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About · 3 min read ·
Your Guide to Business Insight Reviews
When it’s time to pay your company’s taxes, it’s natural to turn to a tax professional for help. Did you know that your bookkeeper can provide more than just data entry and reconciliations? Accounting professionals ca…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Study Finds the Time Blocking Increased Productivity
According to CPA Practice Advisor, the new flexibility in employee schedules that has come about as a result of the rise of telecommuting during the COVID-19 Pandemic is proving to be a positive trend for productivity…
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Bookkeeping · 2 min read ·
Business Changes Due to the Pandemic
The pandemic has caused many short-term changes in the operations of most small companies. However, some of the alterations that have been made amidst the crisis are likely here to stay even after COVID-19 is long gon…
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Business · 3 min read ·
How to Ensure Data Security While Working From Home
With many employees working from home in the wake of COVID-19, educating your staff on data security best practices is more important than ever. Since your essential business and client information is being accessed r…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Microsoft Releases Important Data on Account Security
At a recent conference, Microsoft gave a presentation that included some important data sets that dealt with account security. According to How to Geek, we can use these statistics to improve our cybersecurity measure…
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Business · 3 min read ·
How to Prioritize Company Culture While Telecommuting
You’ve spent months pivoting your business week-to-week to cope with the changing landscape of the world amidst the global pandemic. Now that the dust has settled and your team has likely settled into a new normal of…
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Business · 2 min read ·
How to Choose New Software for Your Firm
Making a firm-wide software change can be a pain. Investing your time and money into choosing and implementing a new program may feel arduous, but the long-term benefits of using the right software for your business’s…
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Bookkeeping · 2 min read ·
Intuit to Discontinue Support for QuickBooks 2016
As happens each year, Intuit (the creators of QuickBooks) will retire an older version of their software. As of May 31, 2019, QuickBooks Desktop 2016 will be discontinued, and all current users will need to upgrade to…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Helpful Practices for Cybersecurity
Data breaches happen to any company and are a concern for firms of any size. According to an infographic by Sentek global, a study by IBM revealed that the average condensed cost of a data breach is $4 million. This i…
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Business · 2 min read ·
Same-Day ACH Transactions
Have you ever tried to schedule an ACH payment last minute only to find the window has closed and now you’ll have to wait for it to process the next day? Here’s some news: the Federal Reserve Financial Services has an…
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News · 3 min read ·
Watch out for Skimming Scams
Criminals are making it harder to keep money in your accounts by using skimmers attached to machines where cards are swiped. These devices are placed on or inside ATMs, and often gas pumps to get your account number a…
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News · 3 min read ·
Beware of Tech Support Scams
Tech support scams are commonplace and have been going on for some time now. More recently, criminals have been pretending to work for Microsoft and contacting people to misinform them that they have found viruses on…
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