Frederiksen: LinkedIn: [link] Accounting Today contributions: [link] Learn more about Hinge [link] Need CPE? Subscribe to the Earmark Accounting Podcast: [link] Get CPE for listening to podcasts with Earmark CPE: [link] Get in Touch Thanks for listening and for the great reviews! We appreciate you! Follow and tweet @BlakeTOliver and @DavidLeary.

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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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Art of Accounting: Looking forward by looking forward

Accounting Today

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State legislatures considering hundreds of sales tax bills

Accounting Today

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Supreme Court agrees to weigh fines for not reporting overseas accounts

Accounting Today

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Eide Bailly merges in Seim Johnson

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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.