Unclaimed property reporting can easily trip businesses up, landing them in the audit crosshairs of state governments and possibly leading to penalties and interest. In addition to all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands…
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To keep your ACH payments flowing smoothly, Nacha advises businesses to update financial institution routing number validation tables at least monthly. That may mean more work for your A/P team, but it ultimately means less stress for them because they…
Failed B2B payments can be disruptive in areas beyond cash flow. For instance, if your bank has to repeatedly put in extra work to process ACH payments, there’s a chance they could stop making the necessary changes to pay files…
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,…
If your revenue involves digital goods and services, you've noticed more states are expecting you to collect and remit sales tax on them. But sometimes the legal language regarding what's taxable or nontaxable becomes a gray area and a judge…
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.…
Although consumers have fully embraced digital payments - peer-to-peer mobile apps, electronic bill-pay services and getting paid via direct deposit, to name a few - many companies are slow to adopt modern electronic payment technologies. In fact, last year a…
Imagine getting a Notice of Final Determination from a state revenue department that said it wasn't going to recognize a use tax exemption that your organization was claiming, and that you owed $74,000 more than what you thought you were…
Increasingly clever cybercriminals are out to take your company’s money. They’d even stoop so low as hacking you with a purchase order that looks real. For example, emails with an attachment disguised as a purchase order can contain links to…
Many companies are turning to even faster payment methods, such as embedded finance solutions and banking as a service products. In fact, according to a PYMNTS report, more than four out of 10 businesses (41%) are using real-time payments to…
Because your A/P team is a critical part of your business, it needs to be adequately staffed with qualified and capable employees who enjoy working for you. But in a tight labor market, where employees expect remote work options, work/life…
With remote work here to stay, A/P has to work harder to verify crucial information, such as vendor bank account numbers. Unfortunately, fraudsters are also working hard. They've been busy exploiting dispersed Finance teams' increased reliance on email for routing…
