The husband and son of a New Jersey federal judge were shot at their home Sunday afternoon, and a massive law enforcement response is underway. Three senior law enforcement officials tell News 4 New York that a gunman shot Judge Esther Salas’ spouse and her 20-year-old son their North Brunswick home around 5 p.m. Sunday. […]
How To Build Relationships With Your Clients
Follow 3 Golden Rules July 16, 2020 is also known as Get to Know Your Customers Day. In 2020, businesses are learning painful, surprising, and sometimes inspiring lessons about customer relationships and how well they really know their customers. Whether in normal, booming, or bad times, building and maintaining your customer relationships is just as important as […]
Recruiting For A Bookkeeper
As bookkeepers one of the many skills we need is good attention to detail. So its probably not a surprise that it is one of the skills I list when advertising a bookkeeper position. Attention to detail has several meanings but includes being thorough and accurate. So when I post a job advert for a […]
House Democrats call for an investigation into Trump’s use of force against protestors in Portland
Protesters seen near the Multnomah County Justice Center on July 17, 2020 in Portland, Oregon. Federal law enforcement agencies attempt to intervene as protests continue in Portland. Mason Trinca | Getty Images News | Getty Images House Democrats on Sunday called for an immediate investigation into reports that federal law enforcement agents have unlawfully arrested […]
Rep. John Lewis, civil rights freedom fighter who rose to Congress, dies at 80
Rep. John Lewis is seen near the statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in the Capitol Rotunda before a memorial service for Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., Oct. 24, 2019. Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights icon, has died at age 80. Lewis was the sharecroppers’ son […]
IRS updates annual Dirty Dozen tax schemes for 2020
The IRS on Thursday issued its “Dirty Dozen” tax scams for 2020, pointing out that it was placing special emphasis on aggressive and evolving schemes related to coronavirus tax relief, including economic impact payments (IR-2020-160). “Tax scams tend to rise during tax season or during times of crisis, and scam artists are using pandemic to […]
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp sues Atlanta mayor over city’s face mask mandate
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp speaks to the media during a press conference at the Georgia State Capitol on April 27, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kevin C. Cox | Getty Images Georgia’s governor on Thursday sued Atlanta’s mayor over that city’s mask law, a day after the governor banned local governments from requiring the coverings that […]
How to record Amazon seller fees in QuickBooks Online
If you’re an Amazon seller, you already know that there are fees that Amazon deducts from your sales. If you want to track your profitability, you might be wondering how to get those Amazon seller fees recorded correctly into QuickBooks Online. I’d like to show you how to do just that and also show you […]
IRS reinstates PTIN user fees
News Procedure & Administration By Sally P. Schreiber, J.D. {:else} {timeSince} {/if} {@if cond=”{isCGMA}”} {:else} {/if} {/.} In T.D. 9903, the IRS issued final regulations reinstituting fees for obtaining and renewing preparer tax identification numbers (PTINs) for tax return preparers in 2021. The new fee is $21 plus a $14.95 fee paid directly to a […]
American Airlines backs calls to extend billions in federal aid through March
A member of a ground crew walks past American Airlines planes parked at the gate during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at Ronald Reagan National Airport in Washington, April 5, 2020. Joshua Roberts | Reuters American Airlines‘ top executives on Wednesday backed efforts to extend billions in federal aid to protect aviation jobs through March as […]