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

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

You think you have your bases covered for the next audit. But chances are your boss doesn’t have the same faith in you.

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Tags: A/P, Accounting, Audits, Best practices, Communication, Cost cutting, Economic outlook, Error prevention, Fraud prevention, Internal controls, Payroll

Think of all the sensitive company info on your computer. It’s all at risk if someone guesses the right 6-8 characters.

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Tags: Best practices, Communication, Fraud prevention, Hiring and training staff, Resource, Technology

After all the bickering, Congress finally approved an economic stimulus. So what’s it all mean?

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Tags: A/P, Communication, Economic outlook, Employment tax, Hiring & training staff, IRS, New legislation, Payroll, Resource, Tax compliance

It’s easier to catch T&E swindlers if you know why — and how — they do what they do.

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Tags: Audits, Best practices, Communication, Controls, Cost cutting, Employee communication, Fraud prevention, T&E

Everyone wants the new administration to do something to end the economic slide. But will the likely courses of action mean more work on your part?

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Tags: IRS, Payroll, Proposed legislation, Tax compliance, Withholding

Tax compliance has never been easy — and mistakes are always costly. But it seems the situation is about to get a lot worse.

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Tags: A/P, Audits, Communication, Sales tax, Tax compliance

Even if you’re not overly concerned about the economic downturn, there’s no question the next few months will be rocky ones for businesses.

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Tags: A/P, Best practices, Communication, Economic outlook, Employee communication, Management issues, Payroll, Workplace stress

Our next president will have to deal with the economic crisis immediately. Here’s what his proposed stimulus plan would mean for your company — if it gets approved by Congress.

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Tags: Congress, Depreciation, Economic outlook, Payroll, Spending incentives, Stimulus package, Tax compliance, Tax filing, Tax refunds