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PowerPedia:Antonio Meucci
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Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci (There was an error working with the wiki: Code[5] inventor. He developed some form of voice communication apparatus in 1857. The Enciclopedia Italiana di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti calls him the "inventore del telefono" (inventor of the telephone). A 2002 U.S. House of Representatives resolution, HR 269, stated that Meucci "set up a rudimentary communication link in his Staten Island home that connected the basement with the first floor... he demonstrated his invention in 1860 and had a description of it published in New York 's Italian language newspaper.... and was unable to raise sufficient funds to pay his way through the patent application...". In 1876, Bell patented the electro-magnetic transmission of vocal sound by undulatory electric current.
Meucci was born in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[6] and There was an error working with the wiki: Code[11] at the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[12] and later worked in theatres as a stage technician. He married costume designer There was an error working with the wiki: Code[13] on There was an error working with the wiki: Code[14], There was an error working with the wiki: Code[15]. He was alleged to be part of a conspiracy involving the Italian unification movement in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[16]&ndashThere was an error working with the wiki: Code[15], and was imprisoned for three months.
In October There was an error working with the wiki: Code[18], Meucci and his wife left Florence, never to return. They emigrated to the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[19], stopping first in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[20], where Meucci accepted a job at There was an error working with the wiki: Code[21] in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[22]. There Meucci had developed a popular method of using electric shocks to treat illness. While providing a treatment to a friend, Meucci reportedly heard his friend's scream through the piece of copper wire that was between them.
In There was an error working with the wiki: Code[7], where he would live for the remainder of his life.
Meucci constructed a form of telephone in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[23] as a way to connect his second-floor bedroom to his basement laboratory, as his wife was an There was an error working with the wiki: Code[24] suffering from There was an error working with the wiki: Code[25]. Before then he had constructed a kind of pipe-telephone that transported sound through a pipe, as a way to communicate between the stage and control room at the theatre.
Though his assets had been substantial, they were quickly used up in the United States. Not only was Meucci helping his countrymen to reach America, but there was also an expensive accident in one of his laboratories. His private finances dwindled so that he soon had to live on public funds and by depending on his friends. It has also been said that his wife sold some of his inventions, including the telephone, to raise cash, while he was recovering from injuries that befell him in a boiler explosion aboard the Staten Island Ferry, Westfield. Some have claimed that Alexander Bell acquired the prototype of Meucci's Telephone and later on patented it as his own invention, though no evidence has ever been shown to support this. In fact, when the Bell telephone company sued Meucci's backers for patent infringement, their defense was that they could not have infringed on Bell's patent, since Meucci's "telephone" had never even worked! The question of whether Bell was the true inventor of the telephone is perhaps the single most litigated fact in U.S. history, and the Bell patents were defended in some 600 cases. Bell never lost a case. HR 269 directly contradicts findings of courts in New York, Massachusetts, Louisiana, Ohio, Maryland, and numerous others states. (See among others American Bell Telephone Co. v. Dolbear, 15 Fed. Rep. 448 American Bell Telephone Co. v. Spencer, 8 Fed. Rep. 509, and American Bell Telephone Co. v. Molecular Telephone, 32 Fed. Rep. 214.)
Contrary to the implications in HR 269, the U.S. courts looked into Antonio Meucci's claims extensively and were very unequivocal in their findings. Meucci was a defendant in American Bell Telephone Co. v. Globe Telephone Co. and others (the court's findings, reported in 31 Fed. Rep. 729) The judge was scathing in his criticism of Meucci's claims and his behavior, and concluded that Meucci was deliberately involved in attempts to defraud investors. Meucci died before the Court reached a verdict and the case was closed.
Invention of the telephone
There exists much dispute over who deserves priority as the first inventor of the telephone, although it seems There was an error working with the wiki: Code[26] was the first to transmit articulate speech by undulatory currents of electricity. A history of the telephone says "To bait the Bell Company became almost a national sport. Any sort of claimant, with any sort of wild tale of prior invention, could find a speculator to support him. On they came, a motley array, `some in rags, some on nags, and some in velvet gowns.' One of them claimed to have done wonders with an iron hoop and a file in 1867 a second had a marvelous table with glass legs a third swore that he had made a telephone in 1860, but did not know what it was until he saw Bell's patent and a fourth told a vivid story of having heard a bullfrog croak via a telegraph wire which was strung into a certain cellar in Racine, in 1851 (Casson, p. 96).
Meucci was recently recognized by the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[27], in House Resolution 269, dated There was an error working with the wiki: Code[28] There was an error working with the wiki: Code[29], as stated, "Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the life and achievements of Antonio Meucci should be recognized, and his work in the invention of the telephone should be acknowledged." The There was an error working with the wiki: Code[30] retaliated by passing a resolution recognizing Canadian immigrant There was an error working with the wiki: Code[31] as the "real inventor of the telephone." [http://www.parl.gc.ca/37/1/parlbus/chambus/house/debates/211_2002-06-21/han211_1200-e.htm
Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
The There was an error working with the wiki: Code[8] maintains a Garibaldi-Meucci Museum in There was an error working with the wiki: Code[32]. The museum is located in a house that was built in 1840, purchased by Meucci in 1850, and rented to There was an error working with the wiki: Code[33] from 1850 to 1854. Exhibits include Meucci's models and drawing and pictures relating to his life.
Meucci in popular culture
In the United States, some Italian-Americans are inclined to credit Meucci's claims, as illustrated by the There was an error working with the wiki: Code[9] There was an error working with the wiki: Code[10] mentions Meucci as the inventor of the telephone. In the television series There was an error working with the wiki: Code[34], the character There was an error working with the wiki: Code[35] also mentions Meucci as the inventor of the telephone, stating "he was robbed" of being given proper credit.There was an error working with the wiki: Code[1]
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External articles and reerences
Meucci, The Forgotten Genius, By Tiziano Thomas Dossena, Bridge Apulia USA 1999
An excellent history of Meucci with photos and copies of his diagrams and instruments
There was an error working with the wiki: Code[3], p. 171 notes this claim in a discussion of nationalistic bias in encyclopedias
http://www.esanet.it/chez_basilio/havana2.htm
Gerry Vassilatos Lost Science (ISBN 0-945685-25-4, possible excerpt, review)
Scientific American Supplement No. 520, December 19, 1885
Summary and status of Resolution 269
The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum
The Garibaldi-Meucci Museum (Staten Island site)
HRes 269, text of 17 Oct 2001
HRes 269, text of 11 Jun 2002
Casson, Herbert N.,
Hearing Through Wires - John Bedini's Antonio Meucci-page.
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Antonio Meucci inventors.about.com


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Citigroup drops big sublease on midtown
Citigroup Inc. just became the latest financial institution in New York City to put office space back on the market, offering 100,000 square feet at 485 Lexington Ave., sources said.
CoStar Group Inc. records show that the banking giant has around 600,000 square feet at the SL Green Realty Corp.-owned property, between East 46th and East 47th streets. However, Citigroup says it holds less than half that amount.
Citi's decision to sublease some of its Lexington Avenue spread comes after last week's revelation that it failed to show regulators it had enough of a capital cushion to survive another serious financial crisis.
In a statement, Citi said it began subletting space at 485 Lexington in 2009 as part of its effort to manage is local real estate and expenses. Citi said it is exploring subletting additional space at this location and would relocate staff into vacant space within its existing New York real estate portfolio.
Citi follows moves by Société Générale and Nomura to occupy less space in New York.
Sources confirmed reports that Société Générale is putting back on the market at least two of its floors at 245 Park Ave., totaling about 72,000 square feet. Meanwhile, Normura last week leased 900,000 square feet at Worldwide Plaza but is exercising an option to sublease around 200,000 square feet of the space, sources also confirmed.
During the worst of the recession, financial firms dumped millions of square feet onto the market, creating gaping vacancies that drove down rents. Most of that space eventually was absorbed as the economy rebounded. However, that resurrection stalled toward the end of last year as the summer of 2011's economic turmoil cast a pall on leasing activity.
Brokers say the recent spate of space coming to market is no cause for alarm. "We've seen a little space but the amount that has come out is negligible," said Peter Turchin, executive vice president at CBRE Group Inc. "It is nowhere near the numbers we saw in 2008."
Mr. Turchin added that back in 2008 subleases accounted for 30% of the market, but they're now around 23%, which he called the typical level in a normal market.
Also Thursday, an analyst predicted that Citigroup may be willing to sell more than the scheduled 14% stake in Morgan Stanley Smith Barney if Morgan Stanley is interested.
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How to create and nurture a Legacy Society, honoring those who name your church in an estate, a will or trust. Hear success stories about this and learn some innovative approaches to planned giving.
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Senior and Junior wardens, receive guidance and support about this crucial lay leadership office in our changing churches. What IS your role – as chief ecclesiastical officers – with the congregation, clergy and staff?
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At Charnock Hall, we aim to provide pupils with a continuous experience of reading throughout school, which is understood and supported by families. As reading is a fundamental aspect of many lessons, this document provides an overview.
Everyone at Charnock Hall Primary Academy takes the learning and enjoyment of reading very seriously! Books have pride of place in every classroom. Our libraries are well stocked and regularly used by happy readers.
Thanks for taking the time to read these procedures; co-operation between home and school really does provide pupils with the best learning experiences.
Mrs Leversidge – English Lead.
Phonics is a way of teaching pupils to read and write quickly and skilfully. They are taught how to recognise the sounds that each individual letter makes; identify the sounds that different combinations of letters make – such as 'sh' or 'oo' and blend these sounds together from left to right to make a word. Pupils can then use this knowledge to 'de-code' new words that they hear or see. This is the first important step in learning to read. Pupils also learn to represent sounds using the correct graphemes (letters or combination of letters) and write these down to encode speech into the written word.
The Department For Education's guide for parents, Learning To Read Through Phonics, includes information about the Phonics Screening Test that every child has to take in year one.
At Charnock Hall Academy, phonics is taught daily throughout Foundation Stage 2 (Reception) and Key Stage 1, using 'Letters and Sounds' in differentiated ability groups. We also use Phonics Play to support these lessons.
In 2018, 81% of Year 1 pupils passed the phonic screening check. Phonic interventions are used in Key Stage 2 year groups where necessary.
This link will take you to a website where phonics games can help learning at home – some free activities, some with individual subscription £12 per annum - Phonics Play. Further phonics support is available through EducationCity UK. School pay for each child to have access to the content of this website and log-in details are available from your child's class teacher.
All pupils have access to books in school to take home and read regularly. Teachers and teaching assistants are responsible for making sure that pupils are choosing books of the right level (known in school as Book Bands), but where possible pupils should select their own books. Book banded shelves are in the Reception area, in the corridors of Year 1 and 2, and in the junior library on the Key Stage 2 corridor. School constantly strives to keep an updated selection of reading scheme books along-side other books of similar levels available for pupils to choose.
Pupils who have reached the end of the book banded levels are described as "free readers" but still need guidance to choose age-appropriate books that provide sufficient challenge.
Reading books are provided for reading at home; teachers generally don't use these books to hear pupils read. Reading in school is done in a variety of other ways, such as Guided Reading, Book Study and English lessons.
Every day pupils read with the teacher in a lesson called Book Study. This lesson equips pupils with the skills to read with fluency, make predictions, visualise the text and to expand their vocabulary. Additional individual reading is implemented when necessary.
In Key Stage 1, Guided Reading is taught alongside Book Study. This will ensure that pupils who are still learning the skills to read will be guided by the teacher in a smaller group.
Every half-term, pupils on book bands are assessed to check that they are making suitable progress. A note of this is made in the Home-School Reading Journal for parents to see. Teachers also use reading tests to check whether pupils are meeting age related expectations.
Teachers continuously assess pupils reading development and submit half-termly updates to the Headteacher, for every pupil. This information to support these assessments, is collected by teachers during Book Study and Guided Reading sessions. It is also supported by the book banding process and more formal tests, as appropriate. It is used to ensure that pupils are making expected progress or reaching targeted outcomes. Parents are informed of outcomes through the yearly reports and parent consultation events.
There is a strong evidence to prove that reading at home has a positive impact on achievement. However, this continues way beyond primary school. Pupils who read for enjoyment from an early age are more successful in GCSEs and A levels! There is a school expectation that home reading is completed a minimum of 4 times per week by all pupils, with records updated within pupil journals.
All pupils have been given a Home/School Journal. It has been designed to help families support pupil's learning at home, keeping you informed about the reading pupils do in school. When it's not being used, please remind your child to keep their Journal in their book folder, or school bag, so it is always available. It will be filled in by pupils when they read independently and by every adult who hears the child read.
Teachers will regularly check the Journal to ensure that pupils are consistently reading at home and are choosing appropriate books.
Journals move up through the year groups with the pupils and are replaced when they are full.


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Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival is an all ages event. However, if you are under the age of 18, you must be accompanied by someone 18 years old or older.
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Equity BCDC launches Equity Leaders Program (ELP) a mentorship and leadership development program
Written by faithmueni on December 15, 2021
EquityBCDC will champion socio-economic prosperity through six (6) pillars; Education and Leadership Development, Energy and Environment, Enterprise Development and Financial Inclusion, Food and Agriculture, Health and Social Protection.
EquityBCDC launches Equity Leaders Program (ELP), a rigorous leadership development program that will benefit 131 top-performing young scholars including 81 boys and 50 girls who topped the final 6 secondary school examinations
Kinshasa, 14th December 2021 ……EquityBCDC has extended its social impact contribution through scaling up the various programs that are already under implementation through Equity Group. The Bank, whose purpose is to transform lives, give dignity and expand opportunities for wealth creation, has launched a mentorship and leadership development program dubbed the Equity Leaders Program (ELP).
The Equity Leaders Program, which is one of the programs under the Education and Leadership Development pillar has launched in the DRC by selecting 131 top-performing young scholars including 81 boys and 50 girls who topped the final 6 secondary school examinations. The scholars will form the first cohort of ELP beneficiaries in DRC.
The 131 scholars will undertake a one-week induction process and proceed to join EquityBCDC for a 2-6 months paid internship program where each scholar will get a monthly stipend of USD400 and will experience on-the-job training and mentorship within various departments. The mentorship and coaching engagement with the scholars will also continue for the period they will be in university as students. They will continue to earn as they learn by way of earning commissions from marketing the Eazzy suite of digital banking products.
In addition to the skills training, ELP aims to empower young academically gifted scholars through mentorship and leadership development and is keen on spurring personal and professional development, creativity and innovation and community engagement amongst the scholars thus moulding them into forward-thinking young professionals with a heart for community give back.
While speaking to the scholars H.E Eve Bazaiba, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Environment said, "On behalf of the President of the Republic of DRC, I would like to congratulate you for emerging amongst the top and for being selected to form the inaugural class of the Equity Leaders Program (ELP) in DRC. You are all bearers of the torch for the future of this country and Africa at large. EquityBCDC has given you the ability to take charge of yourselves and purpose in life. Congratulations once again and all the best in your endevours."
Celestin Muntuabu, the Managing Director of EquityBCDC said: "Education is one of the pillars that we hold dear and one that our Congolese youth need for their development. Today, we are proud to launch the Equity Leaders Program which will give young scholars an opportunity to develop their leadership skills and get exposure from industry captains preparing them to be next generation leaders who will contribute to the socio-economic prosperity of the nation".
Equity Group Managing Director and CEO Dr. James Mwangi said, "The youth hold great potential and are the future of our region. The Equity Leaders Program, which has been in existence since 1998 in Kenya is being launched in DRC to offer an opportunity to youth in the DRC to explore their potential, enjoy a unique experience of getting on the job training even before joining university and also enjoy access to a regional network of professionals. They will also have a chance to network and form strong professional relationships critical in promoting innovation, entrepreneurship and research among others, thus contributing to social and economic development of our region."
Dr. Mwangi also noted that Equity Group is a purpose-led business with a unique shared value model that pursues a mission that is both profit and social impact led. EquityBCDC will implement its programs through six key pillars which are; Education and Leadership Development, Energy and Environment, Enterprise Development and Financial Inclusion, Food and Agriculture, Health and Social Protection. These pillars are mapped against Equity's values and the UN 2030 SDG goals.
The Equity Leaders Program has been designed uniquely and will also offer scholars an opportunity to apply for admission and full financial aid at global universities through admission into the College Counselling Program. The program runs for 3 months and is aimed at exposing them to the global universities admission process and how to manoeuvre through a new education system.
About EquityBCDC
EquityBCDC is a commercial bank operating in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It was born from the merger, after 112 years, between Equity Bank Congo and Banque Commerciale du Congo (BCDC).
EquityBCDC serves over 1,000,000 customers through an extensive network of 70 branches across the DRC, 13 dedicated western union branches, 214 ATMs, 14 ATMs, 10 Master Agents and over 3,700 banking agents to complement its digital channels, making it the largest financial services network in the DRC.
EquityBCDC is a subsidiary of Equity Group Holdings Plc, a financial services company listed at the Nairobi Securities Exchange, Uganda Securities Exchange, and Rwanda Stock Exchange. In addition to Equity Bank Uganda, the Group has banking subsidiaries in, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, DRC, South Sudan, and a Commercial Representative Office in Ethiopia; with additional non-banking subsidiaries engaged in the provision of investment banking, custodial, insurance agency, philanthropy, consulting, and infrastructure services.
Equity Group is the largest bank in the region with assets of USD 11.2 billion. It is also the largest bank in terms of deposits, with a market capitalisation of USD 2 billion and a customer base of over 15 million. The Group has 337 branches, 58,756 agents, 34,941 merchants, 691 ATMs and has widely adopted digital banking channels.
The Banker's Top 1,000 World Banks 2021 ranked Equity Bank 761 in its global ranking, position 39 globally on return on assets, position 71 on return on capital, and position 149 on soundness (Capital Assets to Assets ratio). The Banker's Top 100 African Banks 2020 ranked the Bank 7th among the top 10 banks in Africa, 5th for strength, 9th for growth performance, 8th for return on risk and 6th for profitability and leverage category. In the same year, Moody's gave the Bank an overall rating of B2 with a negative outlook, identical to the Kenyan government's sovereign rating, due to the Bank's strong brand recognition, strong liquidity buffers and resilient funding profile, well-established national franchise, and strong adoption of digital and alternative distribution channels.
About the Equity Leaders Program
The Equity Leaders Program was founded in 1998 and has scaled up over time to benefit 37,140 scholars. The paid internship component of the Equity Leaders Program admits the top performing boy and girl in the secondary level final exams from each region in DRC where Equity Bank has a branch. The program aims at empowering young academically gifted scholars by supporting their access to education in public universities in DRC and around the globe, as well as equipping them with leadership skills.
The paid internship runs for the 2 months between secondary school completion and the beginning of university. In Kenya, 6,713 scholars have benefitted from internships at Equity Bank prior to joining local or global universities. Of these, 688 scholars have secured admissions and scholarships in top global universities.
The leadership development model seeks to develop scholars in four program areas:
Personal and Professional Development to enable scholars to identify their unique talents and strengths and to match their individual interests with meaningful career opportunities.
Global exposure to encourage scholars to expand their horizons and become world class-leaders who can compete and succeed in a global marketplace.
Creativity and Innovation to empower scholars to think creatively about providing solutions to the challenges and opportunities facing communities around the world.
Community Engagement to inspire scholars to use their abilities for good and to make a positive impact on society.
While developing individual scholars in these thematic areas, the program also endeavours to create a strong network of scholars working together across disciplines and sectors to transform their communities, their country, and the world at large. This leadership development model is delivered through the following initiatives:
The Internship Program which allows scholars at local universities to return for internships with EquityBCDC and its partners during university holidays to get professional experience while saving for their university education. The program runs for the 2 months between secondary school completion and the beginning of university.
The Global Summer Internship Program which allows scholars studying at international universities to return to Africa for their summer holidays and intern with Equity BCDC and its partners, giving them work experience and building their professional networks on the continent.
The College Counselling Program which supports Equity scholars to access admission and scholarships to some of the world's leading universities, including the Ivy League universities in the US.
The Annual Leadership Congress which allows scholars to connect with each other to form a strong community, learn about leadership and employability skills, and interact with successful leaders from various industries
The Innovators Program which trains and develops scholars in innovation and entrepreneurship skills, allowing them to write business plans and pitch their ideas for seed funding.
The Centers of Excellence Program where scholars provide residential mentorship to various secondary schools.
The University Chapters at campuses in DRC and abroad that serve as platforms for interaction, networking, and activities for the scholars during their university session.
The Wings to Fly Mentorship Program which enables scholars to visit Wings to Fly high school scholarship recipients at their respective high schools to provide mentorship and academic coaching.
For additional information: www.equitygroupholdings.com – www.equitygroupfoundation.com –
EquityBCDC https://equitygroupholdings.com/cd/
Alex Muhia Equity Group T: Office – 0763 026007: Mobile – 0763 618871 E: CorporateCommunications@equitybank.co.ke E: Alex.Muhia@equitybank.co.ke Carol Wairugu Ogilvy PR T: 0727 015 797 E: Carol.Wairugu@ogilvy.africa
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Galveston World Classic to Air on VERSUS
(Houston TX, August 21)—Taylor Road Productions today announced five one-hour shows featuring the Galveston World Classic billiards tournament will air on VERSUS, the nation's fastest growing sports cable network now in more than 75 million homes, beginning Wednesday, November 11, at 6 p.m. ET.
The tournament, which will take place September 11-20 at Moody Gardens in Galveston, Texas, brings together top billiard professionals and thousands of amateur players as they compete in eleven events for a chance to win $1,000,000 in prizes. Top professional players who will be competing include Efren Reyes, Earl Strickland, Francisco Bustamante, Johnny Archer, Nick Varner, Jeremy Jones, Gabe Owen and Charlie Bryant.
The complete Galveston World Classic schedule on VERSUS follows (subject to change):
Wednesday, November 11 at 6-7 p.m. ET
Wednesday, December 2 at 6-7 p.m. ET
Wednesday, December 16 at 6-7 p.m. ET
Bobby Rone of Taylor Road Productions said, "We feel that this is a huge step forward for billiards. We look forward to the opportunity to increase the visibility of billiards by showcasing the Galveston World Classic to a national television audience."
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Expense Tracking Software
Expensify Review
By Esther Schindler & Barbara Krasnoff
Expensify - Software Advice Modal
Smart improvements to the workflow keep Expensify intuitive.
Offers enhancements like automated reimbursements and GPS mileage capture.
User interface has a steep learning curve.
Most of our expense tracking competitors target small companies, but Expensify goes the other way targeting large companies with complex software integration needs. It does well enough here to earn our Editors' Choice designation, too.
Most of the players we reviewed as part of this expense tracking roundup review are aimed at small to midsized businesses (SMBs). However, Expensify, which starts at $5 per active user per month, differentiates itself by tackling the needs of larger companies with more complex requirements around not only workflow but third-party integration, too. The company offers technology integration, reliable optical character recognition (OCR) and a workflow system to help a user's schedule without much trouble. The software offers an even better option: Expensify will automate the expense tracking process wherever possible. You'd be surprised that Expensify is actually enjoyable to use. And that's why Expensify picks up our Editors' Choice award for midsize and large enterprises alongside Certify and Rydoo.
It's easy to kick Expensify's tires. There is a seven-day free trial that can be extended up to 28 days by adding employees or using other features. You can also have a free account that lets you access five SmartScans (OCR'd receipts) a month.
Expensify offers two levels of pricing for individuals and corporations, via either annual subscription or flex billing through pay per use. The group version provides unlimited SmartScans basic expense approval, the ability to reimburse employees online, and data synchronization with accounting programs Xero and Intuit QuickBooks.
Expensify's corporate Control version adds advanced policy enforcement, corporate card reconciliation, custom data exporting, and a customizable, multistage approval workflow. The Control version also gives you access to more partner benefits, such as synchronization with Oracle NetSuite, Intacct, Microsoft Dynamics, and other back-end services aimed at larger organizations with more sophisticated accounting and reporting needs.
If you go with the annual pricing, you commit to a subscription that allows for activity up to your set number of active users. For the lower- priced group version called Collect, that's $5 per active user per month; the higher-end corporate version called Control costs $9 per active user per month. Flex billing means month-to-month billing with no annual commitment — you're billed based on the number of active users across your policies. For that, Collect group pricing is $10 per active user per month, and the higher-end Control version is $18 per month.
Finally, there's an Enterprise version that adds custom business logic, full enterprise resource planning (ERP) integration, syncing with third-party apps such as Oracle and SAP, and a dedicated "success coach."
Grab Expense Management Data From Anywhere
Expensify tries its best to make it as simple as possible to sign on and set up an account. When you sign up for the free trial, for example, a concierge bot walks you through the steps of setting up.
For the most part, if you have a scrap of paper with a number on it, then Expensify has a way to absorb that data. Expensify permits you to add expenses using its mobile app (available for Android and iOS), which utilizes the OCR SmartScan. Or you can opt for website uploads, receipts sent to a dedicated email address, and specific credit card accounts (both personal and corporate). You can also capture receipt images from a web browser by using a Google Chrome extension, or import them by using Dropbox or Evernote. The website has a screen on which you can enter several expenses at once, filling in a spreadsheet-like form and then uploading or attaching related receipts. The first choice for data capture is a mobile app. You take a photo of the receipt at the point of sale, assign it to a report, and then let the software do the heavy lifting. Expensify does a good job at this (though not quite so easy as the point-and-shoot of Receipt Bank).
More important than a fun user interface (UI), however, is accuracy. Expensify's ability to interpret the text on a scanned receipt is exemplary. It correctly identified a scribbled-in total and the vendor name without prodding (The screenshot below shows it in its "raw" state without making guesses about categories). The user or approver can split expenses, such as separating a hotel stay from certain meal charges; and it does so using a process simple and intuitive enough to make the expense-splitting capability in ExpensePoint seem awkward.
In addition to accounting categories (for example, hotel or meals), you can tag expenses with any text you deem meaningful (such as a project name or "interview job candidate"). The user's web dashboard provides modest reporting on the amount you've spent by category, tags, and time periods.
Not everything relies on capturing a photo of a receipt, either. Mileage expenses can be tracked by typed-in distance or odometer readings, or by using GPS. Tell the app that it's okay to track your travel at the beginning of your trip, and Expensify figures out how far you drove. While other apps figure out the distance traveled using Google Maps, sometimes you don't go from Point A to Point B (not to mention that highway breakdown you had to avoid).
The web user interface is as clean and easy to understand as the mobile app. It was recently upgraded, and now offers four choices: Inbox, Expenses, Reports and Settings on the left-hand side of the screen. Each expense is assigned to a report and can be then submitted for approval from the Reports screen. Expensify lets the manager decide how often employee receipts should be "batched up" so the manager isn't constantly bothered by incoming receipts.
Expensify takes on some small business accounting tasks as well. For instance, you can invoice clients for an hour of travel time. With its invoicing feature (relying on Stripe) you can create and send invoices to anyone, even if they don't have an Expensify account. You can start an invoice from scratch or use an existing expense report, and if the tools included with Expensify aren't enough, the software makes it easy to integrate with most third-party billing and invoicing systems.
The software demonstrates good thinking about travel expenses, integrating with other apps to make that easy. For instance, when you make travel bookings using NexTravel, Egencia, Locomote or one of a host of other services, receipt and trip information is automatically populated in Expensify. All you need to do is fill in a few details. And even then, much of the work may be done for you as an auto-categorize feature that automatically detects the credit card merchant type, associating airline charges with a transportation expense category.
It's a win on integration in other realms as well, such as car and parking services, food delivery services, catering companies, and point-of-sale (POS) systems systems. Despite the amount of functionality, it's never overwhelming, and its useful how-to videos walk you through each option.
Automate as Much as You Want
Automation is a key feature when it comes to expense tracking. Bookkeeping services like Supporting Strategies make use of Expensify's automated expense reporting features.
As with other apps, the administrator sets up company policies and designates some users as approvers. Among the many customizable settings are the standard mileage rates, default hourly rates, per diem charges, category limitations (for example, $2,000 maximum for hotel charges), and currency.
Expensify organizes receipts into reports, nominally. Employees don't care about the idea of a report. They just want to turn in receipts and get their money back. So, Expensify optionally can create reports automatically every day, week, or month, when "Conference in Las Vegas" doesn't make sense. When the employee sends a receipt to the email ID or via the mobile app, it's automatically added to the open report. With its auto-harvesting option turned on, Expensify checks open reports nightly (or on a schedule you can set) and approves those that match the company policies (holding back on those with violations, which it moves to the next report in order to be addressed).
Approvers don't need to visit the website to review an employee's report; they can approve directly from their email inbox, including rejecting a single expense. Policy violations are clearly tagged and identified, so Accounting can decide whether to chide the employee for handing in a receipt more than 90 days late or decree he's on the hook for it.
But most expenses are in-policy and trivial. Expensify permits you to turn on an automatic approval feature, which automatically approves and reimburses any report without a policy violation. That lets accountants and administrators pay attention to the questionable expenses instead of spending their time looking at $5 parking receipts. In addition, an auto-sync feature allows administrators to directly sync with the company's accounting tool.
We really like the depth of features in Expensify, but sometimes its simplicity gets in the way of confidently using the software, such as figuring out what it means by a report being "closed" rather than "processed." Most of this is a learning curve that won't last long, but it does generate a few "Huh?" moments. Either way, the tool is rich enough to earn PCMag's highest honor as an Editors' Choice winner.
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Longtime tech industry journalist Esther Schindler has translated geek-talk into English since 1992. She loves to explain how technology can, indeed, improve the quality of life. Find her on Twitter at @estherschindler. Bring chocolate.
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Udvidet gennemgang: Et alternativ til revision?
Thomas Boding & Mads Korning
Studenteropgave: Kandidatafhandlinger
On 6 December 2012, the Danish Parliament adopted a new Danish assurance engagement standard designated "extended review". The purpose of an extended review is to provide reporting class B enterprises with an alternative to an audit reducing the administrative burden while assuring the stakeholders of the accuracy of the disclosures in the financial statements. To assess whether an extended review is a real alternative to an audit, we have analysed how the two assurance engagements are different from one another. In addition, we have examined how Danish enterprises and banks approach the extended review and on this basis analysed the advantages and disadvantages of an extended review. In this connection we have outlined how to optimise the assurance engagement standard and discussed what a likely alternative to an extended review could be. Based on our analysis of the two assurance engagements, we can establish that the auditor's extended review report resembles the auditor's report and that the conclusion and the audit opinion are both phrased positively. The principal difference between an audit and an extended review is that the auditor expresses reasonable assurance in an audit whereas the auditor only expresses limited assurance and additional assurance in an extended review. The particular level of assurance provided in an extended review is also a key issue to the banks. Our examination among the banks shows that the majority of them will not accept an auditor's extended review report as they, based on the work performed, do not regard the assurance provided in an extended review as sufficient. The fact that the banks do not regard the assurance provided in an extended review as sufficient means that an extended review is not a real alternative to an audit. Our examination among the enterprises also shows that only 4% of the enterprises asked have decided on an extended review of the financial statements for the coming financial year in spite of 40% of the respondents consider an extended review to be a good alternative to an audit. However, the enterprises' rejection of an extended review is not only caused by the banks' view on the matter, but also by the fact that the enterprises have little knowledge of extended reviews. The enterprises lack more information about extended reviews, including the level of assurance provided by an auditor's extended review report. Consequently, the lack of clarity in the level of assurance provided by an auditor's extended review report is a great disadvantage to extended reviews for which reason we recommend that the concept moderate assurance be implemented to extended reviews. However, an extended review also has various advantages, e.g. that the enterprises have the possibility of a review of their financial statements that is less in scope than an audit. Yet, we believe that a better alternative to an audit would be to raise the limits thus the enterprises, which at present can opt for either an audit or an extended review, instead are given an option to opt for a review according to ISRE 2400 (revised). This will reduce both the administrative burden and the audit costs of the enterprises while allowing them individually to opt for the performance of agreed-upon procedures according to ISRS 4400 if needed.
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