A new survey from Hibob reveals what determines productivity and satisfaction: It is based on an employee’s position in a company, living situation, and gender. As US employees round out the third month of working from home, a new Hibob survey found that 37% believe that they are just as productive at home as they […]
Archives for May 2020
Instagram to start sharing revenue with creators
Instagram is rolling out new features that will enable content creators to make money directly from the platform, as it looks to retain talent amid growing competition from rivals TikTok and YouTube. The Facebook-owned video and photo sharing platform will start sharing revenue with creators through ads on its long-form video service IGTV and purchase […]
Tencent raises $6 billion in largest Asian corporate debt deal this year
Tencent has raised $6 billion in debt, the Chinese technology company said on Thursday, in the largest debt deal by an Asian corporate in 2020. The deal was finalised early on Thursday in which Tencent raised $1 billion in five-year debt, $2.25 billion in 10-year, $2 billion in 30-year and $750 million in 40-year debt, […]
Online fraudsters find new victims in midst of lockdown
Representative image Although economic activity has come to a near standstill due to the lockdown, there is no let-up in online crime. Fraudsters have been managed to steal from hundreds of bank accounts by either impersonating acquaintances of account holders, tricking tipplers desperate to buy liquor online or deceiving those searching for service providers. Last […]
Visa, Mastercard urge RBI to relax limits on ‘tap and go’ payments
Visa and Mastercard along with the Payment Council of India (PCI) have suggested the Reserve Bank of India to relax the limit on contactless transactions through debit and credit cards allowed without PIN to Rs 5,000 from the current Rs 2,000. The proposed relaxation on ‘tap and go’ payments could make card purchases safer for […]
Donald Trump threatens to shut social media companies after Twitter fact check
President Donald Trump threatened to regulate or shutter social media companies — a warning apparently aimed at Twitter Inc after it began fact-checking his tweets. In a pair of tweets issued Wednesday morning from his iPhone, Trump said that social media sites are trying to silence conservative voices, and need to change course or face […]
Final regs. address reporting by tax-exempt organizations
Under final regulations issued on Wednesday, certain tax-exempt organizations will not have to supply the names and addresses of substantial donors on Schedule B, Schedule of Contributors, of Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt From Tax (T.D. 9898). The IRS had previously exempted these organizations from supplying that information using a revenue procedure, but that […]
Maps and dashboards show new coronavirus hotspots and reopening dates by state and county
Definitive Healthcare offers a dashboard and interactive tool that can filter by state, and by county, and report what’s opening and when. There are plenty of maps tracking the progress against the force of the coronavirus, but Definitive Healthcare’s COVID-19 reopening analysis dashboard and interactive tool can track and show, via a filter, where and when […]
IGEL: Conversation with CEO Jed Ayres on the Changing World of Work and IGEL – Episode 323
In episode 323, Douglas Brown interviews Jed Ayres, CEO at IGEL Technology. Jed and Douglas discuss the what’s new at IGEL, the changing world of work, work from home (WFH), IGEL on ARM, and so much more! Jed is a great visionary and always worth listening to what he has to share. About IGEL IGEL provides […]
UAA Model Rule changes proposed in support of CPA Evolution
News PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT By Ken Tysiac {:else} {timeSince} {/if} {@if cond=”{isCGMA}”} {:else} {/if} {/.} The National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) issued an exposure draft Tuesday that is proposing changes to the Uniform Accountancy Act (UAA) Model Rules in support of the CPA Evolution initiative. NASBA and the AICPA have undertaken the CPA […]