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$520M Shortfall for Pennsylvania Budget

An estimate released Wednesday by the state's Independent Fiscal Office shows a $520 million shortfall between projected general fund revenues and Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed budget through the end of the next fiscal year.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Many Part-Time Workers Getting Fewer Hours Due to Health Care Act

The law requires large employers offering health insurance to include part-time employees working 30 hours a week or more. But rather than provide healthcare to more workers, a growing number of employers are cutting back employee hours instead.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Unemployment Claims At Lowest Level Since 2008

The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid fell last week to seasonally adjusted 324,000, the lowest since January 2008. The drop points to fewer layoffs and possibly more hiring.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Diebold cutting 700 jobs

Struggling Diebold Inc. started 2013 with one major job cut -- that of now former Chief Executive Officer Thomas Swidarski.

News • May 2nd, 2013

Restaurants see increase in same-store sales

Same-store sales and customer traffic results were mixed; Restaurant operators somewhat more optimistic about sales growth and the economy

News • May 2nd, 2013

IRS Digging into Taxpayer Holdings in Caribbean Banks

A federal court in San Francisco has granted an order authorizing the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to serve a summons seeking information about US taxpayers who may hold offshore accounts with FirstCaribbean International Bank (FCIB), a...

News • May 2nd, 2013

Small business owners more optimistic

NEW YORK (AP) — Small business owners are getting more optimistic about their companies. That's the finding of two surveys released Tuesday. The first, conducted in early April by Wells Fargo and Gallup, finds that owners are more upbeat because...

News • May 2nd, 2013

CCH Small Firm Services Partners with eFileCabinet to Offer Client Portals

CCH Small Firm Services and eFileCabinet have announced a new partnership designed to offer integrated portal/file sharing services to tax and accounting professionals.

News • May 1st, 2013

Accounting firm faces claim of conflict of interest in audit of development agency

As a Big 4 firm was auditing JobsOhio's books last fall, it also was seeking $1 million in taxpayer money from JobsOhio for an unnamed client.

News • May 1st, 2013

Most of $178M Hurricane Sandy aid used for removing debris

Records: 75 percent of $178M in FEMA Sandy aid has gone to debris removal

News • April 30th, 2013

New York bookkeeper admits theft of $1.3 million from employer

A woman in the upstate New York town of Arcade has admitted stealing $1.3 million from American Stainless Corp. in Buffalo.

News • April 30th, 2013

For Minneapolis, auditor's office is a one-person job

The office of Minneapolis' primary government watchdog is a quiet place these days.

News • April 30th, 2013

Long Island bookkeeper charged with theft of $200K from Autism group

A New Hyde Park woman working as a personal assistant and bookkeeper stole more than $200,000 from her employer and an autism awareness foundation run by her boss' wife, Nassau County prosecutors said Tuesday.

News • April 30th, 2013

New Program Helps Transition Soldiers to Civilian IT Jobs

In an effort to help U.S. military veterans transition from active duty service to the civilian job market, the White House invited leaders from the private sector, the military, industry trade associations, unions, educational institutions, state...

News • April 30th, 2013

New Monthly Report to Cover Regional Employment Trends

Payroll and human resources provider ADP has announced it will soon provide data and insights into U.S. regional and state private sector employment trends with the launch of the ADP Regional Employment Report on May 10, 2013.

News • April 30th, 2013

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