• Home
  • About
  • Services
  • Tools
  • Links
  • Contact
Location
800 S. Gay Street, Suite 1919
Knoxville, TN 37929
Phone
(865) 523-8700
Socialize
  • ,

Van Elkins and Associates

Menu
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Team
  • Services
    • Tax Services
    • Payroll Services
    • Accounting Services
    • Businesses Consulting
    • Individual Financial Consulting
    • Expert Testimony and Litigation Support
    • Business Valuation & Appraisal
  • Tools
  • Links
  • Contact

Another government email scam!

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Our firm’s junk email filter caught another government email scam. This one appears to come from the FDIC, the federal bank watchdog, with the subject “FDIC: about your business accounts”. It hints that your bank (which it does not name) is being taken over, and provides a link for more info on how your accounts […]

Read More »

Tags: banks, business consulting, CPA Knoxville, fraud, small business



IMPORTANT: ACH Phishing Alert

Monday, February 28th, 2011

The Electronic Payments Association has received reports that individuals and/or companies have received a fraudulent email that has the appearance of having been sent from NACHA and signed by a non-existent NACHA employee. Specifically, this email claims to be from the “Electronic Payments Association” and appears to be coming from the email address “payments@nacha.org.” These […]

Read More »

Tags: banks, fraud, internal controls, small business



Avoid 1099 requirement

Thursday, February 10th, 2011

The new credit card reporting rule has created a potential money-saving opportunity for businesses subject to 1099 reporting. Everyone engaged in a trade or business (including landlords beginning in 2011) must report payments of $600 or more to non-corporate service providers on Form 1099 to the payees and the IRS. Beginning January 1, 2011, banks […]

Read More »

Tags: 1099, banks, credit card, income, IRS, rental, small business, tax, tax tips



Guard against electronic funds transfer fraud

Monday, November 8th, 2010

Your business, like many others, may receive and pay out funds through electronic funds transfer (EFT) and automated clearing house (ACH) transactions. Such transactions include converting paper checks to electronic payments, wiring funds, and paying taxes electronically. The frequency of EFT fraud and the size of losses have increased as cybercriminals are targeting small and […]

Read More »

Tags: ACH, banks, business consulting, cybercriminal, EFT, fraud, fraud detection, internal controls, small business



Banks Ease Small Business Lending Standards

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Banks have begun to loosen their credit standards for the first time since 2006, according to the latest survey by the Federal Reserve. The quarterly survey of senior loan officers indicated a slight easing of credit standards and most terms on commercial and industrial loans to firms of all sizes. This is the first survey since late […]

Read More »

Tags: banks, business consulting, loans, small business



Small business lending changes

Thursday, June 24th, 2010

The financial reform bills currently in Congress are being reconciled in conference in hopes of passage by July 4. Also in the works is an appropriation of $30 billion for banks to lend to small businesses. But will small businesses see that money? Is that what they need to survive the recession? The metrics to […]

Read More »

Tags: banks, business consulting, Congress, credit, lending, loan, personal guarantee, small business



Van Elkins and Associates

800 S. Gay Street, Suite 1919 Knoxville, TN 37929

  • Home
  • About
  • Financial Services
  • Tools
  • Links
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy

All content Copyright © 2021, Van Elkins and Associates. Knoxville web design and hosting by Slamdot.