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An Increase in Customer Theft is Increasing Restaurant Prices
IRS Shares Five New Warning Signs of Incorrect ERC Claims
‘Unpredictable’ Election Clouds Tax and Economic Policy View
Sanders May Bring His Populist Brand to Powerful Senate Finance Committee
Is a Housing Market Crash Coming? (Short Answer is Probably Not)
Housing economists agree that, while prices could fall, the decline won’t be as severe as the one homeowners experienced during the Great Recession.
Higher Tariffs on Chinese Imports Would Cost Americans $31 Billion, Says Retail Group
NRF and other industry organizations are examining the potential effect this would have on businesses, consumers and the economy.
Small Business Credit Card Spending Up 20 Percent Post-Pandemic
Amid inflation and high interest rates, small businesses are increasingly turning to credit cards for operational and growth expenses.
Xero Adds GenAI-Driven Search Function
The use of GenAI-driven search in Xero Central leverages Coveo’s platform and works by integrating generative answers.
New California Law Bans ‘Junk Fees’ on Hotel Bills, Concert Tickets, and More
You know the ones: A hotel bill that ends with a vague "resort fee." Or those concert tickets that double in price once it's time to type in your credit card information.
Retail Group Sees Slowdown in Import Cargo
Consumer spending grew 1.8% year over year in the second quarter rather than the 2.3% originally estimated, and NRF said last month that retail sales for the year could come in at the low end of its forecast.
Chicago to Phase Out Sub-Minimum Wage Rates for Tipped Workers
Under the new law, the gap between the tipped and full minimum wages will shrink 8% each year until the tipped and full minimum wages reach parity in 2028.
Paystand Adds Integration with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
This integration gives Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central customers a modern Payments-as-a-Service mode that is fully digital and intuitive.