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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.

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Tags: A/P, Accounting, Best practices, Communication, Employee communication, Fringe benefits, Hiring & training staff, Payroll, Reimbursements, Resource

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.

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Tags: A/P, Accounting, Best practices, Communication, Internal controls, Payroll, Resource

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

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Tags: Accounting, IRS

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.

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Tags: Court rulings, Employment tax, Enforcement, Hiring & training staff, Payroll, Penalties, Tax compliance

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

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Tags: Accounting, Best practices, Career outlook, Communication, Employee morale, Hiring & training staff

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

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Tags: Accounting, Benefits, Best practices, Hiring & training staff, IRS, Payroll, Resource, Tax compliance

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

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Tags: Accounting, Collections, IRS, Penalties, Tax compliance

Chances are you’ll face more security threats this year. Are you ready? 

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Tags: Accounting, Best practices, Employee communication, Fraud prevention, Hiring & training staff, Security

A recent private letter ruling clarifies one time when checks to workers aren’t reportable on W-2s or 1099s.

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Tags: 1099s, A/P, Employment tax, Hiring & training staff, Independent contractors, IRS, Payroll, Tax compliance, Tax filing, W-2s