I've been re-reading Elizabeth Drew's “Washington Journal: The Events of 1973-1974,” as one does in these times. As people may not recall, the scandal that took down Vice President Spiro Agnew peaked just before the Saturday Night Massacre. Agnew resigned on Oct. 10; the court ruling that
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If your business clients want to reward employees for their loyal service after a five-, 10- or 20-year period and keep them around for longer, a deferred compensation plan can work well. Should they wish to provide a financial incentive to encourage an employee to stay with them for a number of years,
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There has been a sharp drop in the percentage of fraud cases that get handed over to law enforcement, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners reported Tuesday. In the ACFE's semiannual Report to the Nations, the group noted that between January 2016 and October 2017, 58 percent of cases
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As tax preparers and taxpayers scrambled to file their tax returns before the midnight deadline on Tuesday, parts of the Internal Revenue Service's online filing system were not working. Taxpayers looking to pay their taxes or estimated taxes from their bank accounts using the IRS's Direct Pay function
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French President Emmanuel Macron gave an unabashed defense of the European Union in its political heart, urging the bloc to reject nationalism, deepen integration and promote free trade in the face of U.S. protectionism. In his first appearance at the European Parliament since being elected France's
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