Are you serious about becoming a confident, competent virtual bookkeeping professional? If the answer is yes, then you need to be willing to invest the time and money necessary to raise your skill level. Where can you get virtual bookkeeping training? Well, that’s what I want to discuss in this blog post. I recently put […]
Shooting at U.S. Navy air station in Texas was ‘terrorism related,’ FBI says
U.S. Navy Security Forces, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, and Texas Department of Safety personnel discuss details of an investigation after a vehicle unlawfully entered the base, Feb. 14, 2019 at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas. Anne Owens | U.S. Navy photo WASHINGTON — The FBI said the Thursday morning shooting at U.S. Naval Air […]
The PPP Loan Forgiveness Application
On Friday, May 15, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration, along with the Department of the Treasury released the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application. The form, which includes instructions, along with a list of documents that must be submitted with the application, relates to applications of forgiveness of PPP loans, consistent with the […]
Global coronavirus cases surpass 5 million, Johns Hopkins data shows
A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus at the Red Square in front of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Moscow, Russia on March 25, 2020. Alexander Nemenov | AFP | Getty Images Reported Covid-19 cases around the world reached 5 million on Thursday as some countries begin easing strict social distancing guidelines […]
HSA contribution limits increase for 2021
News Employee Benefits & Pensions By Sally P. Schreiber, J.D. {:else} {timeSince} {/if} {@if cond=”{isCGMA}”} {:else} {/if} {/.} The IRS in Rev. Proc. 2020-32 announced the annual inflation-adjusted limits on deductions for contributions to a health savings account (HSA) allowed for taxpayers with family coverage under a high-deductible health plan (HDHP) for calendar year 2021. […]
Treasury yields slide with coronavirus vaccine efforts, reopening in focus
U.S. government debt prices were higher on Wednesday morning amid a volatile week on Wall Street, with investors monitoring progress on a coronavirus vaccine and economic reopening efforts. At around 2:10 a.m. ET, the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note dipped to 0.6931% and the yield on the 30-year Treasury bond was down at 1.4181%. […]
Meditation app Calm is now free for Kaiser Permanente’s millions of members
Calm co-founders Michael Acton Smith and Alex Tew Source: Calm Kaiser Permanente is trying to give its 12.4 million members a little bit of calm. Starting Tuesday, the health-care provider is allowing patients to download the Calm mediation app for free as part of a way to help customers manage anxiety as they deal with […]
Podcast: How to deepen client relationships during the pandemic
Has your client contact increased significantly during the pandemic? Do you wonder how other CPA financial planners are adding value and communicating with clients during this time? CPAs have provided the calm in the storm for their clients and have shifted their ways of doing business to meet changing client needs. Learn from Lyle Benson, […]
Powell says GDP could shrink more than 30%, but he doesn’t see another Depression
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell holds a news conference following a two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington, June 19, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The U.S. economy could shrink by upwards of 30% in the second quarter but will avoid a Depression-like economic plunge over the longer term, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell […]
March Year End? Are your accounts with your accountant yet?
March is the chosen financial year end for more than 60% of our bookkeeping clients, whether they are a sole trader or a limited company. So in April and May we are completing March and April bookkeeping for our bookkeeping clients, completing their VAT returns and finalising their accounts to hand over to their accountant. […]