"Cash is king" is drilled into finance professionals' heads from their first day on the job! And there's a great reason for that - companies that can tap into an optimal amount of cash at the end of every month…
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The FDIC takeover of Santa Clara, CA-based Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), which news reports described as the worst bank failure since 2008 and the second worst in U.S. history, had quite a few of your peers weighing in about it…
One business that claimed a research tax credit ended up with a tax penalty instead. The company fought back in court, but the situation didn't end well. The shipbuilding company had claimed the tax credit, found in Internal Revenue Code…
Asking for staffers' input helps increase morale and boosts teamwork. It also leads to great ideas that help companies make and save money. Not all supervisors remember this on a regular basis. It's easy to get tunnel vision and focus…
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…
B2B credit departments are steadily embracing new technology and automation. But one area where companies are steadfastly sticking to the past is new credit applications. More than half of credit professionals report 25% or less of their credit applications are…
The U.S. Supreme Court has reached a decision in the case of a highly compensated employee who sued his employer for unpaid overtime. In Helix Energy Solutions Group Inc. v. Hewitt, the court said that although the employee earned more…
What’s one of the first things people notice about a company's headquarters? It’s right under their feet – floor surfaces. That’s why even when you’re under pressure to keep costs down, you can’t afford to scrimp much when it comes 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…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just fined a company $35 million because it didn't maintain adequate disclosure rules for tracking workplace complaints and violated whistleblower protections for departing employees. The only problem? The SEC admits not a single employee…
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…
For employees on reduced schedule FMLA leave, 12 workweeks will get converted into days, hours or minutes. But that can trip up employers, new guidance shows. The Department of Labor (DOL) just released an opinion letter focused on reduced schedule…
