Idaho Business Review IBR

Electronic medical records have undoubtedly improved communication in almost every field of medicine. They allow physicians to transfer patient data in a timely manner, resulting in faster response times and better care. However, after an adverse event, the wealth of ...

The IRS is working on a new Form 1040 for the 2019 tax season and announced in late June that they are streamlining the Form 1040 into a “shorter, simpler postcard-sized” form intended to replace and consolidate current Forms 1040, ...

Workplace harassment has always been a point of concern for prudent employers, but the time is ripe to reassess policies to evaluate efficacy and the potential for improvement. The following questions can be a starting point for assessing where current ...

It is now well-established that the #MeToo social responsibility movement is changing corporate America. It has led to the downfall of powerful executives and has put corporate culture under a microscope. The media, regulators and investors are focusing not only ...

Small business is the backbone of the country’s economy, and the Gem State is no exception. Idaho’s small businesses account for 96.6 percent of all business in the state and employ nearly 300,000 workers. Unfortunately, small businesses are twice as ...

Recently my sons and I collected golf balls in the foothills near our neighborhood. Golf balls? Yep. Lots of them. I counted 36, but my 10-year-old son assured me that the number was closer to 50. Who cares about golf ...

The Oregon Legislature has established a task force to make recommendations for regulating operations of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on state roadways. Composed of government, industry and consumer stakeholders, the task force is to report in September on policies and rules ...

You know who your employees are. Or do you? Due to some expansive National Labor Relations Board cases and aggressive government investigators, union officials and plaintiffs’ attorneys, you may be employing people and not even know about it. That’s because ...

I often wonder how business owners sleep at night. Providing healthcare, growing a client base and finding and keeping good employees are all issues that likely cause owners and managers to toss and turn. One question that may not run ...

While there’s likely no way to ultimately ensure your clients won’t be victims of fraud, there are a few things to be done that may help prevent it, as well as assist in recovery efforts if they’re victims. Recent fraud ...