Royal London is to absorb Police Mutual following a vote by Police Mutual policyholders in favour of a merger. The move will mean that the Police Mutual group, which includes Forces Mutual, will become part of Royal London subject to regulatory approval. Police Mutual serves police and armed forces personnel and has been in business […]
Archives for June 2020
How I review my clients’ QuickBooks in 15 minutes
Before you take on a new client, it pays to review their books and see what’s really going on. Did you know that you can get a pretty good picture of a client’s biggest QuickBooks problems in less time that you might think? Let me tell you how I review my clients’ books in just […]
A Business Owner’s Guide to Balance Sheet Reconciliation
One of the four main financial statements you have to keep track of as a business owner is your balance sheet. Your balance sheet gives you insight into where your business stands financially. But, you won’t get an accurate picture of your company’s finances if you don’t keep up with balance sheet reconciliation. Read on […]
Mastercard, Axis Bank tie up to bring POS machines to smartphones
Representative Image Digital payment giants Mastercard has tied up with Axis Bank and French payment service provider Worldline, to bring the functionality of Point of Sale devices onto Android smartphones of small merchants in India while also providing store owners value added digitisation services. The aim is to expand acceptance infrastructure for contactless card payments […]
The Many Benefits of Accounting Advisers to Corporate Finance: Through COVID-19 and Beyond – FEI Daily
© undefined undefined/iStock/Getty Images Plus COVID-19 has caused an unprecedented health and economic crisis, and no industry is immune. While many company executives are consumed with understanding and responding to the effects of the pandemic on their global operations and business continuity plans, finance departments are exhaustively working to understand the accounting and financial reporting implications. […]
Kitces & Carl Ep 35: Favorite Questions To Ask A Prospective Client To Build Trust In The First Meeting
Executive Summary Every business transaction (whether for a good or a service) moves both parties involved towards a desired state. A prospective customer or client needs something, and they also need someone to help them get it. Along the way, the person providing the good or service may or may not be successful in helping […]
PPP forgiveness changes coming as Senate passes House bill
The U.S. Senate passed the House version of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) legislation Wednesday night, tripling the time allotted for small businesses and other PPP loan recipients to spend the funds and still qualify for forgiveness of the loans. The bill passed in a unanimous voice vote hours after Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson initially blocked […]
Why 98% of IoT traffic is unencrypted
98 percent of IoT Traffic is unencrypted . When I read that statistic – published by Palo Alto Networks in their Unit 42 2020 Threat report – I should have been shocked, says Mike Nelson,VP of IoT Security at DigiCert. Last year, a Z-Scaler report said something similar: That 91% of IoT traffic was unencrypted. While […]
Swiggy expands its alcohol delivery service to West Bengal
Representative image Swiggy has started online processing and home delivery of alcohol through the ‘Wine Shops’ category in West Bengal, days after launching its service in Jharkhand and Odisha. The service went live in Kolkata and Siliguri today after obtaining necessary approvals from the West Bengal government. Prioritizing the safe delivery of alcohol, Swiggy is […]
Video streaming drives demand for stock footage amid lockdown & shooting constraints
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Video streaming platforms such as Amazon Prime Video, Netflix, Hotstar and Zee5 are driving demand for stock footage amid shooting constraints due to the nationwide lockdown, companies and industry executives said. Stock footage refers to movie or video snippets that can be re-used in new productions when shooting material is not available […]