🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readAccording to the United States Department of Labor’s Consumer Credit Protection Act (CCPA), wage garnishments are a complex legal process for employers to account for when it comes to employment matters. This article specifically refers to Title III of the Consumer Credit Protection Act. Usually authorized through a court order, a … Continue reading “Wage Garnishment Considerations for Business Owners”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readNew per diem rates were recently announced by the IRS and are effective for per diem allowances on or after Oct. 1, 2023. These updated rates include changes for the transportation industry, incidental expenses as well as the high-low substantiation method. Before we dive into the detailed changes impacting per diem … Continue reading “New Business Travel Per Diem Rates Announced for 2023-2024”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readNext year, something called Peak 65 is happening. This moniker refers to the fact that more Americans will reach the traditional retirement age of 65 in the same year than at any time in history. Crazy, right? However, many of these people don’t feel like they’ve saved enough to live comfortably … Continue reading “7 Smart Saving Strategies for Retirement”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readIn one year’s time, the U.S. inflation rate dropped by more than half, from 8.2 percent in September 2022 to 3.7 percent in September of 2023. If there is a downside to lower inflation, it’s a lower cost of living adjustment (COLA). This year, the inflation rate plummeted from 6.4 percent … Continue reading “2024 Cost of Living Adjustments”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readProtecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act (HR 5110) – This bill was introduced in the House on Aug. 1 by Rep. Mark E. Green (R-TN). The purpose of this bill is to ban federal funds from being used for weapons training in public schools, except in the case of training students … Continue reading “Banning Weapons Training in Public Schools, Funding Assistance for Ukraine, and Various Appropriations Bills for Fiscal Year 2024”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readWhen it comes to measuring revenue, it’s essential that businesses analyze it from a variety of perspectives. While there’s revenue and net income on an income statement to show a company’s quarterly financials, another way to measure it is through ARPU (average revenue per user) and ARPPU (average revenue per paying … Continue reading “Two Ways to Measure Revenue Per User”
🖨 Print⏱ 5 min readAs technology advances, users crave convenient and feature-rich solutions. In mobile app development, the concept of super apps is taking the tech world by storm. These apps include a wide range of services within a single platform, such as messaging, payments, ride-hailing, food delivery, and more. Super apps have disrupted traditional … Continue reading “Super Apps and Their Impact on Traditional Business Models”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readRecently, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel spoke of changes within the IRS, announcing several initiatives focusing on high-income earners and partnerships, as well as integrating the use of AI within the agency’s work. According to the commissioner, the initiatives were made possible by additional IRS funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act. … Continue reading “IRS Plans to Use AI and Ramp Up Enforcement on Millionaires, Partnerships and Crypto”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readSince tax time isn’t until next April, organizing your documents right about now might not be top of mind or even something you want to do. However, if you don’t want to have to scramble come springtime, you might want to organize your paperwork all year long. Here’s why: It expedites … Continue reading “How to Organize Your Tax Documents”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readYou can work and still receive Social Security benefits, but how much you receive depends on a number of factors. First, if you do plan to continue working after becoming eligible to receive benefits, you might consider delaying filing for benefits for as long as possible. That’s because the earlier you … Continue reading “Work and Social Security Benefits”
