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10/04/2024

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The New Era of “No Tax” Policies: Selective Tax Exemptions and Their Side Effects

Tax and Financial News

October, 2024

Former President and current candidate Donald Trump introduced a new policy of his in a recent Arizona rally: No more income tax on overtime pay. This follows both Trump and Vice President Harris’ proposal for a no income tax on tips policy, as well.

Below we will look at the two recent proposals and what they could mean for both taxpayers and businesses.

No Tax on Tips

The no tax on tips policy looks to lighten the tax burden on service industry workers. According to the Fair Labor and Standards Act, anyone who “customarily and regularly” receives $30 or more in tips per month is considered a tipped worker. The mechanism to exempt tip income could possibly come through three different mechanisms.

One option would be to categorize tips as gifts. Service employees are often paid wages lower than the minimum wage (as low as $2.31 per hour), with employers required to “top-up” an employee to the federal minimum wage of $7.25 if tips don’t at least make up the difference themselves. As a result, considering tips as gifts may not legally work.

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How to Measure the Quality of Accounts Receivable

General Business News

October, 2025

How to Measure the Quality of Accounts ReceivableAnalyzing a company’s Accounts Receivables is an effective way to measure its current cash flows and the likelihood of maintaining healthy cash flows. According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Index (Third Quarter 2024), 68 percent of small business owners reported being content with their third quarter cash flow performance. This illustrates the importance for small business owners to do everything possible to maintain healthy cash flows, including evaluating the quality of accounts receivables (A/R).

Defining Accounts Receivables

This account or line item on the balance sheet gives the business’ managers/owners and investors a measure on how much money a business expects to receive from selling goods or services. It’s an important metric because it’s a measure of what’s owed, but not yet collected from rendered services/goods.

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Zero Trust Security Models: The New Standard Against Data Breaches?

What’s New in Technology

October, 2024

As technology evolves, so have data breaches, which have become a significant threat to businesses of all sizes. We frequently hear reports of high-profile attacks on major organizations, global corporations, and even government agencies. Emerging technologies such as generative artificial intelligence and machine learning make cybersecurity more challenging. They enable cybercriminals to automate attacks, create sophisticated phishing schemes, and develop advanced malware to evade traditional security measures. Hence, companies have no choice but to change how they approach cybersecurity.

To deal with these modern threats, Zero Trust security models are gaining widespread adoption as the preferred standard for effectively protecting against data breaches.

What is Zero Trust?

Zero Trust is a cybersecurity framework based on the “never trust, always verify” principle. Unlike traditional models that grant access based on network location, Zero Trust requires continuous verification of each user, device, and application attempting to access resources.

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