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Appreciation 2022 [AP Week]

Appreciation 2022 AP Week. In this broadcast AP Now focuses on AP Appreciation Week, or Accounts Payable Appreciation Week. It is sometimes called AP Recognition Week. When AP Now celebrates AP Week, why we celebrate AP Appreciation Week and what AP Now has planned as our way of showing our appreciation for our audience – the accounts payable and accounting community.

While accounts payable best practices are the foundation of the accounts payable function, ap appreciation week focuses on the professionals who work in, manage or have responsibility for the accounts payable function. It is AP Now’s way of showing appreciation for the accounts payable and accounting professionals who support its efforts. AP Appreciation week is about giving professionals who work in or manage the accounts payable function the tools they need to succeed in the future.

Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used.

What is 2022 AP Appreciation Week. In this broadcast AP Now focuses on AP Appreciation Week, or Accounts Payable Appreciation Week. It is sometimes called AP Recognition Week. When AP Now celebrates AP Week, why we celebrate AP Appreciation Week and what AP Now has planned as our way of showing our appreciation for our audience – the accounts payable and accounting community.

Link to What is Quiet Quitting Work
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Anatomy of An Invoice: What is an invoice

Anatomy of an Invoice delves into the issue of what’s an invoice as well as examine some of the parts of the invoice critical to the accounts payable and accounting function when it comes to the accounts payable process for handling that invoice. The accounts payable process for invoice handling relies on a strong understanding of the parts of an invoice. An #invoice is the primary document used in #accountspayable and #accounting for making a
payment.

The broadcast also delves into the parts of an invoice important to the accounts payable process for invoice handling examining concepts like line item detail, invoice date and what it means, payment terms and e-invoicing.

Link: New AP Best Practice on Receiving Invoices
https://youtu.be/Ykg11XtV634

Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used.

Anatomy of an Invoice examines the basic concept of what’s an invoice as well as taking a look at some of the parts of the invoice necessary to the accounts payable and accounting function when it comes to the accounts payable process for handling that invoice. The accounts payable process for invoice handling relies on a strong understanding of the parts of an invoice.

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Accounts Payable Process: New Receiving Invoices Best Practices

Have you updated your accounts payable process to include the newest best practice step? Are you using the best practice to receive invoice? If you are not following one simple, and relatively new step, you are probably using the almost best practice—and that could mean a lot of extra work for your accounts payable staff.

Accounts Payable Process: New Receiving Invoices Best Practices investigates New Receiving Invoices Best Practices that every organization using accounts payable best practices should implement immediately. Invoice best practices have been changing to meet the demands of fraud protection and organizational efficiency. Mary Schaeffer, a nationally-recognized accounts payable experts shares her reasoning behind this newest accounts payable best practice. For some, it will be a change to thier Accounts Payable Process as they relate to invoices. This newest invoice best practice should be adopted by all best practice organizations.

Accounts payable and accounting require the use of both accounts payable best practices and strong account payable internal controls. For the accounts payable process to work well, best practices for AP should be used.

Updating your accounts payable process to include this newest best practice step is smart and it will make your organization more operationally efficient. Every organization should be using this best practice to receive invoice. If you are not following one simple, easy, new step, you are probably using the almost best practice—and that could mean a lot of extra work for your accounts payable processors.

Link to Pop Quiz: Internal Controls (Invoices)
https://youtu.be/xUpDs4erAls

Learn more about 127 Best Practices for Accounts Payable
https://www.amazon.com/127-Best-Practices-Accounts-Payable/dp/1735100021

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What is Quiet Quitting Work

Quiet quitting! What is quiet quitting? When I first saw the headline saying that as part of the Great Resignation, there was a trend towards quiet quitting. I couldn’t imagine what it was but when I did a little research, I found out that quiet quitting wasn’t what I thought it was and what’s more, I had tried it myself at one point, although it had no name when I tried it. #quietquitting #quietquittingjob #quietquittingwork

Quiet quitting is a new trend sweeping the corporate world as employees seek to get better control of their life work balance. As you might imagine, there are differing views on quiet quitting work. Not everyone sees it the same. Quiet quitting jobs has been going on for some time although few talk about it for attribution. Quiet quitting will probably be with us for a while as long as there is a shortage of qualified workers.

Quiet quitting is here and many are adopting the quiet quitting work approach. Quiet quitting is part of the great resignation which has been discussed extensively in the press.

3 ways to make your Linkedin Profile More Professional
https://youtu.be/HMP6SGPPQd0

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Wordle The Party Game

Wordle the party game is the wordle board game inspired by the popular online game of Wordle. The announcement they were working together to bring out a board game based on Wordle, or as the press release said “inspired by Wordle” was made In mid-July, the NY Times and Hasbro Inc. And they have! We’re here to share all the Wordle details as available today along with how you can pre-order the game. The game, called Wordle the Party Game, will allow you to compete against your friends, family and foes.  

Wordle is the game that has been sweeping the Internet. With only one hand each day, players have six chances to guess the daily five-letter word. A green square indicates a correct letter in the correct spot and a yellow letter reveals a correct letter in a different spot.

Wordle the party game allows Wordle lovers everywhere to compete against others. It can be played by multiple wordle players and wordle lovers can play more than one round each day. Wordle, the party game or the board game version of Wordle will allow those who are passionate about the game to play with their friends, instead of playing the game alone.

Follow me on Twitter: @MarySSchaeffer for a sparkling clue to the day’s puzzle; okay, sometimes they are not so sparkling but they are the best I can come up with on the spur of the moment.

 

Link to Wordle + Tips
https://youtu.be/c_FeIM2gj6w

 

Link to The Book: Wordle: The Rules, Strategy and Expert Tips
https://www.ap-now.com/snip/111.htm

 

Link to the Wordle Play List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HefxYm4ymJ0RSWKFC_c9Lys

 

Link to Best Starting Word Revisited
https://youtu.be/4FY28GWPddI

 

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Worst Accounts Payable Practices [What to Do Instead]

Worst accounts payable practices and what to do instead examines 3 common accounts payable practices that no one should be using. Worst practices in accounts payable, a dirty little secret no one likes to talk about. But truth be told, these worst accounts payable practices are in place in more organizations than you might imagine. These worst accounts payable practices are the antithesis of best practices, i.e. they both loosen accounts payable internal controls and they facilitate fraud. #accountspayable #accountspayablebestpractices #accountspayableworstpractices

The accounts payable worst practices discussed should not be used as the demonstrate weak controls and facilitate fraud. That’s why in this video, we suggest the alternative accounts payable best practices that should be used in place of these accounts payable worst practices. Worst practices in accounts payable are rarely talked about because no one likes to admit that they are using less-than-optimal practices in their accounts payable operations, especially when that results in fraud and additional work and potential Sarbanes Oxley violations.

Worst accounts payable practices and what to do instead takes a look at a few prevalent accounts payable practices that no one should be using. That is, they are accounts payable worst practices.

Link to How Your Employees Steal from You and How to Stop It
https://youtu.be/yL_D7QlOLEI

Is that Change of Bank Account Request Legit?
https://youtu.be/8hXIrdYmKgs

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How Your Employees Steal from You and How to Stop It

Expense Reporting Games when Employees Allowed to Use Their Own Cards

Questionable Expense Reporting Habits
https://youtu.be/h2QtD4X0NFk

How to Get an IRS Identity Protection PIN 2022

Are you worried about identity theft and the IRS? It’s understandable. But you no longer need to worry. The IRS has a program, the IRS Identity Protection PIN Opt-In Program, that will protect you. We’ve got the basic details you need to protect yourself. With identify theft on the rise, many feel the need to protect themselves, especially when it comes to tax-related identity theft. #IRSIdentityProtectionPIN #IdentityProtectionPIN #IPPIN

In this program we address the issues of What is the IRS Identity Protection Opt-In program, what is the IRS Identity Protection PIN, Why would you want an IP Pin, How to you get an IP PIN, does everyone have to get an Identity Protection PIN, how to get your own IP PIN, Is the IP PIN good forever and how to I find my new IP PIN.

Those who are concerned about identity theft and the IRS can avail themselves of a program run by the IRS to protect them against this growing insidious tax fraud related to identity theft. This video addresses common questions individuals have about the IRS Identity Protection PIN Opt-In program, how it protects them and how they can participate. Identity theft is a very real concern and one the IRS has addressed with this new program.

Link to Accounts Payable Tax Reporting: IRS 1099 Rumors
https://youtu.be/hnZ7XqvrLUM

Update Travel 2022 [Expense Reporting Implications]

This update travel 2022 has expense reporting implications. It is based on my experiences on 3 trips in 4 weeks to 6 different cities, half US domestic; half international. I’ll share what I found on common issues, related to expense reporting, what your travelers can expect and most importantly, their impact on expense reporting and what you can expect to see on your employees’ expense reports.

Update travel 2022 discusses the expense reporting implications of your employees’ travel. This update travel 2022 investigates the expense reporting implications. It takes a look at travel requirements going back to USA. Using real-life examples, the broadcast discusses the time to check in at airport. There is also a discussion of the mandatory resort fee, daily cleaning hotel rooms and general staffing. The issue of contact tracing forms and what your travelers can expect is addressed.

It also addresses in details what US folks can expect when coming back to the US after travel to another country. While the mandatory resort fee seems to have disappeared for the time being, there are a host of other fees that are starting to pop up on hotel bills around the world. As tourism rebounds, travelers can expect these fees to explode.

Link to Before Traveling to France 2022: EU PLF
https://youtu.be/tU2MXgVznJo

Host: Mary Schaeffer (www.ap-now.com)

The Truth about Starting Words for Wordle [Worst Starting Words]

The truth about starting words for wordle is they make a big difference. Some of the worst starting words used by some are actually terrible. And these worst wordle starting words are used more frequently than you might imagine. In this short session we’ll identify 10 really poor wordle starting words and explain why from a Wordle strategy standpoint, these wordle starting words are not a good choice. #wordle #bestwordlestartingword #worstwordlestartingword

The Truth about Starting Words or rather the truth about starting words for Wordle is that there are Worst wordle starting words. The wordle starting words are an important part of any wordle strategy. Using a worst wordle staring word is likely to set your wordle game play off on the wrong foot. A bad wordle starting words will not help you win more wordle. You wordle starting word strategy should not involve a weak starting word which is a bad wordle strategy. Taken alone, a worst wordle strategy is to use a weak starting word.

Wordle is the game where you are given six chances to guess one five letter word. If you are careful about it you have a good chance of winning. The reality about starting words for wordle is they can make a huge difference. Some of the worst starting words used by some are actually quite bade. And these worst wordle starting words are used more often than you might imagine.

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Link to The Book: Wordle: The Rules, Strategy and Expert Tips
https://www.ap-now.com/snip/111.htm

 

Link to Wordle Best Starting Word Revisited
https://youtu.be/4FY28GWPddI

 

Link to the Wordle Play List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLtL6rWSXZ-HefxYm4ymJ0RSWKFC_c9Lys

 

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