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The 2026 AI Finance Stack
73 tools worth knowing, how I would put them together, and the trends behind why finance teams are picking them.
July 22, 2016
New Fiscal Year Brings Sales Tax Changes Across the Country
There have been a number of red-letter changes to date in 2016, most notably with respect to state sales tax rates, eliminating exemptions, and remote sales tax laws. More are sure to follow during the second half of the year.
July 21, 2016
SMB Owners Fret Over Finding, Keeping and Growing Top Talent
Small and mid-sized businesses added 63,000 jobs in April and 173,000 in May, according to ADP, but many business owners and managers find that their most talented staff – finding, nurturing, and keeping them – is one of their most challenging concerns.
July 21, 2016
Does Your Firm Have Technical Debt?
Technical debt is now a common term in the software development industry. Companies spend money assessing, controlling and “paying down” their technical debt in order to keep their products agile enough to compete in an environment where slow to market or
July 19, 2016
How Accounting Firms Can Protect Their Data, And Their Clients’
There are several measures CPA firms can take to mitigate data risk and manage their security. CPA firms are responsible for tax identification numbers, social security numbers, financial account numbers, and additional data which can threaten the ...
July 18, 2016
Easy-to-Build Website Keeps Tax Pro And Her Clients Connected
The firm serves mostly smaller businesses, including Sch. Cs, partnerships and S-Corps, along with a sizable client base of individual tax returns, many from the active and retired military community in the area. To meet the needs of her clients, she ...
July 18, 2016
QuickBooks Connect 2016: Connecting Accountants, Small Businesses, the Self-Employed and Developers
Intuit’s third annual QuickBooks Connect, taking place October 24-26, 2016 in San Jose, features an exciting schedule designed to help accountants take their clients and themselves to the next level.
July 18, 2016
2016 Review of Website Builders for Accounting Firms
In website design, like is so many other things, less is more. A simply designed website will likely have a higher conversion rate simply because no one likes confusion and clutter. Spending precious browsing minutes trying to figure out where to ...
July 18, 2016
How to Add Graphics to Your Social Media Text Posts
Photos and graphics are a huge piece of the content of your website as well as social media. Here are some tips in case you want to start using graphics on your own on your website and in social media.
July 15, 2016
When, How, (and When Not To) … Rehire Former Employees
Bringing back former employees can shorten the time it takes to vet candidates, as you already know much of their work history and fit with your corporate culture. As a “known quantity,” you reduce the chances of making a bad hire.
July 14, 2016
New York Show Focuses on CPA Relevance
The tone at July's New York Accounting Show & Conference reflected a concern in the accounting profession about the commoditization of services and what CPAs will do when computers have taken over much of the day-to-day work. It appears an actual fear ...
July 14, 2016
Are Your Firm’s And Clients’ Social Media Policies Legal?
Most employers prefer that employees not discuss their wages with people they know. They definitely prefer that employees not complain about their pay on Twitter. So when a Chipotle employee at a Haverford, Pa., restaurant did exactly that, the ...
July 12, 2016
Audits & Notices: Perils, Pitfalls and Questions to Consider as You Prepare to Represent Your Client
With the 2016 “audit season” in full swing, there’s a strong likelihood that one or more of your clients has already received ─ or soon will receive ─ an audit, notice, or other type of tax-related correspondence. From information mismatch notices, to ...