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App Updates

QuickBooks Online Bank Feeds Labeling Update - insightfulaccountant.com — www.intuitiveaccountant.com

The latest updates include changes to the visuals and labels in the bank feed for a streamlined experience.

Xero and TriNet provide full-service HR solutions to U.S. small businesses | Xero Blog — www.xero.com

Xero announces a new integration with TriNet, a popular provider of full-service HR solutions to small businesses in the U.S.

Increase your restaurant profits by tracking fiscal weeks in QuickBooks Online Advanced - QuickBooks — quickbooks.intuit.com

Support for fiscal calendars by week, often used by food & beverage businesses, has now been added to QuickBooks Online.

App Discovery

Simplex Financials, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Elevate Financial Training and Launches the First-Ever Social Financial Platform to Help Businesses Make Strategic Decisions - insightfulaccountant.com — www.intuitiveaccountant.com

Simplex Financials, Inc., a technology company focused on helping small business owners overcome their financial challenges, announced today the closing of an undisclosed funding round, as well as the acquisition of Elevate Financial Training.

Practice Tips

The Security Summit “Security Six” Recommendations - insightfulaccountant.com — www.intuitiveaccountant.com

The IRS and the Security Summit recently released their basic “Security Six” protections that everyone should follow

Art of Accounting: Must-read books on managing a practice | Accounting Today — www.accountingtoday.com

Edward Mendlowitz recommends two of his favorite on Management of an accounting practice (MAP)

Process Advisory: Creating systems that work — www.firmofthefuture.com

The next installment in the powerful series that helps accountants and bookkeepers figure out where to begin offering advisory services

Now for something totally different...

Boeing 747s Still Use Floppy Disks to Get Critical Software Updates — gizmodo.com

Many of us started with computing over floppy disks, but apparently, the antiquated tech still plays a critical role in delivering software updates

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