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• W-2, 1099 reporting: 3 ways to safeguard yourself from common errors
  January 27, 2012 by Jared Bilski

  The clock’s ticking on employers to get their W-2s and 1099s out the door. So it’s easy for very avoidable mistakes to get made in the process. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Communication tips, Efficiency, In this week's e-newsletter, IRS, Latest news & views

  
• Common customer statement that should be a red flag for Collections
  January 26, 2012 by Jared Bilski

  If customers come to you looking for a credit increase because their banks “just aren’t lending right now,” you have a good reason to be wary.  More…

  
  

  Posted in: Benchmarking, collections, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views

  
• Company settles sales rep overtime saga for $99 million
  January 25, 2012 by Jared Bilski

  The final chapter of one of the most publicized overtime lawsuits in recent memory has been written – and there’s no happy ending for this employer. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Government, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views

  
• ‘My cat had hiccups’ and 5 other dubious lateness excuses
  January 24, 2012 by Jared Bilski

  You may think you’ve heard them all before, but even the most grizzled managers are likely to be impressed by the reasons these employees couldn’t make it to work on time. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Benchmarking, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Lighter-side

  
• Study: 38% of CFOs more open to salary negotiation
  January 23, 2012 by Jared Bilski

  What a difference one year makes. More than a third of finance chiefs are more willing to discuss starting pay with new hires than they were last year at this time. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Benchmarking, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues

  
• Fired for working at lunch then denied unemployment?
  January 20, 2012 by Jared Bilski

  When a long-time employee refused her manager’s request to go to lunch and opted to get caught up on a project, she probably never imaged her response would lead to this. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Benefits, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Management issues

  
• CFOs intrigued by Finance without spreadsheets
  January 20, 2012 by Jared Bilski

  Excel spreadsheets are to Finance staffers what trucks are to, well, truck drivers. But an increasing number of CFOs are looking at the possibility of life without Excel. More…

  
  

  Posted in: Benchmarking, Efficiency, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest news & views, Technology

  

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Finance & Accounting Special Report

• Is it time to revise this key Finance policy?

  

  No shortage of policies in any finance department. But there’s one that needs a second look ASAP. More…

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• Four Steps to Achieving Paperless Pay
• The Alignment-Focused Organization: Bridging the Gap Between Strategy and Execution
• W-2, 1099 reporting: 3 ways to safeguard yourself from common errors
• Is it time to revise this key Finance policy?
• Common customer statement that should be a red flag for Collections
• Company settles sales rep overtime saga for $99 million
• ‘My cat had hiccups’ and 5 other dubious lateness excuses