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

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

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

Thinking about the tax man may not give you the warm-and-fuzzies, but IRS is making headway in creating a more helpful Web site.

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Tags: Communication, IRS, Resource, Tax filing

Want a sneak peek at whom IRS is auditing this year?

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Tags: A/P, Audits, Best practices, Communication, Employment Taxes, Enforcement, Hiring & training staff, Independent contractors, IRS, Payroll, Tax compliance

It’s inevitable: Interruptions from co-workers and outsiders with questions they need answered now. But spending too much time helping them can keep you from doing your real job.

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Tags: A/P, Best practices, Communication, Efficiency booster, Hiring & training staff, Payroll, Resource, Saving time

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

The economic package Congress just passed will require a fair amount of work on your part.

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Tags: A/P, Communication, Employee communication, Employment tax, Fringe benefits, Hiring & training staff, Information returns, IRS, IRS regs, Payroll, Resource, Tax compliance, W-2s

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