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Payroll Accounts
Hi there! A client is implementing a new payroll system. Yea! And it is happening Tuesday! (May 28) It has been years since I implemented a payroll system, and I could use a refresher on configuing the accounts. So the questions are: 1) what is the optimal payroll account set up for financial r…
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Finance's Support Of Marketing's Effectiveness
I'm looking for organizations or articles focusing on Finance's strategic support of the Marketing function. By "strategic support," I mean well beyond traditional financial analysis. How can we: Build stronger rapport with the marketing folks Provide marketing pros with a necessary foun…
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Where is a easy to use site to find IFRS Standards, interpretations, etc?
Thanks for the help in advance. Where is a good, easy to use site to find IFRS Standards with interpretations? Maybe with some examples as well? I'm coming from GAAP which was far easier to find resources for. Every website I am looking at shows a ton of information on the progress of IFRS, or meet…
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Anyone have experience with Workday Financial management?
Have heard great things about their HR module, just wondering if anyone has used financials. I am mainly interested in planning/forecasting side. Would love to hear comments.
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Business Plans vs Strategic Plans
This is the first year of a new business unit within a company. This business unit has a robust Business Plan. Is it necessary to create a Strategic Plan this year? Or can it wait until next year and go through the strategic planning process with the rest of the company?
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Tax for UK based SaaS startup with international customers (mostly US)
Hello, I am a SaaS startup based in the United Kingdom but with majority of customers in the United States. My product has not yet launched but will appeal to many SMEs who have an online presence, regardless of location. The model is freemium subscription. Does anyone have information on tax I sho…
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Whatever Happened To Shared Service Centers?
Ten years ago, every accounting job description contained the words "shared service center" somewhere in the text. I haven't seen a reference anywhere in the last couple years. Were shared service centers (a) an organizational experiment that failed to deliver the promised results, or (b) a rheto…
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Internal transaction
Hi, we have started a new company. Since we haven't set up bank account yet. I've been entering deposits and payable from the other company. How do I account for this. How do I enter invoices in the current company for the new company? Am I allow to file HST paid and received from the new company t…
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Do most countries allow reimbursement to a parent company for shared services?
Do most countries allow reimbursement to a parent company for shared services? This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar “Bring Home the Money: The Profit Repatriation 101”; held on March 27, 2013. Join the discussion and add your insights below.
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Are there any free resources to find VAT, corporate and withholding tax regs by country?
What are good sources for info for companies doing business in Europe on VAT & income tax rates & regulations? This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar “ Bring Home the Money: The Profit Repatriation 101”; held on March 27, 2013. Join the discussion and ad…
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Non-profit vs not-for-profit organizations
When referring to organizations, what's the difference between "non-profit" and "not-for-profit"?
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Travel and Entertainment Reimbursements
Are there any Federal or state requirements for reimbursing employees for business related travel/entertainment out of pocket expenses? What about requiring the IRS mileage reimbursement rate? We are a smallish company with both salaried and commission compensated employees. Has anyone seen any sur…
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Pay Rate Analysis
Does any one have experience with analyzing pay rates? Last year we decided we wanted to bench mark our associates pay against industry averages to determine how we pay compared to other companies. We used Payscale.com to do this analysis and it seemed as if we were paying fairly close to averages.…
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Refinancing a small public company
I was asked by a CEO of a penny-stock public company about financing options. He inferred that his company was running out of cash and needed to refinance itself to survive. They do not have significant assets aside from some IP, so debt financing maybe out of the question. As far as I know, I thin…
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If you pay off long term debt before it becomes current, would you reclassify the balance as current?
It would be paid April 1 and I'm wondering if it would be appropriate to show it as current on the March 31 balance sheet. Everything I've read states the classification is based on the terms of the debt and that would mean it would stay as long-term. Can anyone point me to guidance that would sa…
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What tips or tools are available for revenue recognition requirements for company using QuickBooks?
Are there any recommendation on tools that are available for a company utilizing QuickBooks to help support revenue recognition requirements, without migrating to a large ERP platform? This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "Taming Revenue Recognition: Best Practices…
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What does a typical corporate performance management software solution cost? (Webinar Attendee Question)
What is the typical cost of implementing a CPM solution? How long would the implementation take if done without a consultant? This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "Planning and Forecasting Best Practices" held on March 7, 2013. Join the discussion and add your insi…
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Corporate budgeting process top customers vs. SKU (Webinar Attendee Question)
Coming from the consumer electronics business, do we budget at each of the top 10 customers and the full sku, etc.? Secondly, for scenario planning, should we do this by updating the full budget or reduce it to segments - for example, segment A has sales and GM of this profile, etc.? This question…
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What are CPM Implementation Best Practices & IT Requirements?
This question was asked by an attendee during the Proformative webinar "Planning and Forecasting Best Practices" held on March 7, 2013. Join the discussion and add your insights below.
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