Putting the AP in hAPpy

By Debra R Richardson

A weekly podcast providing fraud prevention and vendor setup training to protect the vendor master file. Immediate takeaways with actionable steps you can implement today into your vendor onboardin

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The podcast currently has 319 episodes available.

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December 19, 2024Episode 319: Confirmation Call Scripts #5 – Confirmation Call Voice Message and Email
Are you and your team members making confirmation calls to your vendors to confirm remittance information? If so, are you using confirmation call scripts? See how they can be valuable to prevent fraud and make the person receiving the call (in for this episode, the email) more apt to confirm their information. This is the 5th episode in this series of 5.

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Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts https://training.debrarrichardson.com/blog
Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
More ideas? Email me at [email protected]
Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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December 12, 2024Episode 318: Confirmation Call Scripts #4 – Adding Remit Address for Check Payments
Are you and your team members making confirmation calls to your vendors to confirm remittance information? If so, are you using confirmation call scripts? See how they can be valuable to prevent fraud and make the person receiving the call more apt to confirm their information. This is the 4th episode in this series of 5.
Keep listening.
Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.
Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:
Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts https://training.debrarrichardson.com/blog
Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
More ideas? Email me at [email protected]
Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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23min
December 05, 2024Episode 317: Confirmation Call Scripts #3 – Changing Remit Address for Check Payments
Are you and your team members making confirmation calls to your vendors to confirm remittance information? If so, are you using confirmation call scripts? See how they can be valuable to prevent fraud and make the person receiving the call more apt to confirm their information. This is the 2nd episode in this series of 5.
Keep listening.
Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.
Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:
Vendor Master File Tip of the Week: Don't Collect Vendor Banking From An Invoice https://youtu.be/kGQ9pUYTjZw
Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts https://training.debrarrichardson.com/blog
Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
More ideas? Email me at [email protected]
Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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22min
November 21, 2024Episode 316: Confirmation Call Scripts #2 – Adding Bank Details for ACH/Wire Payment
Are you and your team members making confirmation calls to your vendors to confirm remittance information? If so, are you using confirmation call scripts? See how they can be valuable to prevent fraud and make the person receiving the call more apt to confirm their information. This is the 2nd episode in this series of 6.
Keep listening.
Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.
Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:
Vendor Master File Tip of the Week: Vendor Update Notifications https://youtu.be/XFnVRJSBj3k
Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts https://training.debrarrichardson.com/blog
Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
More ideas? Email me at [email protected]
Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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20min
November 14, 2024Episode 315: Confirmation Call Scripts #1 – Changing Bank Details for ACH/Wire Payment
Are you using confirmation call scripts? See how they can be valuable to prevent fraud and make the person receiving the call more apt to confirm their information.
Keep listening.
Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.
Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:
Vendor Master File Tip of the Week: Vendor Update Notifications
Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts
Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
More ideas? Email me at [email protected]
Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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20min
November 07, 2024Episode 314: Find Fraud With This Verification for Vendors That Are Individuals or Sole Proprietorships
Add this additional verification when onboarding vendors that are individuals or sole proprietors to avoid fraud. What is it and what resources can you use to perform the verification?
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Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.
Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:
Social Security Death Master File Resources:
United States Department of Commerce through the National Technical Information Service: https://classic.ntis.gov/products/ssa-dmf/#
Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download (TInCheck and VendorInfo)
Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts https://training.debrarrichardson.com/blog
Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
More ideas? Email me at [email protected]
Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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14min
October 31, 2024Episode 313: When Corporations Are Reportable on 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC
Yes, payments to corporations may be reportable. In this episode we’ll talk about which 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC payments are reportable and which of those forms they should be reported.
Keep listening.
Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.

Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:

IRS Publications:
Instructions for Forms 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC (Rev. January 2024): https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1099mec.pdf
2024 General Instructions for Certain Information Returns: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1099gi.pdf
Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts https://training.debrarrichardson.com/blog
Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download (Get 25% Discount on the Global Vendor Registration Numbers)
Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
More ideas? Email me at [email protected]
Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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October 24, 2024Episode 312: 3 Worst Practices With Vendor Data That Lead To Compliance Fines
It’s getting toward the end of the year and now many of you may see the result of three worst practices with vendor data that can lead to compliance fines. If you want to know what are they and what you should be doing instead…..
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Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.
Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:
Training Session: IRS W-9 Examples by Tax Classification - What To Look For When Accepting From Your Vendor
Training Session: IRS W-8BEN and W-8BEN-E Forms What to Look For When Accepting From Your Vendor
Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts https://training.debrarrichardson.com/blog
Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download (Get 25% Discount on the Global Vendor Registration Numbers)
Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
More ideas? Email me at [email protected]
Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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23min
October 17, 2024Episode 311: The New “Easy Pickings” BEC Scam Targets
Do you know what type of organizations the fraudsters are calling “easy pickings?”
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Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.
Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:
Recorded Future News Article: Tennessee school district loses $3.4 million to a fake curriculum
Debra R Richardson LLC: New Scam Alerts
Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download (Get 25% Discount on the Global Vendor Registration Numbers)
Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
More ideas? Email me at [email protected]
Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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21min
October 10, 2024Episode 310: Bridging the Gap From Cybersecurity Awareness Training to Customized Training to Prevent Payment Fraud – in 5 Steps
Want these immediate takeaways?
Common security threats unique to the account payable function
Resources for free and paid training to prevent fraud
Vendor setup and maintenance processes to avoid fraud
5 Steps to customized training to prevent fraud
Keep listening.
Check out my website www.debrarrichardson.com if you need help implementing authentication techniques, internal controls, and best practices to prevent fraudulent payments, regulatory fines or bad vendor data. Check out my new Vendor Process Training Center for 116+ hours of weekly live and on-demand training for the Vendor team.
Links mentioned in the podcast + other helpful resources:
Download Handout and/or Watch Webinar Version On-Demand: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3971755298539636063
Customized Fraud Training: https://training.debrarrichardson.com/customized-fraud-training
Free Live and On-Demand Webinars: https://debrarrichardson.com/webinars
Vendor Validation Reference List with Resources Links: www.debrarrichardson.com/vendor-validation-download (Get 25% Discount on the Global Vendor Registration Numbers)
Vendor Process Training Center: https://training.debrarrichardson.com
Vendor Master File Clean-Up: https://www.debrarrichardson.com/cleanup
YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqeoffeQu3pSXMV8fUIGNiw
More Podcasts/Blogs/Webinars www.debrarrichardson.com
More ideas? Email me at [email protected]
Music Credit: www.purple-planet.com
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FAQs about Putting the AP in hAPpy:

How many episodes does Putting the AP in hAPpy have?

The podcast currently has 319 episodes available.