The damage caused by payroll fraud and ghost employees is often catastrophic: large sums are lost, and additional spending on investigations and prosecutions. In many cases, the companies forgo legal ...

Lauren (Hansen) Holznienkemper is a lead editor for the small business vertical at Forbes Advisor, specializing in HR, payroll and recruiting solutions for small businesses. Using research and writing ...

In his decades-long career in tech journalism, Dennis has written about nearly every type of hardware and software. He was a founding editor of Ziff Davis’ Computer Select in the 1990s, senior ...

The core purpose of a business valuation is to establish an unbiased and justifiable estimate of the economic value of a business entity. Here’s why it is important: Transparency: It provides clarity ...

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By Quentin Fottrell 'I read that the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund is good until 2099' "I only give one gift a year these days. Gotta keep the chiropractor happy ...

In purely financial terms, the Social Security check you are getting now or have a right to receive when you are older is ...

How to bridge business cash flow gaps with a working capital loan.

Per household per day (132.2M households, 2024 FRED): $2.27–$7.56 (consensus), ~$7.94 (our working top), ~$9.08–$9.83 ...

When I first encountered the idea of “aura points” — TikTok lexicon that took off in the late spring of 2024, meaning it’s basically an archival trend now — I’ll admit it. I went for the bait. Bless ...

Staffology Payroll is a powerful payroll system with handy automation, but it’s an expensive option for small businesses.