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The cloud is talked about so often in modern business, computing, and in life in general. But what does it mean? And is it secure?

You might have heard of two different Dext products: Prepare and Commerce. If you’re unsure about the difference between them and how each software can help your business, worry not: this blog will help.

There’s an enemy stopping you from reaching higher levels of success that you’ve probably never been told about before.

Are you using your time as a business owner to its full potential? Or can delegate more than you think to your team?

This year, searches for “work burnout” hit their highest peak in almost 20 years, and with tighter finances on the horizon and greater personal and professional stress to remain financially healthy, it is no wonder why.

10 lessons I learned as a business owner that accountants like you need to know too. Here they are in a nutshell…

GoProposal talked to member and successful accounting entrepreneur Cheryl Sharp, founder of Pink Pig Financials, about how she’s navigating her team through the cost-of-living crisis with unwavering confidence…

Spoiler: You’re probably CREATING them in the first place

Manual data entry, getting paid on time and too much time spent on producing practice accounts are common culprits of wasted time in practices.

We want to help to make the return-to-work transition as smooth, stress free and easy as possible.

Whether you are seeking efficient data importing, categorization, or reconciliation solutions, this webinar is a must-attend for optimizing your financial processes.

All of that time looking for apps, and testing apps, can be saved

Learning about accounting for small business may not be the most exciting part of building your own, but it is essential in order to run your business and make it thrive.

Digital transformation is no longer a faraway, visionary concept; it’s happening before our very eyes. The question is: how will it affect the future of accounting? To help accounting firms, we explore the three core pillars and suggest where you can make a start.

Business owners can enjoy a plethora of benefits, from time and cost savings to better cash flow management and scalability with tools like Dext

Let’s start by learning the benefits of using accounting automation tools to help with business financial compliance

The time it takes to make adjustments month-on-month is currently adding up to 5-7 days per month, equating to a staggering $30,000 staff hours per year, per company.

Digital commerce represents a great opportunity for your firm to develop accounting specialism in a rapid-growth market.

Digital payments are the preferred method for both businesses and consumers, leaving a gap for bookkeeping for digital commerce clients.

Give your practice the WOW factor

Find out how technology can support you and your practice during tough times.

Solutions for problems accountants face every day

How do you get started? Let’s break it down into three basic steps.

Here are some of the ways that you can use advanced technology to improve your pricing strategy in a way that works for you and your clients.

As an accountant, your time has always been a precious resource. But now, more than ever, that resource is stretched which is leading to increased stress levels and burnout.

Meet Emma Fougere from Connect CPA

Meet Ryan Alderson, Lead Cloud Accounting Specialist at Harold Sharp Limited

We’re sure you know how challenging it can be to identify historical changes in Xero. Fortunately, Dext Precision makes that process a whole lot easier.

Let’s have a look at the intricate facets of managing finances for e-commerce businesses and demonstrate how automation tools like Dext Commerce can simplify the process and promote efficiency.

Explore the numerous benefits of incorporating accounting automation tools into your business operations to help you strategise better and grow faster.

Hear from Johann Goree, a real-life Dext Prepare partner and GRoup Managing Director at OnPoint Accounting Group

Tired of spending countless evenings hunched over a keyboard, manually entering financial data into spreadsheets? You’re not alone.

With its intuitive mobile app and user-friendly desktop software, Dext Prepare makes managing your finances on the go a breeze.

In this new guide, we look at the revenue opportunities digital commerce offers for accountants and bookkeepers in 2023 and beyond.

At Dext, we’ve been documenting the rapid rise of digital commerce and the opportunities it brings to the accounting industry.

Confused? Let’s have a look at the differences between e-commerce and digital commerce.

As your clients’ trusted accountant/bookkeeping partner, it’s time to make data quality a priority.

How do you do that in ways that remain manageable and profitable to your practice?

In times of economic uncertainty, clients tend to rely heavily on their accountants and bookkeepers to provide critical financial insights. With accurate, reliable client data at your fingertips, you can alert them to potential hardships, and open them up to opportunities. But in order to do this, profitably, data quality needs to be at the core of your firm’s strategy. Here’s why…

In this guide, we’ll be sharing what that looks like. By the end, you’ll have access to a specific VAT returns workflow that you can use to either complement your existing process, or install as an initial framework.

Your clients want the confidence that their accounts are compliant and healthy, and that they will receive useful support and advice to navigate the complexity of the tax system. At the same time, your practice wants to build solid internal processes that ensure productivity, good reputation and growth.

As usual, Charlie wakes up precisely at 7am and instantly reaches the alarm clock that had just started going off. “I probably don’t even need this anymore”, they think to themselves while waking up, feeling slightly proud of their sleep pattern.

For a firm of 15 accountants and bookkeepers, that represents 3,284 hours spent on bad data every year – nearly 20 weeks. When it comes to deadline management, this can represent a big problem.

A step-by-step guide to using the App Advisory Plus App Stack Builder and creating a White-Labelled Report

“Why do I need social media? I manage perfectly well without it…”

How accounting firms can use AI to identify potential fraud, making it easier to comply with anti-money laundering legislation.

Our piece examines the top seven reasons for cloud adoption among accountancy practices. In recent years, the accounting industry has embraced new forms of technology to make accountants’ working lives easier. Many of these have been cloud-based solutions.

Discover 5 intelligent approaches to standardising your firm’s processes and delivering consistent work every time.

Advisory is the future of the accounting profession. Read how to make changes in the profession work for your firm.

Accountancy firms need to act quickly to ensure that they offer their clients a range of advisory services, move with new trends, and increase revenue sources.

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