Will the A/P software suite you have in place be able to meet your company’s payment volume, compliance and security goals for this year and beyond? If you’re not sure, it may be time to huddle with IT and your…
Digital Transformation
To ensure your firm can continue electronically filing information returns, such as Form 1099-MISC, via the IRS Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE) system, there's some actions your Finance team needs to take in the months ahead. Beginning this September, all…
More than two out of three CIOs (67%) say they have an IT skills gap. That means they lack the knowledgeable tech talent to keep pace with the changes necessary for implementing digital transformation projects. If that finding from the…
Great news: There are now just two final contenders that you're going to ask for an accounting or payroll software demo. So now you’re ready to see the products in action. But you may be dreading the thought of interacting…
Sign here! Signing documents digitally has become mainstream in the past couple years. Even IRS has a long list of forms it’ll let people e-sign, at least temporarily. But what’s acceptable? After all, digital signatures can come in many formats,…
With automation being a top priority for companies, you may want to do a pulse check on your A/R team’s modernization progress. The reason: Some A/R departments may think they’re in a better place with digitization than they are in…
To stay competitive and efficient, it’s critical for companies to adopt electronic signatures (e-signatures) as part of their everyday operations. That’s a main takeaway from a new survey from software company airSlate and research firm Dynata. Before all that 2020…
Have the pandemic and the shift to remote work made your company’s IT operations more complex? If so, you’re far from alone. In fact, 72% of organizations said they faced increased complexity in their environments in the last two years.…
Once year-end responsibilities die down, your A/P department can finally focus on its agenda for the rest of the year. Two months in, 2021 is already unlike any other. Companies are still operating in the midst of a pandemic. And…
Good news for your finance team: The Service’s new online platform for filing 1099s is coming along nicely. As you know, the Taxpayer First Act calls for the development of a new online portal – similar to the SSA’s Business…
One of the biggest benefits of automation is it can streamline some of your finance staff’s most time-consuming, manual tasks. As a result, your team can devote more of their workday to strategic work, and your company can reap new…
Big or small, tech projects can be tough for CFOs and other finance leaders because, to some extent, they’re out of your control. You need enthusiasm and effort from your finance team. You also have to solicit help from your…