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Owed money? Don’t ever do this if you want to be paid

Collect More

The default approach for many people chasing money is the guilt-trip. Crying poor. Basically pleading for the money and explaining why you need it so badly. This is the worst thing you can do. There’s no doubt there is a time and a place for a guilt trip but it should never be at your expense. “I would never do this to you” is fine. “Because of you I can’t pay my rent” is not.

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VITACon-tinued: A Deep Dive into the Future of VITA

Prosperity Now

This past September, we and 200+ of our favorite tax pros took over the City of Bridges (Pittsburgh, PA) for VITACon’23. After three days of talking nothin’ but taxes, the conference is in the books; however, the work is just beginning.

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Blocking Medical Debt from Credit Reports Harms Doctors, Says New Lawsuit

Collection Industry News

A California Dermatologist recently filed a class action lawsuit against the three major credit reporting agencies (CRAs), alleging the CRAs’ decision to stop reporting medical debt below $500.00 has caused him and other medical professionals nationwide irreparable financial harm. Further, he claims that removing medical debt below $500.00 from credit reports will diminish access to medical care by driving providers out of certain markets.

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Avant Guard: AI Images Could Make Your Website Pop

NCBA Law Practice Management Blog

Images in marketing are more important than ever – including moving images (videos). But, you know what remains pretty boring about websites? The stock images that are utilized at almost every single one of them to relay the value of a service or product. So, why not shake th ings up a bit ? Instead of buying the same old stock photos from Getty , or using a free service like Unsplash , or even taking your own photos.

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From Complexity to Clarity: Strategies for Effective Compliance and Security Measures

Speaker: Erika R. Bales, Esq.

When we talk about “compliance and security," most companies want to ensure that steps are being taken to protect what they value most – people, data, real or personal property, intellectual property, digital assets, or any other number of other things - and it’s more important than ever that safeguards are in place. Let’s step back and focus on the idea that no matter how complicated the compliance and security regime, it should be able to be distilled down to a checklist.

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Inaccurate bills, hours on the phone: Student loan borrowers reenter ‘a very messy system’

Collection Industry News

Amberlee McGaughey, a librarian in Pennsylvania, was not worried about the restart of student loan payments. She was done with her debt, or so she thought. In August, she applied for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program with her loan servicer, MOHELA, or the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority. The PSLF program allows those who have worked for certain nonprofits or the government to get their debt erased after 120 payments, or 10 years.