Abrigo

JANUARY 21, 2016

Often the amount of time taken to complete certain advisory services is less than traditional compliance engagements that would yield the same return. Time has always been one of the most limited resources for CPAs. These reports highlight two areas of concerns for firms providing compliance services: 1.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

businesses are likely already feeling tax season’s pressures. Filing is exhausting and complicated for individuals, and businesses experience those tax difficulties to a far greater degree. SMBs And Manual Tax Frustrations. Digitizing these processes can ease SMBs’ tax frustrations. Spring may seem far away, but U.S.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2019

Wayfair ruling allowed counties, states and municipalities to pass laws to tax out-of-state sellers and the eCommerce marketplaces that serve them, but the ruling did not disclose specifications on what such laws must look like. Governments and businesses have recently been fighting in court over disputes regarding remote seller tax policies.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Countries around the globe are launching new digital sales taxes in efforts to improve their revenue streams and create more balanced business environments for domestic brick-and-mortars and foreign eCommerce marketplaces. Around the Next-Gen Sales Tax world. in response, threatened a variety of retaliatory taxes.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2020

The enterprise resource planning ( ERP ) system has been a staple of corporate finance operations for years, acting as a central repository of data and a hub to initiate a range of processes, from accounting to procurement. But the ERP of today doesn’t look like it used to. Disruption Ahead.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2018

Globalization, while supporting business growth, places new pressures and challenges on the payroll department — particularly when it comes to compliance and the need to manage regulations that continue to evolve both within and across borders. found most admit they have seen “questionable” practices related to compliance.

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Abrigo

JUNE 30, 2017

percent provide tax preparation services. percent provide tax preparation services. The difference in consulting and compliance services can be vast when regarding price and staff requirements. CPAs highly skilled in compliance services are not guaranteed to be excellent in providing consultative services. Whereas 77.7

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FICO

JUNE 11, 2019

Tax agencies have a limited amount of resources to pursue tax compliance activities (collections and audit). Because of this resource limitation, they are required to build criteria to determine which individuals and businesses to select for audit and which collection cases to focus their efforts on. Three Types.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Financial services providers that slack on regulatory compliance and fail to safeguard their operations against money laundering, terrorist financing and other criminal activities may face damaged reputations and significant fines. resources. A report found that the U.S. imposed a full $23.52 billion and the Middle East levied $9.5

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

Identifying service opportunities is especially important for firms looking to transition from a focus on compliance services , such as tax and audit, to value-added advisory services that might generate higher margins. After all, accountants are commonly known as providing services such as tax preparation and audits.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Wayfair ruling gave states and cities permission to tax remote sellers and online marketplaces based on their economic participation in the state, regardless of whether they had physical presences. Online retailers aren’t sitting still when faced with new taxes — and some are even fighting back in court.

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Abrigo

JUNE 10, 2020

Adequately staffed and risk-focused AML resources with good documentation are critical. LaFontaine failed to take sufficient action when presented with significant AML program deficiencies in the Bank’s SAR-monitoring system and the number of staff to fulfill the AML compliance role by his AMLO [AML Officer],” the document said.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

“After some time, I understood the challenges are greater than I thought,” Amit recalled, highlighting regulatory compliance as a particularly lofty, and unexpected, burden of facilitating cross-border B2B payments. In the middle are the businesses that are struggling with limited resources, but have the demand to optimize AP. “It

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

The advantages of outsourcing the back-end integrations and compliance issues tied to, say, international markets can accrue swiftly to corporates’ bottom lines, free up resources and streamline back-end processes.

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Insights on Business

MARCH 18, 2019

Not just a limited scheme, between 2006 and 2013 it facilitated fake trade deals, reinsurance fraud, tax evasion, hidden investments, a fuel pricing fraud scheme at Sheremetyevo Airport—and much more. But perhaps twenty banks were involved – and many of the organizations involved as counterparties will have had compliance programs in place.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

Whether out of choice or out of necessity, gig work is on the rise, and with it comes a slew of new challenges for this growing population of professionals — most notably, a lack of time and resources available to larger, more traditional businesses. According to Billel Ridelle, founder and CEO of newly-launched U.K.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

OneConnect used Guangdong’s “digital government” tech resources, as well as its own blockchain tech, AI and Big Data, to create the platform — which has access to data in 213 categories from 26 departments of government, and has connected with 129 financial institutions in the China province.

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Abrigo

MARCH 4, 2020

With more and more states approving the sale of cannabis, either marijuana or hemp, the risks involved with banking this industry has remained at the forefront of compliance officers' minds. Resources on Banking Cannabis. We have the resources and solutions to help you navigate through regulation and keep you compliant.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 25, 2016

Routine meetings with business clients, such as those ahead of or after tax season, tend to cover housekeeping items related to preparing financial statements, tax payments or tax returns. Understandably, the accountant’s near-term goal is to make the upcoming tax season proceed smoothly.

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Abrigo

JULY 15, 2015

The transition from compliance to consulting makes sense: tax season is just that, a “season,” and nearly 60 percent of respondents to a Sageworks survey indicated they saw an increase in total revenue by adding financial services to their accounting practice. The advantage of working capital is obvious to some degree.

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Abrigo

MAY 2, 2017

While it sounds great in theory and everyone agrees, just how is this to be accomplished when most of your efforts are currently focused on finding new clients for the seeming financial security of gaining a heap of tax and compliance work? Rely on annual revenue that is much less dependent on 100-hour work weeks during tax season.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration is calling into question the Internal Revenue Service’s corporate auditing performance. “Given the diminished examination resources, the IRS should be even more focused on emphasizing areas that have the highest compliance risk,” the report stated. .”

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Business clients see their accountant as a trusted resource with the knowledge and expertise to help them improve their business and avoid pitfalls. Providing business valuations is a type 2 service, or a higher-level engagement beyond traditional accounting, auditing and tax services. 21 at 1 p.m.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The pairing allows businesses and their accountants to accelerate supplier payments while maintaining compliance with tax mandates and other regulations across borders.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Nonprofit organizations are responsible for providing multiple community services, including access to shelters, clothing, food and clean water, as well as educational and mental health resources. million tax-exempt groups active in the U.S., There are approximately 1.56 Spend Control Challenges And Solutions.

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FICO

MARCH 6, 2020

Visma Connect recently interviewed Jürgen Krieg, FICO's head of global compliance sales. In this excerpt from that article, Jürgen elaborates on the importance of compliance. . At FICO, I am responsible for planning and implementing growth strategies to develop new markets, and the expansion of our compliance business globally.

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Abrigo

APRIL 13, 2017

Owners who are busy running the day-to-day business may lack the time or financial expertise to identify why cash isn’t coming in fast enough to provide a decent cushion or resources for growth, but they don’t have to accept the status quo.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2019

The France-based company secured the funding from Eurazeo and Bpifrance , which are backing PayFit’s payroll and human resource management technology services designed for multiple European countries’ particular labor laws. Last year, Justworks raised $40 million for its payroll and human resources offerings in the U.S.,

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Abrigo

JANUARY 14, 2021

payroll, tax forms) Employee/employer collusion Newly created and/or multiple bank accounts with abnormal transaction activity Consumer accounts rather than business accounts Rapid movement of money in and out of accounts Withdrawals made via cash or apps (i.e., Additional Compliance Checks Required.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 23, 2015

However, CPA’s often dive into accounting work that only meets the compliance requirements. It’s common knowledge that clients need tax returns or financial statements completed and submitted in a timely manner. Somewhere in between the lines of compliance and business advisory service, a disconnect exists.

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Abrigo

AUGUST 26, 2024

Understanding how to identify these potential CECL risks is essential for ensuring compliance and accuracy in credit loss estimates. I recently discussed appropriate risk and control environments for CECL during an ABA webinar hosted by Mike Gullette, the ABA’s Senior Vice President of Tax and Accounting.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 10, 2014

As you prepare for upcoming engagements with your “best” tax and audit clients, be thinking of how you will turn those meetings into opportunities for additional business advisory work once busy season ends. Sageworks has multiple resources for helping you assess your clients’ needs for advisory services.

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FICO

JANUARY 23, 2018

Over the last decade, state and federal tax agencies have increasingly adopted predictive analytics. By deploying mathematically-derived predictive models across historical data and current tax filings, they can segment taxpayers into different collection strategies and select some for audit. So what's the next step?

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Whether you are performing managerial accounting, financial accounting or tax accounting, your firm can grow by exploring other services that you may be able to provide for each client. Just like you may have a tax solution set up in a box, set up specific solutions to objectives in a “packaged box” for clients.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2020

The reduction of manual workloads is among the largest benefits for small business owners who lack the resources and extra staff to key in data and crunch numbers. Rana said this connectivity is key for financial reporting and tax filing. ” A Waterfall Effect. ”

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Tax Considerations The purchase of an ownership interest by either the company or the remaining owners is not tax deductible. The selling owner may have capital gains and ordinary income tax obligations from the sale, important considerations if the exiting owner will be using the sale to fund his or her retirement.

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Abrigo

MAY 23, 2017

While some believe the fear mongering is overdone, many firms in the accounting profession are nonetheless seeking to move from the kind of backward-looking compliance work (such as tax preparation and auditing) that is increasingly automated.

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