We work with many businesses providing bookkeeping, VAT and payroll services and over the last 2-3 weeks I have provided guidance to clients who have telephoned and emailed. I have also written 6 lengthy briefings, 4 for our payroll clients and 2 for our bookkeeping clients. In one of them I provided links so they […]
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Covid-19 pandemic is teaching us to do more with less: Grofers CEO Albinder Dhindsa
In the wake of the Covid-19 virus outbreak, businesses have been faced with unprecedented challenges as they try and fulfil consumer demand in a vastly changed environment. Online grocery retailing is one sector that has witnessed a massive demand surge, leading to capacity constraints and operational bottlenecks. In the first story of this series, ET’s […]
The 1:3:1 Approach to Problem Solving How I Encourage My Team to Be Resourceful
[embedded content] Have you ever heard of the phrase There’s more than one way to skin a cat? Admittedly, it’s an outdated (and gruesome) saying, but I like the message. To me, it’s about being resourceful and overcoming roadblocks to make sure you can get unstuck, even when no one is available to help. Now, […]
Stimulus checks and the coronavirus relief package: What clients need to know
What does the just-enacted largest relief package in history mean for your clients? As the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic shutters business and slows economic activity, many Americans are counting on benefits from the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, also known as the CARES Act. Among other assistance, this act includes […]
15 Home Based Jobs – Work from Home and earn Rs.25000 per month
Home based jobs are jobs where you can work from home. You can earn nearly Rs.25000 per month via WFH (Work From Home) home based jobs. WFH has become part of our life. Many people across the world have adopted work from home. WFH offers flexibility and work life balance. It also cut down commuting […]
Saudi Arabia delays May crude prices until after OPEC+ meeting – Saudi source
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Aramco will delay the release of its crude official selling prices (OSP) for May until April 10 to wait for the outcome of a meeting between OPEC and its allies regarding possible output cuts, a senior Saudi source familiar with the matter said on Sunday. “It is an unprecedented measure that […]
How teachers took the classroom online
Representative image ‘Ma’am, ma’am, it’s S’s birthday today,” is a familiar refrain for most school teachers. It’s usually followed up with everyone singing for S while she sits there, with an awkward smile plastered on her face. A similar celebration took place in Shrawasti Ganguli’s virtual classroom recently. The children did sing happy birthday, but […]
How Covid-19 has made data experts the new-age social media influencers
Until three weeks ago, Divya Vinekar had not heard of Norbert Elekes, a self-proclaimed “data storyteller”, who has been tweeting Covid-19 statistics round the clock to over 180,000 followers for the last month or so. “Suddenly his tweets started showing up on my timeline,” says the 31-year-old theatre artist from Mumbai, implying that a lot […]
Quibi launching Hollywood ‘on the go’ streaming amid lockdown
L-R: Meg Whitman and Jeffrey Katzenberg Quibi, the multi-billion-dollar streaming platform launching Monday, is betting it can transform entertainment with short, Hollywood-quality clips to watch “on the go” — even as much of the world is trapped at home. Industry legends and stars from Steven Spielberg and Guillermo del Toro to Jennifer Lopez and Reese […]
AICPA-led coalition supports gross pay approach as calculation standard for PPP loans
An AICPA-led small business funding coalition, in conjunction with the National Payroll Reporting Consortium, issued a statement supporting the use of gross payroll based on 2019 data in calculations for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) pandemic relief loan applications. Applications opened Friday for the PPP, which was funded by the $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and […]