Happy New Year and for many of you, it is an incredibly busy time with January month-end coming up. It's almost over!

Every other week, we bring you the latest news and views to leverage in your cloud accounting practice. As we head into tax season in the US, we have some good tax-related articles below.

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App Updates

QuickBooks Launches 2 New SMB Tools | PYMNTS.com — www.pymnts.com

Intuit QuickBooks has unveiled two products: Get Paid Upfront and Early Pay designed to give SMBs and their employees faster access to their money.

QBO Monday Minute: What is QuickBooks Checking? | insightfulaccountant.com — www.intuitiveaccountant.com

Liz Scott gives us an inside look at how the new bank account enables you to save time via the automation of entry-free bookkeeping.

Patriot’s Accounting Makes Top Accounting Software List — www.patriotsoftware.com

Patriot Software, a partner of Client Hub, makes Software Advice's best accounting software list.

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Practice Tips

Your Complete Guide to 2021 U.S. Small Business Tax Credits | FreshBooks Blog — www.freshbooks.com

From FreshBooks, a good summary of topics in small business taxes.

Cryptocurrency Considerations for Today's CPAs - insightfulaccountant.com — www.intuitiveaccountant.com

Reach Reporting's Justin Hatch takes us inside why the exchange medium is becoming more popular as a payment method and investment opportunity.

E-signing for forms, tax compliance documents extended - Journal of Accountancy news — www.journalofaccountancy.com

Temporary pandemic-related procedures are reauthorized through October 2023 for certain paper returns and forms and documents in exams and similar taxpayer interactions.

5 pain points CPAs face around information management | Accounting Today — www.accountingtoday.com

Archaic and outdated ways of managing information are hindering firms’ ability to navigate disruptions, curb competition and innovate.

Now for something totally different...

Stanford engineers team up with Michelin-star chef to build modular restaurants – TechCrunch — techcrunch.com

Mezli's prototype robot restaurant is up and running and serving customers Mediterranean-style grain bowls and side dishes from the company’s KitchenTown location in San Mateo.

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