in early busy season barometer readings, hope springs eternal.
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uk-based sift media pulls the plug.
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following rising costs and decreasing margins over the last 12 months, with an increasingly commoditized us advertising market, sift, the owner of accountingweb based in bristol, uk, has made the decision to close its us operations on sept. 1.
despite the successful launch of its first event, accountingweb live summit, looking ahead to 2023 as the us enters a recession, the position is not set to improve.
yes, nasa has a plan for that.
by rick richardson
technology this week
every satellite put into orbit in the history of spaceflight has relied on rockets. now a company called spinlaunch is celebrating the first successful test launch for its kinetic launch system, a method that instead uses a massive accelerator, larger than the statue of liberty and powered by an electric centrifuge, that flings a payload into space like a discus.
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nasa has noticed, and is climbing on board with a testing program,
the merger joins jody grunden, author of “building the virtual cfo firm in the cloud,” with bob minkler’s top 100 super-regional.
summit cpa co-founders jody grunden and adam hale and all 60 staff members are joining st. louis-based anders, bringing anders’ total partners and staff to 335 with revenue of $60 million.
anthony zecca, ceo of growth path partners llc, and author of 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间’ “leading from the edge,” advised anders on the transaction. zecca was instrumental in connecting anders and summit, and he will continue to serve as an advisor as the merger solidifies and grows. zecca is a retired partner of cohnreznick and was managing partner of the firm’s advisory group.
more grunden here | see “building the virtual cfo firm in the cloud” by grunden
more zecca here | see “leading from the edge” by zecca
founded in 2002, summit has been a pioneer of remote work in the accounting industry since 2013. by offering virtual cfo services, including cash flow management, business tax planning and financial forecasting, summit has grown fast to $8.5 million, approximately doubling in size every three years since 2010 and has been recognized by inc. 5000. anders has also grown rapidly through the addition of advisory services, new industry lines, organically and through mergers, doubling to over $51 million since 2013.
e-commerce changes everything.
avalara, the tax compliance automation software provider, has opened registration for crush, its sixth annual tax, and technology event. the virtual conference will take place may 17–18, 2022. registration is free at avalaracrush.com.
“e-commerce has erased borders and created new channels for businesses of all sizes. at the same time, our omnichannel economy has created new and expanded compliance challenges,” said scott mcfarlane, co-founder, and ceo of avalara. “during this year’s global virtual event, we aim to help businesses understand the global tax landscape and equip them with the tools they need to keep compliance from getting in the way of growth.”
headline sessions for crush include: read more →
we may be miserable but the money is rolling in.
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ai-powered fintech to deploy funds for product development and marketing.
trullion, which promises to help automate lease accounting, says it has closed $15 million in series a funding, co-led by aleph and third point ventures, with participation from existing investors greycroft and verissimo ventures, and seasoned financial executives including jody padar, “the radical cpa” at 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间.
see: trullion: new a.i. startup targets rev rec, lease accounting
“accounting errors due to incorrect data entry, omissions, and compliance oversights can cost organizations millions of dollars and harm their brand reputations, yet it’s still all too commonplace for manual, laborious practices to pervade,” says isaac heller, co-founder, and ceo of trullion.
first stats show 4 million refunds delivered in opening days.
both could be simple and cheap. if only.
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the irs has been making some progress in improving the functionality of individual taxpayer online accounts. progress has been slow but in the right direction.
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now it’s time for the irs to aim for two huge new improvements: online accounts for businesses, and expansion of the functionality of tax pro accounts for tax practitioners.
a lot. it’s bad and getting worse.
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taxpayers and their tax preparers have a right to be informed about what’s happening at the internal revenue service. it’s the law, duly legislated and mandated by the u.s. congress in the taxpayer bill of rights.
but that doesn’t mean it actually happens.
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the irs has never been especially good at providing information. taxpayers have a hard time finding out:
five reasons business clients are ready for tax advisory services.
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question: if half your tax clients were buying planning or advisory services for five times what they’re paying for tax prep, what would that add up to?
answer: a big cha-ching!
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this may be the season for tax filing, but accountants failing to leverage prep into planning and advisory are missing out on a lot of potential revenue.
the average annual fee for tax planning and advisory services is $2,351—five times the average annual tax prep fee of $459, according to a new study. read more →
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tax preparers and taxpayers aren’t the only ones with tax problems. the irs has problems, too.
ten of those problems have been laid out in an annual report to congress from the taxpayer advocate service.
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we covered the top five here. and here are the next five explained. read more →
here are just the first five.
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america’s taxpayer advocate service—an independent watchdog agency within the irs—has identified the ten most serious problems at the irs.
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by “problems,” the tas means the difference between what taxpayers want and what the irs delivers. unfortunately, tax preparers trying to bridge the gap between the two often end up taking grief for failing to do the impossible.
understanding the problems at the irs end can help practitioners explain the situation. here are the top five: read more →