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How cloud accounting made me enjoy the finance industry again
This is a topic that is very close to my heart and I am sharing this everywhere I go. A couple of years into my career as a chartered accountant I started to wonder if I was still enjoying working in the finance industry. I was busy with so many routine, tedious tasks that it felt like I was not growing and it did not feel like I was making a difference in other people’s...
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Systems Newsletter – Fixed Assets In Xero, DEAR Features And New Systems
This has been a month of new learnings and research for the Creative CFO systems team as we continue to explore various pieces of software to meet the needs of clients as well as our own. Follow us as we take you on a fixed asset walkthrough, harnessing all that DEAR has to offer and some scheduling software used by the likes of Amazon and MacDonald's - home to the famous Big Mac. 1....
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Systems Newsletter – Systems VAT Update
April has been a busy month so far, with the new South African VAT rate now in full swing. Here is a summary of what we expected, what actually happened and any systems changes that may still be required. 1. XERO what we expected New 15% rate added Old rate renamed Default inventory and contact rates changed to 15% what actually happened The new rate appeared in Xero The 14% rate was only renamed if you...
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Systems Newsletter – VEND/YOCO Integration
December was an exciting month in the space of integrations, and the new VEND-YOCO integration is making waves. There is now a high-level integration between VEND POS and the YOCO payment service. Previously, when checking out on VEND, one had to tap the "Credit Card" payment type on iPad and manually enter the payment amount into the merchant payment device (card machine). This process used to take a fair amount of time and allowed room for error as...
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