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The top 15 ghost towns for businesses: Will return-to-work mandates change the trend?

One of the key reasons some businesses are scrapping their remote work policies and mandating that employees come back to the office is all about economics and location, location, location. Translation: Companies in cities like New York and Houston either own their buildings or are stuck in ironclad, long-term leases. Owners and tenants of commercial […]

by Scott Ball
September 27, 2023

Biden 2nd term will send costs soaring for companies in these sectors

President Biden doesn’t plan to ease up on climate change initiatives if reelected next year. In fact, it looks like the current commander-in-chief could increase the pressure on companies slow to embrace clean energy. The New York Times reports four industrial sectors in particular are being targeted for carbon dioxide air pollution rules: State-of-the-art pollution […]

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September 20, 2023

How much could T&E costs rise for FY 2024? GSA per-diem numbers A/P needs to know

Heads up for A/P: The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has announced its FY 2024 per-diem allowance rates for folks traveling for work in the continental United States (CONUS), effective Oct. 1, 2023. While many employers use the per-diem rates set by the GSA, they can use alternative reimbursement methods as well, such as the […]

by Brian Bingaman
September 7, 2023

Nervous about vendor setup and maintenance risks? This finance pro did something about it

“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 former controller and finance director, and the founder of Debra R Richardson LLC, which offers […]

by Brian Bingaman
July 24, 2023

Where’s the best place to do business in the U.S.? Latest rankings rankle some state leaders

High taxes, crumbling infrastructure, a weak economy, crime … all of these factor into where a business decides to do business or avoid. We predict companies of all sizes and across a range of industries will continue to relocate and/or shrink their footprint. COVID restrictions, for example, opened business leaders’ eyes to the cost-savings possible […]

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July 13, 2023
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CFO: How finance automation is solving your peers’ top 3 priorities right now

If a recent survey by payables fintech provider Tipalti is any indication, finance automation is top of mind for most of your CFO peers. According to Tipalti‘s CFO, Sarah Spoja, when respondents were asked what they cared about most in the face of future-proofing for dramatically unpredictable world events and a challenging economic environment, three […]

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June 30, 2023
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T&E headaches on the rise for finance pros – how can companies nip them in the bud?

CFOs love employees who go above and beyond to save their companies money, and never pad their expense reports. Like the corporate road warrior who got stuck overseas due to a COVID quarantine and expensed $45 for three cases of ramen noodles. (The company happily reimbursed the penny-pinching employee.) But in the grand scheme of […]

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June 8, 2023

IRS data: Red state income gains, low taxes, fewer regs are getting tough to pass up

The worst of the COVID-19 shutdown measures and George Floyd riots peaked less than three years ago. But the effects continue to rattle state governments. Traditionally blue states are losing taxpaying residents and red states are welcoming them in. Democrat states looking at income and business tax shortfalls are raising taxes on businesses and individuals […]

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May 4, 2023

These 2 scam artists took ‘stealing from the company’ to a whole new level

If you’re lucky, the only kind of employee theft you’ll have to worry about at your company is parents swiping office supplies for their kids to save a few bucks of their own. Or maybe a cheapskate employee who helps himself to someone else’s lunch from the breakroom fridge. Imagine your staffers plotting to sell […]

by Scott Ball
April 26, 2023

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