<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[The Firm, ALP Inc.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Small Business Advisors, we partner with clients to serve as their outsourced CFO, streamlining and automating their bookkeeping and accounting.]]></description><link>https://thefirmalp.wixsite.com/my-site-1/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:33:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://thefirmalp.wixsite.com/my-site-1/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Salary Vs Payroll]]></title><description><![CDATA[To the naked eye, what’s the difference between payroll and salary? 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