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Following the closing, Avantax will become a standalone business unit within the Cetera family with 3,078 Avantax financial professionals.

This first-of-its-kind partnership aims to transform virtual card processing for accounts receivable departments – eliminating tedious manual efforts and streamlining payment reconciliation.

The Innovation Awards are presented to honor new or recently enhanced technologies that benefit tax and accounting professionals and their clients through improved workflow and efficiencies, increased accessibility, enhanced collaboration, greater accuracy, or other means.

If you’re behind the trends, you risk becoming “obsolete.” Clients may still need your services, but they want an accountant to go the extra mile for them.

Building a CAS practice can take time but data shows it is more than worth the investment — survey data indicates that 72% of respondents indicate that they have a strong growth pipeline for their CAS offerings.

When properly managed and prioritized, financial, operational and legal data has the potential to contribute significant strategic value to a business that extends far beyond meeting compliance requirements.

The report found that two-thirds of organizations have not implemented ESG controls, and that 60% do not currently perform internal ESG audits.

Firms that offer specialized accounting services (SAS), combining analytics, business intelligence, and technology-based solutions, are primed for success.