Saturday, March 31, 2018

How Your Clients can Qualify as Real Estate...

How Your Clients can Qualify as Real Estate Professionals and Deduct Rental Losses via @liz_farr

How Your Clients can Qualify as Real Estate...

See the potential tax benefits for your clients if they are a qualified real estate professional.
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Why Your Company Needs a Paperless Expense...

Why Your Company Needs a Paperless Expense Reporting Solution via @DivBusSol ‏

Why Your Company Needs a Paperless Expense...

When it comes time to choose an expense reporting solution for your business, one of the best features to seek out is the ability to go paperless.
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Should I Incorporate My Small Business?

Should I Incorporate My Small Business? via @TammathaDenyes

Should I Incorporate My Small Business?

Adding LLC or Inc. to your small business' name may instantly make it seem more professional, but what does it really mean to incorporate?
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Friday, March 30, 2018

10 Companies That Pay Employees to Volunteer

10 Companies That Pay Employees to Volunteer via @DivBusSol ‏

10 Companies That Pay Employees to Volunteer

Glassdoor recently posted its "Employees' Choice" list, and we were excited to see so many well-known companies share our passion for service!
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Show, Don't Tell, With Photo Attachment Feature

Show, Don’t Tell, With Photo Attachment Feature via @DivBusSol ‏

Show, Don't Tell, With Photo Attachment Feature

A picture is worth a thousand words, here are five ways TSheets' new photo attachment feature can help improve and streamline your overall workflow!
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3 Reasons to Use a Time Clock With Facial...

3 Reasons to Use a Time Clock With Facial Recognition via @DivBusSol ‏

3 Reasons to Use a Time Clock With Facial...

Aside from the fact that the tech is akin to magic, there are three big reasons you'll want to enable this feature on your time clock kiosk.
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Thursday, March 29, 2018

Winning the Value War - AICPA Insights

Winning the Value War - AICPA Insights via @MENDELS0N

Winning the Value War - AICPA Insights

How do you express the value you provide to your clients? Here are some value propositions that CPAs can use to both describe and demonstrate value of those services.
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Murph's Cyber Security Tip - A Scaling New...

Murph's Cyber Security Tip - A Scaling New Heights Primer via @QBMurph

Murph's Cyber Security Tip - A Scaling New...

From time to time Murph will be posting a Cyber Security Tip as he prepares updated content for his presentation at this year's Scaling New Heights.
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Buying a Business? Here's Your Financial...

Buying a Business? Here's Your Financial Checklist - Accountex Report via @DivBusSol ‏

Buying a Business? Here's Your Financial...

If your SME business client comes to you for advice about buying a business - especially regarding the tax and accounting implications - will you be ready?
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Wednesday, March 28, 2018

The Wild West of Digital Goods - Avalara

The Wild West of Digital Goods - @Avalara via @DivBusSol ‏

The Wild West of Digital Goods - Avalara

The taxation of digital goods and services has been called the new frontier. It's been likened to the American Wild West, a lawless place filled with fiercely independent people, desperate people, outlaws and vigilantes. In...Read More
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How to streamline the accountant hiring process

How to streamline the accountant hiring process via @TammathaDenyes

How to streamline the accountant hiring process

Technology tools can help perform much of the prerequisite screening before conducting interviews.
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Accounting Infographic: The Profit & Loss...

Accounting Infographic: The Profit & Loss Statement via @CalebLJenkins

Accounting Infographic: The Profit & Loss...

Contributing Author Beverly Lang has put together a simple, but informative 'accounting infographic' about the Profit & Loss Report, a perfect introduction to accounting basics.
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Tuesday, March 27, 2018

How to Start a Side Hustle While Keeping Your...

How to Start a Side Hustle While Keeping Your Day Job via @TammathaDenyes

How to Start a Side Hustle While Keeping Your...

Choosing to start a side hustle and build a business while keeping your day job is the best way to create a foundation for soon becoming self-employed.
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Seven ways to protect yourself legally when...

Seven ways to protect yourself legally when preparing engagement letters via @TammathaDenyes

Seven ways to protect yourself legally when...

Even small engagements can lead to big legal problems for Canadian accountants in public practice.
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Three simple resolutions you can make in 2018...

Three simple resolutions you can make in 2018 to combat information overload via @TammathaDenyes

Three simple resolutions you can make in 2018...

Three simple resolutions you can make in 2018 to combat information overload
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Monday, March 26, 2018

An Introduction to Machine Learning in...

An Introduction to Machine Learning in Business: Analyzing Your Success via @MarnieStretch

An Introduction to Machine Learning in...

While it might seem new and intimidating, machine learning in business is already bringing massive benefits to companies and consumers alike. From increasingly effective product suggestions to accurate journey time predictions and advanced customer analytics, machine learning is an incredibly powerful tool which lets you analyze every important aspect of your business without wasting human hours on the task. But what exactly is machine learning, and how do you go from knowing that to actually...Read More
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4 Things to Consider If You Plan On Changing...

4 Things to Consider If You Plan On Changing Payroll Systems In 2018 via @DivBusSol ‏

4 Things to Consider If You Plan On Changing...

One of the most important business decisions you'll make this year is how you're going to manage your payroll. Make this the year of painless payroll.
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Beyond Crypto-Mania: Understanding The True...

Beyond Crypto-Mania: Understanding The True Value of Blockchain via @TammathaDenyes

Beyond Crypto-Mania: Understanding The True...

3 things you need to understand in order to prepare for the transformative power of blockchain technology - despite the hype.
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Saturday, March 24, 2018

How to Curb Employee Time Theft and Buddy...

How to Curb Employee Time Theft and Buddy Punching — and Save Your Company Money via @DivBusSol ‏

How to Curb Employee Time Theft and Buddy...

It's not fun to think about, but employee time theft and buddy punching are more common than we'd like to admit. But there are ways to prevent them.
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Forecasting Versus Budgeting: What's the...

Forecasting Versus Budgeting: What’s the Difference? via @KathyGregory1

Forecasting Versus Budgeting: What's the...

A budget mostly has to do with expenses: it allocates expenditures for a set period of time. Forecasting is a tool that models financial scenarios based on desired growth or other outcomes. It’s strategic.
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Why I Became an Accountant

Great story here from Jason Andrew of @SmartBooks_Aus – “Why I became an accountant”

Why I Became an Accountant

A short snippet of my childhood
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Friday, March 23, 2018

What Could You Do With An Extra $84,000?

What Could You Do With An Extra $84,000? via @DivBusSol ‏

What Could You Do With An Extra $84,000?

Unpaid invoices account for $825 billion -- that's about $84,000 per small business or 5% of the GDP. Here's how to get that money back in your bottom line.
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Gift Card Accounting, Part 1: The GAAP Standards

Gift Card Accounting, Part 1: The GAAP Standards via @liz_farr

Gift Card Accounting, Part 1: The GAAP Standards

Discover the tax rules and implications for gift cards, which are becoming more and more popular.
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QuickBooks Online Improvements: Now That's the...

#QuickBooks Online Improvements: Now That's the Way to Work via @dynamicbk @QuickBooks

QuickBooks Online Improvements: Now That's the...

See how QuickBooks Online is a game changer for your practice.
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Thursday, March 22, 2018

Advanced techniques to resource great staff -...

Advanced techniques to resource great staff via @KarbonHQ

Advanced techniques to resource great staff -...

Increase your chance of attracting and securing the right talent for your accounting firm by taking a resourcing approach.
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5 ways to supercharge your productivity

5 ways to supercharge your productivity via @TammathaDenyes

5 ways to supercharge your productivity

Follow along as we build our artificial intelligence company. We include product updates and career postings.
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How to Transform from an Accounting Firm into...

How to Transform from an Accounting Firm into an Advisory Firm via @TammathaDenyes

How to Transform from an Accounting Firm into...

Your cheese is moving. You'd have to be living under a rock to not be aware how much of a leap forward we took as a profession in 2017. From technology to process, talent development to growth strategy - many firms underwent not just minor change...Read More
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Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Art of Accounting: 'Too much' good information

Art of Accounting: ‘Too much’ good information via @DivBusSol ‏

Art of Accounting: 'Too much' good information

Selective reading can help accountants deal with information overload when looking for ideas on how to improve their firms.
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Researchers find quarterly reporting leads to...

Researchers find quarterly reporting leads to corporate myopia via @DivBusSol ‏

Researchers find quarterly reporting leads to...

Mandatory quarterly reporting by public companies can lead to a short-sighted focus on near-term results, according to a new academic study.
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Survey Shows Bright Outlook for Small to Medium...

Survey Shows Bright Outlook for Small to Medium Sized Businesses in 2018 via @TammathaDenyes

Survey Shows Bright Outlook for Small to Medium...

Optimism is growing among small-to-medium sized businesses in 2018 in light of new tax reform legislation, according to a new survey of accounting professionals released today by Right Networks.
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Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Can an Accountant add financial value to your...

Can an Accountant add financial value to your small business? @SmartBooks_Aus

Can an Accountant add financial value to your...

Startup founders and small business owners often squirm at the idea of having a CFO in their business. I mean I get it, the value of a CFO in a young company is a highly contested subject. Do they add value?
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Are You Ready to Fight Retail Return Fraud? |...

Are You Ready to Fight Retail Return Fraud? via @DivBusSol ‏

Are You Ready to Fight Retail Return Fraud? |...

An estimated 10.6 percent of all returns are fraudulent and cost retailers some $22.8 billion a year -- here's how to prevent return fraud in your store.
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Don't Waste Time! 5 Questions When Trying to...

Don't Waste Time! 5 Questions When Trying to Boost Small Business Productivity via @TammathaDenyes

Don't Waste Time! 5 Questions When Trying to...

Every time you are presented with a task it's important to ask yourself these 5 productivity questions before locking it into your calendar.
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Saturday, March 17, 2018

Cloud Accounting Trends to Watch in 2018

Cloud Accounting Trends to Watch in 2018 via @tdaccounting

Cloud Accounting Trends to Watch in 2018

Technology like blockchain and artificial intelligence are taking accounting to new heights. Here are three cloud accounting trends of 2018.
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The Auditor Of The Future Isn't Who You Think

DeloitteVoice: The Auditor Of The Future Isn't Who You Think via @rhondalynn

The Auditor Of The Future Isn't Who You Think

Picture an image of an auditor and likely you will envision a person hunched over a clipboard, scanning endless columns of numbers. But, that image is outdated in the new digital era.
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Cloud Training to Boost Competitive Advantage...

Cloud Training to Boost Competitive Advantage Strategies via @tdaccounting

Cloud Training to Boost Competitive Advantage...

One of the biggest challenges facing organizations of all sizes trying to move to the cloud is finding and retaining the skilled workers necessary to implement today's rapidly expanding assortment of on-demand services. This skills gap cost companies more than $250 million in lost business opportunities in just one year, according to a recent survey conducted by the London School of Economics.
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Friday, March 16, 2018

A scary new era of Slack accountants

A scary new era of #Slack accountants @SlackHQ @trent_mclaren @accountingwebUK

A scary new era of Slack accountants

There is a new era of Slack accountants on the rise and it's incredibly scary. Scary good that is. Accounting firms have become API (application progra
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Why Automating Bookkeeping Services Might be...

Why Automating Bookkeeping Services Might be Good for the Profession via @BobbayWang

Why Automating Bookkeeping Services Might be...

See the reasons for optimism, and reservation, when it comes to automating bookkeeping services, and why it might ultimately be a game changer.
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How to Deal With Invoice Disputes - Anytime...

How to Deal With Invoice Disputes via @VARCBase

How to Deal With Invoice Disputes - Anytime...

Dealing with invoice disputes are not fun for two reasons. First, getting into a dispute with a customer can be frustrating. You may not agree on how much work was done or time spent, causing a small riff in your ... Continue reading →
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Thursday, March 15, 2018

Teamwork Is What Separates the Good From Great...

Teamwork Is What Separates the Good From Great Companies via @VARCBase

Teamwork Is What Separates the Good From Great...

" Gallup's data show teams that focus on strengths every day have 12.5% greater productivity." - How Employees' Strengths Make Your Company Stronger, ...Read More
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Women in Accounting Wednesdays - An Introduction

Women in Accounting Wednesdays - An Introduction

Women in Accounting Wednesdays - An Introduction

Insightful Accountant is kicking off something new for 2018: Women in Accounting Wednesdays, contributed articles from women in the accounting, finance, bookkeeping and business advisory professions dealing with everything from careers to home life.
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Five Retirement Housekeeping Moves For The New...

Five Retirement Housekeeping Moves For The New Year via @DivBusSol

Five Retirement Housekeeping Moves For The New...

Five Retirement Housekeeping Moves For The New Year
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Managing the Family Business: Survival's Secret...

Managing the Family Business: Survival’s Secret Sauce via @VARCBase

Managing the Family Business: Survival's Secret...

The secret sauce for surviving from generation to generation, says family-business expert John Davis, has three main ingredients: growth, talent and unity.
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Million Dollar FLSA Lawsuit Hinges on Punctuation

Million Dollar FLSA Lawsuit Hinges on Punctuation via @marniestretch

Million Dollar FLSA Lawsuit Hinges on Punctuation

Commas don't just prevent cannibalism (read the article, you'll get it). They also save companies from paying out millions in FLSA lawsuits.
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Intro to QuickBooks Apps: Connecting Your Finances

Intro to QuickBooks Apps: Connecting Your Finances

Intro to QuickBooks Apps: Connecting Your Finances

When you work for yourself, finances get spread out quickly, making it easier to mis-categorize common expenses or miss deductions or credits you are owed. There’s a simple solution: connect all your finances to QuickBooks® Online.
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Tips for Working in QuickBooks Online Bank...

Tips for Working in QuickBooks Online Bank Feed: Managing Bank Rules

Tips for Working in QuickBooks Online Bank...

In this four-part series, I’m reviewing some of my favorite tips for working with bank and credit card feeds in QuickBooks® Online. This article is part two in the series. If you missed part one, find it here. After connecting your bank and credit card accounts, bank rules help you control, customize and automate how QuickBooks …
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Intro to QuickBooks Apps: Organize Your Documents

Intro to QuickBooks Apps: Organize Your Documents

Intro to QuickBooks Apps: Organize Your Documents

Even in the age of the cloud, there are two pretty big analog issues: so many documents to track and so much data to enter. Luckily, for every problem small business owners face, there are quite a few apps built to solve it.
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