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On October 1, the landscape of fraud liability for credit card transactions changed significantly. Simply, businesses are now liable for fraudulent charges if or when a customer uses the EMV (Europay, MasterCard & Visa) chip-based card AND fraud still occurs AND that business did not upgrade their payment system. Chip_and_Pin_credit_card

If you are an Ohio business owner, you will want to take note. On Monday, September 28th, the Ohio Development Services Agency will open the application process for its Incumbent Workforce Training Voucher Program.  The vouchers are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until the available funds are committed.  

Any additional applicants will be accepted and placed on a waiting list in case additional funds are made available for this program. 
This program is meant to develop a stronger workforce in Ohio to meet the current and future demands of the changing economy.  

With so many Americans conducting business outside their office, the recent IRS announcement of the 2015-2016 business travel expense rates will certainly impact many.  In 2011 alone, American businesspeople took a total of 445 million trips for work-related matters, (source: NYTimes.com 05/03/12) and that figure grows steadily each year.business_travel

Zinner & Co. Named Exclusive Partner in Northeastern Ohio; Only One of Five Firms in the State

 

In our society, people tend to take the safety of their bank accounts pretty much for granted.  If you think back to the most recent banking crisis in 2008 and 2009, however, there was a significant amount of bank consolidation that could have potentially resulted in depositors losing money.  This leads to the question, exactly what is covered under the Federal Deposit Insurance program and do your bank accounts qualify for FDIC coverage?

By the Tax Services Department

You’ve finally made the decision to become one of “those people.”  You know, the person who, as was drawing closer to retirement (and coincidently, during one of the never-ending sub-zero days of winter), decided that living somewhere south of the Mason-Dixon line  just made sense. You meticulously planned to move south to retire. But, before you settle back in the lounge chair twirling the paper umbrella as it shades your Pina Colada, you may want to ensure you have all of your assets in order.