Technology

On 1 March 2023, Sage, a leader in accounting and financial technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMEs), announced a series of updates to its Sage Intacct product to help businesses simplify processes and increase efficiency. The updates include: Sage has launched two cloud-based products, Sage Intacct Planning and Sage Intelligent Time, in South Africa …

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7 February 2023 Professional Accountancy Organizations (PAOs) are ready to accelerate digital transformation to improve the delivery of their mandate. The Digital Readiness Tool assisted 20 countries from Sub-Saharan Africa and other regions in their digital transformation journeys. The IFAC PAO Digital Readiness Tool is a free self-assessment tool designed to help PAOs assess their …

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17 September 2022 Finding a niche is an excellent way for accountants to unlock new, profitable opportunities.  So, it’s no surprise to hear that more and more practices are identifying and focusing on niche markets as a way of optimising budgets and boosting internal efficiency. Here’s what we cover in this article: What do we …

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16 September 2022 Is your finance team spending too much time on manual processes? Could automation give you more time? In this article, we highlight how you and your finance team can say farewell to those manual processes courtesy of automation. Here’s what we cover: Challenges of manual processes for finance teams How spreadsheets are …

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16 September 2022 WhatsApp is a convenient way to communicate during and after business hours equally. It works at the touch of a button which opens possibility to say something controversial after hours. Exactly how careful do we need to be? According to legal firm Wright Rose-Innes, it is possible to be fired for WhatsApp …

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The new update to WhatsApp began rolling out to users on 1 September 2022, giving group admins more power and control over the content being shared on various platforms. More specifically, the update – once activated – enables group administrators to delete messages sent. The new ‘delete for all’ function was previously only available to …

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AICPA, by Roman H. Kepczyk Accounting firms are treasure troves of data for cyber criminals. In this resource, you’ll find a list of steps your firm can take to keep your firm from being as easy target. Here’s a sneak peek at some of the areas where you can dig in after downloading this checklist: …

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Journal of Accountancy, by Kevin Brewer August 30, 2022 A cybersecurity specialist Mike Foster has been preventing “bad guys from logging in” for 25 years. In this article he provides help to prepare business owners, CEOs, and IT professionals for the application and renewal process of cyber insurance coverage. Insurance companies ask many questions without …

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Do you have a succession plan for your business? PwC’s Africa’s Family Business Survey 2021 noted that 76% of African family businesses don’t have succession plans in place. Only 41% of these business owners have a last will/testament in place, which means that, when they die, there is no fixed plan to ensure that the business is …

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