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Accounting and tax PR works best when expertise answers a real reader question. This page brings together news opportunities relevant to accountants and bookkeeping firms and tax advisers. Focus your commentary on cash-flow planning, record keeping and tax administration. Choose a story below, or submit a brief based on your own informed observations.
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Published 2026-10-07
When should you switch from manual bookkeeping to accounting software?
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A sponsored CNBC Select piece (paid for by Intuit QuickBooks) lists seven signs a business should move from manual bookkeeping to accounting software, including rising invoice volume, adding employees or contractors, and working with an accountant. The article outlines software features such as automated invoicing, payroll integration, bank linking, permissions, and security measures.
Consider whether increasing transaction volume, staff, or use of external accountants makes software more efficient for your practice.
Consider: Which specific transaction thresholds or staff counts have you seen trigger costs or efficiency breakpoints when adopting accounting software?
Why Expenses from a Previous Period Recorded as 'Prior Period Adjustment Loss' Are Not Deductible in the Current Period | Accounting and Tax Operate on Different Rulers
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A tax-accounting blog explains why expenses recorded as a 'Prior Period Adjustment Loss' in accounting are not deductible on the current period's corporate tax return. Accounting records the error when discovered, but tax law assigns the expense to the period when the liability was finalized; the proper remedy is a correction request for the earlier tax return.
Consider the need to coordinate accounting adjustments with tax corrections and the procedures for filing prior-period amendment requests in your tax practice.
Consider: How do you integrate prior-period accounting adjustments into your tax return workflows to ensure timely correction requests and client communication?
[Accounting] How I reduced the burden of audit response using Claude Code
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A Japanese CPA describes using Claude Code to handle a 50-item audit request list. The tool connected to accounting software and Google Drive, extracted relevant transactions, drafted answers, filled spreadsheet responses, located source documents, and created missing schedules, with the CPA validating outputs and correcting minor errors found during review.
Consider piloting AI-assisted workflows for audit response while maintaining human review and controls over outputs and data access.
Consider: What controls and verification steps do you implement to ensure AI-generated audit responses meet professional standards and avoid data-entry errors?
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Who can contribute: Accountants; bookkeeping firms; tax advisers.
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For a story affecting accounting and tax, explain one practical consequence connected to cash-flow planning. Identify the audience affected, the decision they face and what your professional experience helps them understand. Include a specific example you can substantiate; avoid turning a personal observation into a claim about the entire industry.
Use examples only when they reflect your own informed view. You can also bring your own announcement or news brief.
