KEEPING EMPLOYEES SAFE FROM COVID IN 2022

As the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into 2022, companies and employees are facing unprecedented challenges.

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HOW SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS WILL CHANGE IN 2022

Though you may be known as a “baby boomer,” you and 10,000 others like you are turning 65 each and every day, meaning retirement benefits like Social Security are becoming an important part of your life.

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How to Make Your CPA’s Job Easier

While your CPA may seem as if they are a superhero at tax time, that doesn’t mean they look forward to having to wade through a complex mess of receipts and other documents. Remember, the harder you make the job of your CPA, the less efficient the entire process will be. To keep things running smoothly, here are some ways you can make your CPA’s job easier.

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How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Financial Fraud

Financial fraud is rampant around the world, but citizens of the U.S. have arguably experienced more than their fair share due to our reputation as a wealthy country. Simply by being a U.S. resident, your odds of being targeted for financial fraud may be higher than if you lived in a second or third world country. And, while technology has added much to our lives, it’s also opened doors to hackers and other nefarious criminals whose sole mission is to come up with devious plans to part you from your money. The sad thing is that these criminals care little about how their activities negatively impact their victims. Elderly people who have labored their entire lives have been just as likely to be victims of financial fraud as persons with large amounts of disposable income. Pay attention to these warnings if you want to protect yourself and your loved ones from financial fraud.

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How to Host a Successful Business Webinar

Webinars are more popular than ever, thanks to restrictions on in-person social gatherings. You may be planning on hosting a webinar for your own business or as an employee. Whatever the reason for your business webinar, there are some things you can do to ensure that it’s a success. Success would mean that you looked professional while hosting the webinar, that the webinar itself went off without a hitch and that others found the content useful. Here’s how to make that happen.

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11 Tips to Keep Your Online Banking Secure

Gone are the days when you had to drive to the bank to do a single transaction. Research has shown that more than half of the adults in the U.S. bank online, while about a third bank using cell phones. You can do almost all transactions through the convenience of your phone or your desktop.

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What to Look For in a CPA

Hiring a CPA to help you with your accounting and your taxes is a smart thing to do. Whether you’re a business owner or a regular taxpayer, a quality CPA will be a huge asset in many different ways. A CPA acts in the role of a financial advisor, a strategic unofficial business partner and a confidant. For example, if you’re having troubles with cash flow, your CPA will alert you ahead of time and even offer solutions. The caveat to all of this is hiring the right CPA to begin with. Here’s what you should be looking for in a CPA.

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Refinancing your Home

Financial Considerations in Refinancing your House: Pros and Cons

If you’ve owned your home for a couple of years, you might have started thinking about refinancing. Maybe interest rates have dropped, and you want to save money, or you want to tap into your home’s equity to remodel your kitchen.

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Immediate Steps to Take if Your Identity is Stolen

recent study confirmed that over 16 million people were the victims of identity theft in the span of one year in America alone, which resulted in $16.8 billion in stolen money. Identity theft is dangerous to your wallet and to your credit. Identity thieves use your information to take out loans, obtain credit cards, make purchases, get apartment leases and much more. Since these items are acquired with your credentials, these people don’t bother paying bills on time or at all. In the vast majority of cases, when your identity is stolen you’ll be held responsible for all the outstanding debt.

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Preventing Identity Theft

Identity theft isn’t a new crime by any stretch of the imagination.  With the use of electronic fund transactions, electronic tax filing, and the general increase of personal data being available online, identity theft is easy to perpetrate and has increased significantly in the last few years.

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