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Uh oh: IRS taking a closer look at companies’ stock option plans

Publicly traded companies that offer stock options may want to touch base with their tax accountants. That’s because the IRS is launching an enforcement crackdown on employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). The goal is simple: Make an example out of tax cheats and boost compliance by the majority that wants to comply with the law […]

by Scott Ball
August 15, 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

Payment fraud alert: Renewal notices that look legit but are actually phishing scams

Because your A/P staff is so good at keeping important bills paid, it unfortunately makes them a prime target for payment fraud email campaigns. Official-looking notices can arrive in their inboxes warning that you’re about to lose customers because your company domain name or trademark is expiring. The email goes on to offer help, with […]

by Brian Bingaman
June 30, 2023

FedNow launch is just weeks away: Is Finance ready to process more real-time payments?

Compared to the rest of the world, the U.S. has lagged behind in rapid B2B payments technology, but that’s about to change. The Federal Reserve’s FedNow service is coming soon! The Fed says its more modernized payment infrastructure will launch in July (a specific date has not been announced), operating alongside the Clearing House’s Real […]

by Brian Bingaman
June 14, 2023
Time to start talking to banking partners, staffers and vendors

How often do you update financial institution directories? Here’s what Nacha recommends

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 won’t have to handle as many investigations into vendor ACH payments that don’t go through. […]

by Brian Bingaman
June 6, 2023

Is the check in the mail? Here’s why that could be a big problem

Check fraud is on the rise again. The U.S. Postal Service just alerted financial institutions that check fraud DOUBLED from 2021 to 2022. Individuals are most at risk for seeing their bank accounts ransacked and identities compromised, but the thieves are putting businesses that rely on the mail to make payments and get paid at […]

by Scott Ball
May 17, 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

Uncovered a serious violation? Self-reporting it can save your company’s reputation

Heads up: Companies can avoid criminal prosecution and million-dollar payouts for serious violations and mistakes by taking advantage of the Justice Department’s self-reporting policy. Justice recently revised the parameters for self-reporting so that it’s applied evenly in all districts. All of the conditions are crystal-clear, which is great news for execs and company lawyers that […]

by Scott Ball
April 21, 2023

Beware! The ‘dirty dozen’ tax & banking scams targeting employees now

The IRS is sounding the alarm about the top 12 – aka the “dirty dozen” – tax scams that are tripping up businesses, tax professionals and individual taxpayers this spring. The dirty dozen changes every year as cybercriminals come up with new ways to acquire businesses’ and individuals’ data, be it their Social Security numbers, […]

by Scott Ball
April 10, 2023

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