Banking

A recent study has found that avoiding awkward conversations can lead to increased costs in the long run.

Xero report provides insights on U.S. small businesses' economic performance and debunks misleading numbers caused by inflation.

Forgiveness; great sums of money; shell game; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The online payment company has introduced a new buy-now-pay-later option.

Surpluses and cuts; the CP80 mess; cost of ‘skin in the game;’ and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

President Joe Biden said the U.S. will impose sanctions on Russia that will hamper its ability to do business in foreign currencies as President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine sparked the worst security crisis in Europe since World War II.

Just a little off; handling online reviews; a star EA; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

H&R Block is banking on a new service called Spruce to offer tax clients banking options.

The new DeepBlue Debit offering is aimed at customers who are underbanked.

The tax preparation giant is diversifying its services with a digital bank that it hopes will entice customers with no-fee features, cash back rewards and early access to paychecks.

The Treasury Department suddenly softened its plan to track consumer transactions after critics protested that it would target low-income workers.

The Small Business Administration is increasing the cap for COVID Economic Injury Disaster Loans from $500,000 to $2 million.

Upgrade closes $105M Series E funding round, and Gotransverse joins telecomm industry association.

The portal offer a streamlined way to seek loan forgiveness, but accountants are watching for the revenue reduction scores the SBA is using to make determinations.

Securities-based lending is up sharply as wealthy investors leverage gains in their stock portfolios into low-interest loans for pricey purchases.

Better enforcement; for fans of tax crime; partner sabbaticals please; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Basis debate; relief to come; underreporting and the gap; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

Practitioners share which parts of their jobs they’d ditch and which they’d keep.

Taxpayers who file through TurboTax can now opt to open a Credit Karma Money Spend account and have their tax refund sent there directly.

Thanks to vagaries of the accounting world, Donald Trump’s administration had a chance in the final weeks of the presidential race to cancel more than $200 billion of student loans with no immediate hit to the Department of Education’s massive portfolio. Yet it didn’t do it. Now, perhaps Joe Biden will.