General News March 22, 2026
U.S. Stocks Fall to 6-Month Low Over War and Oil Concerns
Major U.S. equity benchmarks dropped to the lowest level since September amid rising anxiety over the prospect of a prolonged war in the Middle East.
June 21, 2021
Expensify.org Pays People to Get Vaccinated as an Extension of Grocery Reimbursement Program
Under the “SNAP & VAX” campaign, Expensify.org is currently accepting and reimbursing the first 3,000 individuals or households who receive SNAP/EBT benefits and hold a US bank account. Additionally, this campaign is only applicable to those who ...
June 18, 2021
Rising SOX Compliance Hours and Costs Underscore Need for Technology Enablement
While most organizations continue to spend more hours on their SOX compliance activities year-over-year, “digital leaders,” – those organizations that have higher levels of maturity in the use of technology and innovative practices – have reported ...
June 18, 2021
5 Tips to Manage Online Shopping without Busting Your Budget
Shopping online from the comfort of your home can be easy and convenient, but it also leads to increased spending if you’re not careful. Two in 5 Americans (41 percent) say the ability to shop online has made it harder for them to stick to a monthly ...
June 18, 2021
Invoiced and Visa Collaborate on Visa’s “She’s Next” Grant Program
The offer provides grant recipients with a free, one-year subscription to Invoiced. Invoiced will also provide an offer to be part of Visa's commerce in a box initiative, a curated selection of offers available to small businesses in six U.S. cities.
June 17, 2021
87% of Workers Confident in Employment, 32% Considering Job Shopping
Now is the time for companies to reshape organizational structures and policies to retain and attract the best talent.
June 16, 2021
Emburse Launches B2B Payments Tool, Partnership with WEX
Emburse Pay - B2B Payments will allow organizations to save time, lower costs, increase efficiency and enhance the user experience. Finance teams can more easily track and confirm receipt of payments, reducing potential delays and friction with vendors.
June 16, 2021
FASB Proposes Improvements to Discount Rate Guidance for Lessees That Are Not Public Business Entities
The amendments in the proposed ASU would allow lessees that are not public business entities to make the risk-free rate election by class of underlying asset, rather than at the entity-wide level. It also would require that, when the rate implicit in ...
June 15, 2021
IRS Launches Online Tool to Register for Monthly Child Tax Credit Payments
The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service have unveiled an online Non-filer Sign-up tool designed to help eligible families who don’t normally file tax returns register for the monthly Advance Child Tax Credit payments, scheduled to ...
June 15, 2021
41% of Risk Professionals Adopting Cloud-Based Technology in Post-Pandemic Recovery
As the GRC industry escalates implementing advanced technology, Galvanize announced an update to its flagship cloud-based HighBond platform. HighBond now uses machine learning, artificial intelligence, and robotic process automation to monitor risks ...
June 14, 2021
Essential Steps to Transition into Advisory Services
Now is the perfect time to make those business transitions you’ve been putting off. Like your spring cleaning, it can feel like a daunting task to make significant changes to your business model. You could say “my clients wouldn’t like a transition” or...
June 14, 2021
Problem Employees – Develop or Dismiss?
Not until the last several years, while intermittently dealing with an acute lack of available applicants to fill job vacancies, have employers begun to more frequently struggle with the decision of whether to discharge a poor-performing or problem ...
June 13, 2021
Two Webinars to Cover Filing Form 1040-X After an IRS Adjustment, And Estimated Tax Payments for 2022
The National Association of Tax Professionals (NATP) is offering two completely free webinars on IRS refund adjustments and estimated tax payments for 2022. These webinars are available to anyone interested, not just NATP members.