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How Firms Can Best Leverage Proposal Software

With available proposal management software, accounting firms can leverage artificial intelligence (AI) and automation tools to accelerate their digital transformation plans. Through this cloud-based software, firms can decrease non-billable hours spent on proposal development, encourage client-centered team collaboration, and gain important insights from key data analytics to better understand what

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Advance Your Knowledge With a Fintech 201 Guide

As many accounting professionals know, innovation in business often trails innovation in the consumer experience. Businesses typically make changes based on consumers’ expectations, but accountants must think about how to survive given that innovation is happening more quickly than their firms can change. That’s according to Michael Ly, CEO of

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What Clients Investing in Crypto Should Know

As expenses like energy and groceries continue to rise at double-digit annual rates in the United States, some investors might be wondering whether cryptocurrency can be used as a hedge against inflation. The answer is more nuanced than you might think and depends on whether cryptocurrency like Bitcoin is being

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How to Build Trust With Clients & Staff Remotely

As the leader of your firm, you can probably relate: When it comes to issues at your practice, two of the biggest challenges are interpersonal tangles and navigating the human relationship dynamic. These are made more complicated by the “new normal” of both clients and staff members working with you

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Partial, Qualifying Charitable Gift of a Residence

Our partial gift focus herein, which tends to be relatively simple, involves transferring an interest in a residence to a qualified charity after you pass, or after a term-of-years. Assuming a couple, the retained interest could reflect both lives. Multiple lives in the actuarial calculations, of course, reduce the up-front

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What Startups Should Know About Bridge Loans

Bridge loans are a popular way for startups to ensure they have enough cash. Here’s what you and your clients should know about them. Startup companies progress through various stages of raising outside capital as they grow. This often starts with seed funding from founders and/or angel investors, progresses into

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Set Boundaries and Timelines Before Tax Season

Tax season demands so much of us, how are we supposed to set boundaries with ourselves and our clients so they respect our time? When you work too much, you actually reduce your productivity. This results in working longer hours, building up more stress, and feeling resentment towards the work

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Paychex and Jirav Officially Launch Integration

Paychex has officially launched an integration with Jirav that allows accounting firms using both technology solutions the ability to offer high-value financial planning and analyis(FP&A) advisory services to their clients. The integration of Paychex workforce and financial data into Jirav’s FP&A solution enables accounting firms to provide reports and insights

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Keep Records for Tax Breaks on Property Donations

A taxpayer can benefit from an enhanced deduction by donating appreciated property to charity; however, in a recent Tax Court case, Albrech, TC Memo 2022-53, 5/25/22, the Court held that a person must meet strict substantiation requirements to secure this tax break. Basic premise: If you donate property that you

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FASB plans new standards

The Financial Accounting Standards Board is making plans for its future projects, including digital assets, intangibles, government grants, and accounting for financial instruments with environmental, social and governance-linked features and regulatory credits.  FASB’s parent organization, the Financial Accounting Foundation, released an annual report Wednesday on the work of both FASB

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