Abrigo

JANUARY 20, 2015

Experts have been saying for years that accounting firms’ clients in the future will seek less help related to compliance and more advisory help managing their business. For a handy list of topics that can help you get the conversation going, download a free worksheet, “ Tax season prep: A worksheet for client meetings.”

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2020

Accounts payable (AP) automation technology presents an obvious benefit to companies of all sizes and industries to boost efficiency and strategize vendor payments. ” From Onboarding to Compliance. This is where AP automation can push the envelope and introduce additional value to an enterprise.

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Abrigo

JUNE 30, 2017

The recent Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey (AFOT), available as a PDF eBook at CPA Trendlines , produced by Randolph P. 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.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 18, 2016

How an electronic tax return reader provides more time for advisory services As accountants and their staff scramble to complete client W-2s and 1099s to meet other deadlines related to the start of tax season, it’s hard to see an end to the crazy schedules.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

With legal cannabis a fast-growing market, the industry has a unique opportunity to innovate and adopt technologies from scratch — adopting best practices from the get-go, rather than trying to fix another industry’s strategy. Take, for example, markets like the food and beverage, pharmaceutical and medical supplies space.

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Abrigo

JUNE 10, 2020

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. If you don’t have compliance from the top down, document it, and look for another job,” she says.

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Abrigo

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

How many times have you had to refer a client out to another financial services firm because your firm is too busy putting out fires with tax and audit work to provide business analytics or other advisory services ? Leveraging technology is also important for your firm’s reputation.

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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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Abrigo

JULY 17, 2017

“The challenge with the piecemeal approach right now is that every project becomes a new and different project,” says Donny Shimamoto, CPA.CITP, CGMA, founder of advisory-focused CPA firm IntrapriseTechKnowlogies LLC in Honolulu and a nationally recognized accounting technology thought leader. “If

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Abrigo

JANUARY 11, 2017

An entrepreneur focuses on solutions the world needs and how he/she can deliver those solutions. As an entrepreneur, your goal is knowing how to deliver value to people. In practical terms, this means you can run a firm and not fully know how to do what your team is delivering.

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PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2017

Technology continues to break down barriers between cultures, and businesses are continuing to look abroad to access new markets and expand their customer base.”. He pointed to Ireland, which successfully shaped tax policy to attract FDI in the market, as well as jurisdictions in Asia that are doing the same. is extremely low.”. “In

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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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FICO

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

I’m going to explore the impact advanced analytics can have on the current state of regulatory compliance. RBA follows a multi-step approach: After initially assessing any risks (money laundering, tax fraud, etc.), That’s what a compliance officer is looking for. customers are automatically categorized into a risk bucket.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

In addition, without cultivating relationships with the “right” client, accounting firms are apt to be replaced eventually by competitors – or perhaps even technology. “As 13: “ How to Build Client Loyalty at Your Firm.” “For Hylan is leading a webinar hosted by Sageworks on Sept. Searching for additional tools?

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Abrigo

MAY 31, 2016

Designed so that each chapter can be read in 3 to 5 minutes, the book is an easy way to get small doses of advice and inspiration from top experts in firm strategy, compensation, marketing , client relations, client retention and technology.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

For example, Wu said, “When we started to sell furniture, we thought, well, let’s see if people want to buy it, and then we’ll figure out how to ship it.”. Not to mention, Wu said, he was running a tech-first company, so automating vendor payments using technology made cultural sense, as well. 7 at 12:00 p.m. EST. Webinar Preview.

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FICO

MARCH 31, 2016

As FICO’s premiere client conference, FICO World 2016 , heads to the nation’s capital at the end of next month, it is not surprising that regulatory compliance strategies and solutions will be a hot topic of discussion. Model management continues to present financial institutions with new compliance obstacles.

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Abrigo

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Many of those clients will be facing major life and business decisions in the near future as they approach retirement age, presenting a unique opportunity for accountants to assist them through services that go beyond tax preparation. Join “ How to Prepare for Booming Growth in Valuation Services ” on Oct. 21 at 1 p.m.

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Abrigo

APRIL 13, 2017

The Definitive Guide to Improving Cash Flow explains how to identify areas where poor cash flow impacts the operations and growth of the business so the benefits of improving cash flow are clear and can inspire change. When shared with clients, the aid will provide actionable advice that demonstrates the value of business advisors.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

For at least a decade, the accounting profession’s thought leaders have preached the need for accountants to grow advisory services, and many firms would like nothing more than to reduce their reliance on tax returns and other compliance services to generate revenue.

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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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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Even after redoing this certification, borrowers may then still be declined on the same application due to another incorrect validation rule (for instance, an Applicant Tax ID issue),” the letter said. Nobody should fault the SBA for trying to be good custodians of our tax dollars or drive internal efficiencies. mail, Craig said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 14, 2018

Distributed ledger technology can be used to speed up information-sharing between market participants and regulators,” she wrote. The technology that enables instant global transactions could be used to create registries of standard, verified customer information along with digital signatures. In the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Technology may be enabling automation in small business (SMB) accounting and financial management, but rather than cutting out the need for human accountants in the field, this tech disruption is supporting a change in the profession. Recently, several technology firms have done just that.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 6, 2021

The Priorities have been much-anticipated because, under the AML Act, regulators will review and examine financial institutions in part according to how their AML/CFT compliance programs incorporate and further the Priorities, “as appropriate.”. technology and trade secrets. None of this is wrong, of course.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2017

Marwan Forzley, CEO of cross-border SME B2B payments firm Align Commerce, said that figuring out how to make international payments should be small businesses’ first step to going global. We don’t believe there is one technology that’s going to work across the world,” he said. And you need to be able to deal with them.”.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

How long is your to-do list? Like most other community bankers, you spent many long nights processing Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, planning how to do business in a pandemic and much more throughout 2020 and 2021. Planning for increased compliance costs. Technology is on community bankers’ to-do lists.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

“Asia’s reputation for financial probity may take a long time to recover fully and it seems that our region’s bankers agree that we are just at the start of a compliance technology and process overhaul that may take many years to complete,” said Dan McConaghy, president of FICO in Asia Pacific.

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Abrigo

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Millions of dollars in suspicious activity were not reported to FinCEN in a timely or accurate manner, including those connected to tax evasion, illegal gambling, money laundering, and other financial crimes. . Inadequate staffing: The lack of technological and human resources will result in deficiencies in an AML program.

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FICO

JANUARY 22, 2020

New forms of biometric, multifactor and behavioral technologies allow banks to stop payments being made, even if an account appears to be using the correct but stolen password or entering the right, but intercepted, one-time-password. Account takeovers were ranked second, with false accounts and money mules also rated as problems.

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Abrigo

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

if you are banking a business selling hemp-derived CBD products Obtain financial statements and tax returns – ensure that they both support ongoing revenue streams Obtain expected activity information and compare to actual account activity Perform periodic on-site visits Fee income for the institution could be significant. Learn More.

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2021

I’m not sure how we would have processed all of the PPP loans and everything else in the last 18 months without some of the technology that we have implemented,” says Chris Jundt, senior vice president and chief lending officer at First State Bank & Trust. First State Bank & Trust in Williston, N.D.,

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FICO

MARCH 25, 2022

It required me to be able to explain what neural networks do, how they work, and to make sure people understood how machine learning technology is applied and in what way. Effective Fraud Management Requires Explainable Technology. Fraud changes all the time — it’s a given, along with death and taxes,” Sid concluded.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Governments rely on tax revenues to fuel the vital services they provide to residents and businesses – from firefighting and public education to water system repair and road maintenance. Retail sales taxes have long been key sources of state governments’ budgets and have been their greatest single stream of revenue since the mid-1900s. .

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William Mills

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Now in its 23 rd year, the conference featured more than 20 technology providers and rallied together innovators from across the globe to discuss how financial institutions can better engage with business customers… and the timing couldn’t be better. RCGILTNER Services, Inc. www.rcgiltner.com. RCGILTNER Services, Inc. 9spokes.com.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2016

Rogoff also says that cash is used as a tax dodge, as a way to keep illegal immigrants from being paid a respectable wage and for employers to unduly benefit as a result, and for those in European countries as a way to evade the value-added tax and keep the underground economy alive. In other words, not very much for useful stuff.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

But those same payments mechanisms must be in compliance with various regulatory and legal frameworks. But in what he described as a “walk/crawl” scenario, FIs will examine how to connect to blockchains and how to enable use cases underpinned by stablecoin transactions. Many of the questions are around, ‘how does USDC work?

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