🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readIn light of our current economy, making sure your money works hard for you is one of the best things to do this year. Here are some ways you can navigate your financial situation, keep tabs on where you are, and adjust if you need to. Shop for a higher return … Continue reading “7 Best Money Moves for 2023”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readOne of the most devious and often underestimated dangers in cybersecurity comes from within an organization. These dangers originate from individuals within the organization who have access to sensitive data and systems, making them potentially dangerous adversaries capable of causing significant harm. Understanding, identifying, mitigating, and preventing these internal security risks … Continue reading “Insider Threats: Identifying, Mitigating and Preventing Internal Security Risks in Organizations”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readWhen it comes to accounting for capital assets, specifically depreciating capital assets, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) provides guidance to state and local governments for accounting processes. The GASB is responsible for the generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) for the private sector (corporate and business accounting), and it works to … Continue reading “How to Account for Capital Assets”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readAccording to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), almost one-third of companies see penalties due to payroll issues. Understanding a few examples, according to the NFIB, of how companies can better comply and avoid penalties is essential to smoother operations. Underpayment of Estimated Tax … Continue reading “How to Reduce Common Payroll Errors”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readPrivate companies, both large and small, are feeling the tax pinch due to changes in the law. With rampant inflation, labor shortages, lingering supply chain issues, and increased borrowing costs due to rising interest rates, tax problems are the last thing struggling companies need to face. While tax rates themselves remain … Continue reading “Increased Tax Bills Hitting Private Companies Big and Small”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readThe Continuing Appropriations Act, enacted at the end of 2022, included several provisions that impact retirement plans going forward. Specifically, the legislation enacts SECURE 2.0, an updated version of the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019. The following provisions are financial planning considerations that affect individuals. Increases … Continue reading “New Personal Finance Provisions in the 2.0 Secure Act”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readOver the years, millions of individuals have been affected by data breaches, where their sensitive data is accessed by unauthorized cybercriminals or publicly exposed. A data breach can result in huge financial loss if stolen data is used to compromise consumer identity, which also can affect a credit score. Unfortunately, there … Continue reading “What Actions Can Data-Breach Victims Take?”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readManagerial accounting is a form of internal reporting that helps business owners and others involved in the organization’s decision-making. It looks at individual processes and products to see how they are functioning via practical data points. This is done in hopes of applying data analysis to improve the business’ operational efficiency. … Continue reading “How Businesses Can Identify and Increase Efficiency with Managerial Accounting”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readPurchase acquisition accounting is the commonly accepted method to document the acquisition of another business on the balance sheet of the acquiring company. The business’ assets that are being acquired are documented on the acquiring firm’s books at fair market value. The fair market value – defined as what assets would … Continue reading “Purchase Acquisition Accounting”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readFiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (HR 3746) – This Act represents a compromise reached by House Republicans and President Biden. Republicans negotiated concessions in exchange for voting to raise the debt ceiling to maintain the solvency of the federal government. These concessions included universal cuts to federal spending, the suspension of … Continue reading “Raising the Debt Ceiling, Protecting Air Travel and Repealing the Iraq AUMF”
Call Us