Small business CEOs and CFOs are as worried about inflation, tight credit, banks going under and a looming recession just as bigger companies' leaders are. One of the widest differences in opinion is staffing. Large companies in a range of…
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"Fifteen days to flatten the curve" is what politicians and health officials told us was needed in mid-March of 2020 at the start of COVID-19. More than three years later, the curve continues to point downward for owners and lessees…
Due to new IRS regs, employers will be subject to stricter e-filing requirements in 2024. Find out what's coming and check out the list of forms. When the Service released final regs on February 23, 2023, it came as a…
Those of us who can remember the Internet becoming a fixture in the workplace also remember a lot of so-called experts making dumb predictions. Such as "it's just a fad" and "people will always want the printed page" to "the…
Inflation fears and shrinking credit availability are prompting many companies to limit spending on areas like corporate travel. If your organization is approving fewer trips for industry expos, conferences and outside training, the latest data shows you're not alone -…
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…
Year after year, surveys show about half of all employees don't tap their allotted personal time off (PTO). While some companies allow for pushing a generous number of hours to the following year, foregoing time away isn't the best scenario…
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.…
The finance leaders of tomorrow are hot on the heels of today's CFOs and senior managers! So what else is new? "Seasoned" professionals are always under pressure to stay current and justify their positions and salaries in an increasingly competitive…
It's no surprise that a medical expense like a dental exam can be paid or reimbursed under an HSA, but what did IRS recently say about nutritional supplements? New guidance released March 17, 2023, sheds light on medical expenses related…
Companies know that clients prefer doing business with environmentally responsible partners. If a company is doing something to reduce plastic waste, save water or limit carbon emissions, it's good for the bottom line to publicize those efforts. Caveat: Claims of…
The Federal Reserve didn't back off on its promise to continue raising the prime rate to help drive down inflation. But it's a good bet that Fed chairman Jerome Powell and company might've preferred going higher than a quarter percentage…
