Matthew Walach recalls a colleague passing along a valuable lesson a dozen or so years ago, when he was pressured to dress in a suit for a video meeting with a big video game client in Vancouver. The client joined the call in a cowboy hat and immediately teased the employees in suits and ties. […]
Archives for 2021
IRS warns of pandemic-related tax scams in ‘Dirty Dozen’ for 2021
Thieves stealing economic impact payments and unemployment benefit checks head the list of this year’s IRS “Dirty Dozen” of tax-related scams and schemes (IR-2021-135). The warning Monday about “pandemic-related scams” was the first of four installments this year in which the IRS highlights egregious tax-related crimes and misdeeds against which it is advising taxpayers to […]
11 Best NRI Investment Options In India [with High Return Investments]
There are 36 million NRIs in the world and they are always looking to invest in India. To help with this we list down Best NRI Investment Options In India along with some High Return Investments. NRI Investment Options In India – Why NRIs want to Invest in India? There are mainly 3 reasons why […]
Fighting fraud with business continuity planning
If the pandemic has taught business anything, it’s that unexpected disaster can take many forms and strike at any time. It can be challenging for businesses to focus on the future when trying to immediately cope with revenue interruption, changed consumer behavior, supply chain disruption, and workforce upheaval. Preparing to defend against fraud may be […]
5 Ways to Find the Employees You Need Now
As we recover from the pandemic, all kinds of businesses are having trouble recruiting and retaining workers at all skill levels. Creativity is needed to encourage applications and retain staff. If this describes your business, try a few of these recruiting strategies. Boost pay: If a person can switch from a $12 an hour to […]
El-Erian says the Fed is behind on inflation and risks another recession if it is forced to catch up
Federal Reserve officials are underestimating inflation and risking that the U.S. could fall into another recession, Mohamed El-Erian, the Allianz chief economic advisor, told CNBC on Monday. Central bank leaders insist that the recent round of price pressures will subside once short-term supply chain bottlenecks clear and the 2020 economic shutdown period is no longer […]
Presenting the 2021 NJBIZ Accounting Power 50 – NJBIZ
Running a business is never easy. And running a business during a deadly global pandemic is even more difficult. The numbers often just don’t add up. That’s where the professionals listed in these pages come in, along with the academics and advocates who help the accounting profession. Business owners and executives fortunate enough – and […]
Chartered Body Alliance launches first joint exam
The Chartered Body Alliance, the partnership of three professionals bodies with a combined membership of 200,000, has launched its first joint qualification, a Certificate in Climate Risk. The group says the new qualification will help financial services professionals pass the “Carney Test,” a new climate change challenge. Former Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, a COP […]
Client Checklist On Document Retention: What To Keep And What To Shred
Executive Summary Despite the ongoing shift to an increasingly digital world of automatic electronic verification of everything from transactions to identity, the reality is that today, there are still a number of documents that individuals must be able to provide to various companies, regulators, or government agencies. In some cases, those entities will at least […]
How LGBTQ clients should think about estate planning
The U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in 2015 to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide extended all of the benefits of marriage to the LGBTQ community. Prior to marriage equality, couples in legal domestic partnerships under their state’s law did not have most of the important rights of married couples under federal law. The historic ruling extended […]