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What is a Recovery Rebate Tax Credit?
With all the information covering the stimulus checks and payments you may have heard the phrase Recovery Rebate Credit thrown around and are wondering, “what is the Recovery Rebate Credit?” or “Do I qualify for the Recovery Rebate Credit?” Don’t worry about knowing answers to these questions. We have you…Read More
Episode 48| The Year in Cyber: 2020
2020 has been a year no one predicted. COVID-19 has made remote work the norm and shook up the attack landscape, with attackers jumping on new opportunities for social engineering. Through it all, breaches and ransomware attacks continued to plague organizations. In episode 48 of Cyber Security Sauna, we’re looking…Read More
What is account takeover?
Account takeover means that someone has been able to break into your online user account one way or another. Account takeover fraud (ATO) can have very serious consequences, and it can require a lot of work and time to fix the situation.Why should you care about account takeover? While account…Read More
Cinderella and the signature-based detection
In the olden days, people were not exactly au fait with technologies that wouldn’t appear for centuries or even millennia, which is why the cybersecurity lessons we find in fairy tales tend to need some excavation. Encrusted in metaphor, conjecture, and literary tinsel, the original meanings of familiar fairy tales…Read More
U.S. Small Business Year-End Checklist
16 steps on your small business year-end checklist to complete before and after December 31. The end of the year can feel like a blur: Between online holiday shopping, family zoom calls, and running your business you may feel like you barely have time to keep up. Let alone attend…Read More
A Quick Guide to Client Communication Skills
Your aim is to impress your clients with stellar service. How do you do that? By delivering high-quality work. You meet your deadlines. Maybe you even provide some company swag every now and then. But, when it comes to really forging positive client relationships, you know it all comes back…Read More
How to achieve a clean architecture with a static code analysis tool.
As software development continues to evolves, new architectural patterns appear and get popularized. Recently, the Software Craftsmanship trend is pushing a lot of buzz about Onion architecture, Hexagonal architecture and Clean architecture. What do these architectures have in common ? Can we extract some common-sense principles and get them checked…Read More
Recording Inventory Journal Entries in Your Books Made Easy
If you sell products at your business, you likely have some form of inventory. Knowing how much inventory you have on hand, as well as how much you need to have in stock, is a crucial part of running your business. To help keep track of inventory, you need to…Read More
Patriot Expands Advertising to National TV and Streaming Platforms
Patriot Software, a leading online accounting software and payroll provider, continues to expand its brand reach by launching a new advertising campaign on national television and streaming platforms. Patriot Software, also known as “PATRIOT,” has disrupted the traditional accounting and payroll industries by streamlining accounting and payroll software for American…Read More
Best Tutorials of 2020
Planning to scale up your skillset over the holidays? This collection of our most-watched tutorials from 2020 is a great place to start. As the year comes to an end, there’s no better time to reminisce about what we’ve been up to in the last 12 months. So we’ve compiled…Read More
Where’s My Second Stimulus Check?
The Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act – a $900B relief package, agreed to as a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 to deliver the second round of economic stimulus for individuals, families, and businesses was signed into law December 27, 2020. The bill provides relief through…Read More
Guide to Reporting Stock Investments on Your Return
Did you buy stocks for the first time in 2020? Well, first, congratulations! Investing in the stock market is one of the best ways to grow your net worth. By investing in stocks, you are basically putting your money to work for you. Money you invest can earn interest and…Read More
Guide to Reporting Your Unemployment Income
With COVID-19 still wreaking havoc across the globe, the U.S. economy has been shaken. In the United States a record number of people are or were once unemployed due to COVID-related shutdowns. Fortunately, many of those individuals qualified for standard state unemployment benefits, plus the additional federal funds offered as…Read More
How to File Taxes for a New Side Gig
Start a side gig in 2020? Whether you lost your job due to COVID-19, or you simply wanted to earn some extra cash, side gigs tend to complicate your tax filing a bit. Over the years, the IRS refined its rules for gig workers. But obviously, the IRS still wants…Read More
Top 7 Tax Changes That Happened in 2020
Regardless of your profession, employment status, or location in the U.S., it’s likely that you’ve been financially impacted by COVID-19 in one way or another. The undeniable hit to our economy has proven more than detrimental for millions, and for some, the changes have forced revisions to how we view…Read More
Where to Add Your Stimulus Money on Your Tax Return
A new step in filing your 2020 tax return is reporting the stimulus money you received earlier this year. Here is everything you need to know about where to add that money on your tax return. What is a stimulus payment? Back in March of 2020, federal lawmakers enacted an…Read More