Credit Card Limit – Credit card is one of the most popular payment instrument nowadays. We can’t imagine our life without plastic-based credit card. The credit limit is an important part of a credit card. A credit limit is the maximum amount of credit that is given to the customer. If you have fully consumed […]
Archives for July 2020
Outsourcing Accounting for Small Business: Where to Start
Most small business owners and entrepreneurs juggle every aspect of business management, from administrative tasks to bookkeeping duties. At some point, however, many owners reach a point where managing every task becomes overwhelming, an ineffective use of time and resources. Small business owners often turn to outsourced accounting services for expert financial guidance and management. […]
What Are the Pros and Cons of a Sole Proprietorship?
A sole proprietorship is the most common type of business structure. A whopping 73% of businesses in the U.S. are sole proprietorships. If you’re considering starting your own venture and forming a sole proprietorship, weigh the pros and cons of a sole proprietorship before making a decision. Sole proprietorship overview Before you can learn all […]
The ETSI IoT standard: are regulators doing enough to protect IoT devices?
The announcement of a new standard for Internet of Things (IoT) security by the ETSI technical committee in June 2020 was very much welcome in the infosec industry. ETSI EN 303 645 puts in place a security baseline for internet-connected products, and lays out 13 provisions outlining the steps manufacturers can take to secure devices and ensure […]
IRS issues business interest expense limitation guidance
The IRS issued a long-awaited package of guidance regarding the Sec. 163(j) limitation on business interest expense deductions. The guidance includes final and proposed regulations as well as a proposed revenue procedure with a safe harbor for operators of qualified residential living facilities and FAQs on the aggregation rules for determining a taxpayer’s gross receipts […]
Critical Bugs in Utilities VPNs Could Cause Physical Damage
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Cloud software provider Blackbaud pays ransom, as incidents rise globally
WEEK IN IT SECURITY – Just as we were reporting last week on our sister site The Evolving Enterprise that ransomware is behind 1 in 3 cyber security attacks on organisations, news was breaking of another major ransom attack, reports Jeremy Cowan. This time South Carolina-based Blackbaud, a third-party supplier of database services and customer relationship management (CRM) systems for […]
COVID-19 Business Update – 29 July 2020
Welcome back to our Weekly Digest. We hope you and your family are safe and doing well. Read on for this week’s update. JobKeeper Changes Coming in September Last week the PM announced the JobKeeper wage subsidy scheme will be extended from September through to March next year, with some changes. Please be aware there […]
Toronto: Home of the Raptors, CN tower…and our new product and tech hub
At Xero, we’re always looking for ways to better serve our customers and the small business economy. That’s why we’re committed to making sure we have the right people in the right locations around the world, so the teams that build Xero can live and work in the same communities that use our platform every […]
Big Tech CEOs to defend their companies before US Congress by listing competitors
The chief executives of four of the world’s largest tech companies, Amazon, Facebook, Apple and Alphabet‘s Google, plan to argue in a congressional hearing on antitrust on Wednesday that they face intense competition from each other and from other rivals. The testimony from Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Sundar Pichai and Apple’s Tim […]