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Paper Trails Continue to Create Accountability in Social Institutions

2018-11-14 - by Deanna Fletcher

While monitoring the trends that are emerging in the accounting industry, we continue to find a paradoxical mix of fancy AI-driven features that promise next-generation benefits and current news stories …

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Long-Term Recordkeeping and Payroll in the News

2018-10-11 - by Deanna Fletcher

As an outsider looking in, it’s easy to think that long-term recordkeeping is a governmental formality that primarily involves taxes and business dealings. A lot of other people know that …

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Two Different Approaches for a Stable Accounting Solution

2018-09-142018-09-05 - by Deanna Fletcher

Over the years, we’ve been part of quite a few accounting teams and overseen a few different accounting operations. We’ve been a big fish in a little pond and a …

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Payroll Training Programs

2018-08-262018-09-05 - by Deanna Fletcher

Payroll is one of the most important components for business employers and accounting operations of any notable size. It requires regular attention and a low error rate. It also requires …

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The Case for Cloud-Based Accounting Software

2018-04-172018-11-14 - by Deanna Fletcher

Whether we like it or not, cloud technology is here to stay. Not only is it changing the landscape of IT and recreational data-sharing, but it is redefining a new …

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Credit Management Shifts Away from Spreadsheets and Toward Advanced Software

2018-03-292018-11-14 - by Deanna Fletcher

Managing credit requires the ability to organize payment, share data, track orders, and schedule tasks. If you have the capacity to complete these actions, you can nearly guarantee long-term growth …

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Uncertainty at IRS Mirrors Longstanding Tension about Payroll Withholding

2018-01-11 - by Deanna Fletcher

A lot of payroll accountants have been impatiently waiting for the IRS to update their tax tables for the purposes of payroll withholding and calculating employees’ paychecks. As a consequence …

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More Accountants are Writing Their Own Software

2017-11-172017-11-01 - by Deanna Fletcher

As a new generation of accountants start and finish their schooling and training programs, more of them than ever are picking up coding and software development skills along the way. …

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2018 Cost Increases for Social Security Benefits and Wages

2017-10-262018-11-15 - by Deanna Fletcher

The Social Security Administration has announced a few different increases for Social Security in 2018. First, the “good news” for beneficiaries is that they can expect to receive a 2 …

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Why the Payroll Industry has been Susceptible to Boom-and-Bust Cycles—and why this May Be Changing

2017-10-252017-11-01 - by Deanna Fletcher

Have you heard the news? The payroll industry is doing extremely well, historically well in fact. This report from IBISWorld reveals that the number of businesses in the U.S. has …

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