🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readAccording to the job site Indeed, COVID-19 has taken a toll on workers even more in 2021, compared to 2020. The survey conducted by Indeed found that 52 percent of those surveyed felt “burned out” in 2021. Sixty-seven percent of those asked said that feeling burned out has become more pronounced … Continue reading “How Businesses Can Recognize and Combat Employee Burnout”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readAccounts payables (AP) is a process in the financial department that can be inconsistent and burdensome. However, today’s workforce has driven AP transformation – especially with remote working. Some businesses do not have much choice but to accept automation while others may have realized the need to automate accounts payables due … Continue reading “Considerations When Automating Accounts Payables”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readHere we are again, nearing the end of another year. While the tax deadline for 2021 isn’t until April 2022, now is the time to plan and make some strategic moves to optimize your tax situation. Below we’ll look at some tax planning ideas for both small businesses and individuals. Business … Continue reading “Year-End Tax Planning Tips for Individuals and Businesses”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readThe holidays are a season of giving. While much of this involves financial expenditures, you can also give in ways that are more affordable and may hold more meaning. Here are some suggestions about how you can engage in acts of generosity and return to what the season is all about. … Continue reading “5 Affordable Ways to Share the Holiday Spirit”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readAs the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System points out, Jerome Powell was appointed to a four-year term on Feb. 5, 2018. With the Fed Chair’s term expiring in February 2022, there has been much uncertainty as to whether he would be reappointed or replaced. Powell’s first term as … Continue reading “Fed Chair Nomination in 2022: How Will it Impact Markets?”
🖨 Print⏱ 5 min readAccording to a recent U.S. Travel Association forecast, only about one-third of companies are requiring their employees to travel. With business travel still at a low, how can companies develop a travel policy that reduces the risk of COVID-19? Occupational Safety and Health Administration When it comes to business travelers, whether … Continue reading “How to Develop Company Travel Policies Post-COVID”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readAccounts payable (AP) is a crucial function to any business, as errors in the process put a company in problems. Although many businesses still use manual methods as they find the system to work fine, it requires a lot of precision from the accounts payable team. There are better – and … Continue reading “Why you should automate your accounts payables”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readPresident Biden’s latest spending bill could result in a new tax on corporate stock buybacks. In its most recent incarnation, the Senate version of the plan includes a 2 percent excise tax on stock buybacks. Still, this isn’t enough for many critics of stock buybacks, who claim they incentivize short-term behavior … Continue reading “Potential New Tax on Stock Buybacks and What it Could Mean for the Financial Markets”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readIf the thought of paying off your student loan causes a bit of anxiety, worry no more. Here are some ways to pay it off faster. Check them out. Sign Up for Auto-Pay This might seem like the most obvious thing to do, and yet, some alums don’t take full advantage … Continue reading “10 Ways to Pay Off Student Debt Faster”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readEnergy is expected to increase in price as 2021 closes and 2022 begins, according to the Oct. 13, 2021 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Between October 2021 and March 2022, the U.S. benchmark, Henry Hub, is expected to average $5.67 million British thermal units (MMBtu). … Continue reading “Will the Natural Gas Squeeze Derail the Recovery?”
