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App Updates

What's new in QuickBooks Online: July 2020 - QuickBooks — quickbooks.intuit.com

This month features customizable email addresses for receipt and bill forwarding, as well as several improvements to QuickBooks Online Advanced.

New Workflow for QBO Client Billing Migration - insightfulaccountant.com — www.intuitiveaccountant.com

The new way to manage client QuickBooks Online wholesale and direct billing.

QBO Advanced Cash Flow Planner - Client View - insightfulaccountant.com — www.intuitiveaccountant.com

The scoop about the cash flow planner available to QBO Advanced users from a 'client view' perspective.

Jirav Secures More Than $8 Million in Series A Funding - insightfulaccountant.com — www.intuitiveaccountant.com

New capital will allow Jirav to continue their growth and invest in proprietary financial planning and analysis platform as financial leaders crave insights during economic recession.

App Discovery

Expert Republic | Video call experts — expertrepublic.com

Expert Republic enables customers to instantly have a video call with an expert, whether it is a Fitness coach, Yoga trainer, Psychologist, and many others.

Practice Tips

New AICPA tool automates PPP loan forgiveness process - Journal of Accountancy — www.journalofaccountancy.com

Borrowers can apply for forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program loans by using a new, free AICPA tool that CPA firms can also use to serve their clients. The tool will produce all government-required forms automatically.

Engage 2020: A 12-step plan to combat racism and bias | Accounting Today — www.accountingtoday.com

Kimberly Ellison-Taylor, past chairman of the Association of International CPA's and the American Institute of CPA's, on why firms need to be "willing to be uncomfortable."

Breakaway signs up accountants, bookkeepers and advisors as virtual CFOs | Accounting Today — www.accountingtoday.com

Breakaway, a startup company based in Portland, Oregon, is starting to build a network of accountants, bookkeepers and financial advisors who can act as virtual CFOs for small business clients.

The Three New Business Models Delivering Significant Profits for Accounting Firms - CPA Trendlines — cpatrendlines.com

Check out these ideas for potentially expanding into new services as part of your growth plan

Now for something totally different...

How Dixie cups became the breakout startup of the 1918 pandemic — www.fastcompany.com

Dixie cups were like the Zoom of the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918, which helped the product become a household name.

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