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Learn MoreFor finance professionals, data integrity is the cornerstone of every spreadsheet. Whether you are managing a budgeting template or a complex allocation sheet in Excel, a single manual entry error can lead to hours of troubleshooting during month-end reconciliation. While…
A California judge recently approved a $43.25 million settlement resolving a class-action lawsuit alleging that The Walt Disney Company violated equal pay laws -- a case that underscores how wage disputes can create material liabilities, force reserve adjustments, and disrupt…
Maintaining context for entries is critical in finance. Excel’s Comments (for collaboration) and Notes (for personal reference) allow you to document decisions, assumptions or flags directly in your spreadsheet. Utilize Excel Comments and Notes How to add context to your…
After the flood of new e-commerce sales tax rules in the five years since the South Dakota v. Wayfair Supreme Court decision, this may be the year when more economic nexus laws finally start getting simpler. The Streamlined Sales and…
"It's not right, but it is a reality. ... You don't get a lot of budget attached to (vendor setup and maintenance training and tools in A/P)," said consultant, speaker and trainer Debra Richardson, APM, APPM, CPRS. Richardson is a…
IRS is extending tax relief to businesses in Broward County, FL affected by the tornadoes, severe storms and flooding from April 12-14. Federal tax filings and tax payments originally due starting April 12, 2023, have been postponed until August 15,…
With all the work your A/P department puts into issuing timely payments, it can be frustrating to find out there's unclaimed property floating around out there. Unclaimed property laws vary widely from state to state, and can be very confusing.…
You can now file Form 1099 series information returns using the Information Returns Intake System (IRIS) online portal. Step one is enrolling with IRS by clicking here. IRS is touting the free electronic filing service, which doesn't require any special…
Sales and use tax shouldn't just be the responsibility of your A/P and A/R departments. Although they're the ones who are experts in sales and use tax liability, your sales and purchasing teams can support Finance by double-checking that the…
There's no need to panic if you or one of your staffers discover they've made mistakes with your company's 401(k) plan. No one is going to jail, and in almost every case you won't be paying a penalty, so long as…
Catching investment and retirement fund fraudsters is a never-ending job. So here's some good news: Enforcement by the feds is on the upswing, with more wrongdoers going to jail and victims being compensated for their losses. Enforcement by the the…
As you may have expected, almost every state has an economic nexus law requiring certain out-of-state sellers to collect and remit sales tax (the exceptions are Delaware, Montana, New Hampshire and Oregon). But what you might not be aware of…
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