Plenty of financial gurus lauded the Federal Reserve for hiking interest rates and its stated goal of ratcheting down inflation. After multiple hikes in 2022, the Fed intends to increase the target rate even further in 2023. How high? Seventeen out of 19 Fed officials on the monetary policy committee expect a target interest rate […]
Remember those rosy employment figures the Bureau of Labor Statistics put out last year? More than a million jobs added during the second quarter of 2022, to be specific? Turns out the feds were off by a bit. And no, not off by a few thousand jobs or so. Try more than a million. The […]
As the calendar flips to 2023, it’s crucial for your Finance team to be aware of the tax changes going into effect and for you to take steps to ensure compliance. In the ResourcefulFinancePro webinar “Tax Changes Finance Pros Need to Know Going into 2023, Pamela Fagan-Shull, president of Audit Business Services Inc., highlighted seven […]
In an economic climate where you might have to do some belt tightening, a cash leak from internal theft is unacceptable. However, according to Aaron Evett, director of implementation of the expense management and business budgeting software company Divvy, a lot of companies don’t realize how much money can be saved just by taking measures […]
There are a lot of differing opinions about the economy right now because the indicators contradict each other. For example, inflation keeps reaching all-time highs, yet consumer spending is strong. Also, the GDP declined two consecutive quarters (but increased 0.6% for Q3 2022), yet employment continues to grow. Because of the unusual economic conditions, making […]
Good news: The feds are liable to scale back an accounting standard for commercial building leases that some business owners say may put them at a financial disadvantage with their competitors. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) may revise requirements under the 10-month-old Topic (or Accounting Standard Code) 842. Topic 842 mandates that business owners […]
Among all the year-end tasks CFOs and collectors are juggling right now is trying to reconcile accounts due. There may be more pressure this year than ever with a recession and layoffs on the horizon. Bottom line: How a company divides collection workloads may need an adjustment. A recent survey by the National Association of […]
Until now, there haven’t been any specific accounting rules for cryptocurrency assets you may have. After all, crypto economics can be volatile. The price of bitcoin fell from $47,816 in January to $19,557 this month, according to YCharts. After putting cryptocurrency accounting on its technical agenda earlier this year, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) […]
It may be wise to evaluate your 2023 T&E budget one more time because hotel prices worldwide are expected to go up again, according to American Express Global Business Travel. A combination of pent-up demand for in-person meetings and ongoing hotel industry recovery struggles are likely to trigger higher prices and other challenges for securing […]
