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• More worried people = more interruptions for you
  March 19, 2009 by Carol Katarsky

  Nervous vendors eager for payment. Cash-strapped employees who need their checks yesterday in order to pay their bills. When people have shaky finances, it means more phone calls and questions for Accounting pros. More…

  
  

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• Why you’ll soon be paying a little less
  March 18, 2009 by Carol Katarsky

  IRS is dropping its interest rates for under- and overpayments, starting April 1. More…

  
  

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• FLSA violation costs $35M in back OT and damages
  March 17, 2009 by Carol Katarsky

  Where to draw the line on who is or isn’t an exempt employee isn’t always clear. One company just got hit hard for making the wrong call. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Best practices, Communication, DOL, Hiring & training staff, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, OT regs, Tax compliance

  
• 2 ways to quench job burnout
  March 16, 2009 by Carol Katarsky

  When people are stressed, job burnout becomes a bigger risk — for your staffers and maybe even for you personally. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Best practices, Communication, Hiring & training staff, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views

  
• Automatic 401(k) enrollment: Final regs issued
  March 13, 2009 by Carol Katarsky

  New regs have been released for companies implementing automatic enrollment and contribution programs for their employees. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Best practices, Fringe benefits, Hiring & training staff, IRS regs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Tax compliance

  
• One ‘vendor’ that’s giving up on collection calls
  March 12, 2009 by Carol Katarsky

  IRS is eliminating its private debt collection program after three years. But that doesn’t mean those back taxes will go uncollected. More…

  
  

  Posted in: IRS regs, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Tax compliance

  

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  With the amount of financial info you have to track, a spreadsheet is one of your most potent tools. But the more important (and complicated) a spreadsheet is, the more likely it is to have one of these major flaws. More…

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