Accounting

 Zeni Launches AI-Powered Finance Concierge for Startups

March 9, 2021 

Zeni Launches AI-Powered Finance Concierge for Startups

Bookkeeping fintech Zeni has launched the first AI-powered finance concierge for startups, making its intelligent bookkeeping, accounting, and CFO services available to businesses across the United States. The company also announced it has raised $13.5 million in funding to-date, its Series A led by Saama Capital with participation from Amit Singhal, Sierra Ventures, SVB Financial...…

 Shelly Weir Appointed President & CEO of FICPA

March 8, 2021 

Shelly Weir Appointed President & CEO of FICPA

In her role at the American Hotel & Lodging Association, Weir designed and executed programs that delivered career advancement opportunities and competency attainment for professionals in the hotel sector in order to strengthen the lodging industry ...

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March 5, 2021 

Discover Two Key New Features in QuickBooks Online

Thanks to the cloud, if there is one thing that is consistent about QuickBooks Online, it’s the ability to evolve the product. Based on the feedback of CPAs and accountants who want to work with their clients as efficiently as possible, Intuit is ...

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March 4, 2021 

Why Proactive Planning is More Important Than Ever

The COVID-19 pandemic is causing many finance and accounting executives, including your clients, to rethink their budgets, implement cost-saving measures, and reinforce their budgeting and forecasting, with a focus on proactive planning. Proactive planning is the process of budgeting and re-forecasting based on real-time operational data and market dynamics. It involves visualizing the path the...…

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March 4, 2021 

AICPA Submits Recommendations on Employee Retention Credit

Following the submission of AICPA’s recommendations, the IRS released guidance on the ERC. However, the guidance failed to clarify whether wages paid to S corporation owners and their actively employed spouses qualify for the ERC if all other ...

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March 4, 2021 

Xero to Acquire Planday

Aligned with Xero’s strategic priority to grow the small business platform, the acquisition of Planday will help more small businesses save time, save money, deal with increasing compliance requirements, support more flexible forms of work, and look ...

 BKD Releases 2021 State of the Nonprofit Sector Report

March 4, 2021 

BKD Releases 2021 State of the Nonprofit Sector Report

The survey comprised 18 questions or scenarios, including general questions about organization location, size, area of focus and questions about the COVID-19 crisis. BKD received responses from 319 organizations between September 23 and October 23, 2020.