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Accounting Best Practices—5 Mistakes That Hinder Growth

CFO Share

To most small business owners, accounting best practices feel like an annoyance and distraction. However, common mistakes can create an accounting mess and impede growth. Delayed Month Close: The Pitfall of Outdated Information Mistake : Allowing late publication of monthly financial statements.

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Embracing AI in Finance and Accounting: Balancing Risk and Innovation

CFO Leadership

AI in the “Real World” While these powerful tools seem to have a near mastery of natural language communication, they are not necessarily designed to possess many of the skills required by finance and accounting professionals. They’re not very good at mathematics or dealing with numbers in general.

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All about the chart of accounts

Spreadym

The chart of accounts is a systematic listing of all the financial accounts used by an organization. It serves as a framework for organizing and classifying financial transactions, providing a standardized structure for recording and reporting financial information. Here's how it typically functions.

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Seeks Advice On Financial Data Access

PYMNTS

The announcement by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ( CFPB ) comes on the heels of a symposium it held in February which included experts from consumer groups, financial technology (FinTech) companies, trade groups, banks and data aggregators.

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TEST Embracing AI in Finance and Accounting: Balancing Risk and Innovation

CFO Leadership

AI in the “Real World” While these powerful tools seem to have a near mastery of natural language communication, they are not necessarily designed to possess many of the skills required by finance and accounting professionals. They’re not very good at mathematics or dealing with numbers in general.

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5 Accounting Challenges Startups Face and How to Help Them Thrive

The CFO College

If company owners don’t have a realistic view of their financials and are not set up for capital raising, reports, and tax prep, their dream may fade away before they ever get a chance to open their doors. As an accountant or bookkeeper, you can help prevent startups from going under or losing profitability. And much more.

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Formula-free accounting: FP&A on easy mode

Centage

It’s the only FP&A software solution that doesn’t require you to enter formulas every time you need to make a change or add an account. Planning Maestro’s built-in accounting rules and business logic let you build an accurate, driver-based budget quickly and easily. Formula-free budgeting? No programming. The result? Sound useful?