Payroll September 24, 2025
The New Job Hunt Reality: More Seekers, Longer Timelines, Greater Required Flexibility
While employers may feel confident, workers are bracing for a tougher road ahead, and many are already making moves.
Small Business September 24, 2025
Avalara Launches Enhanced Tax App for Stripe Billing and Checkout Customers
Stripe users can now automatically calculate and apply the correct tax rates to transactions in real-time, reducing errors and ensuring greater compliance across jurisdictions.
Sales Tax September 24, 2025
Sales Tax Rates and Rules Changes Skyrocket Across States in 2025, Says Vertex Report
In the first half of 2025, states made 408 sales tax rate changes and new rates – a 24% increase compared to the first half of 2024.
Benefits September 23, 2025
Rise in Health Insurance Costs Spurs Action by Businesses
Employers project their healthcare costs, before plan changes, will increase by 9.1% in 2026, compared with 8.1% in 2025 and 7.0% in 2024. The trend after plan changes is 8.0%, 7.0% and 6.0%, respectively.
Accounting September 23, 2025
NJCPA Opens Food Drive to Assist Community FoodBank of New Jersey
The food drive will accept both physical and online donations at the NJCPA, various member offices and other participating locations throughout the state now through Nov. 14.
Payroll September 23, 2025
2 in 3 Workers Say Their ‘Career Progress’ Is an Illusion
66% believe their company engages in “growth theater,” offering surface-level development programs or symbolic gestures without meaningful outcomes.
Accounting September 23, 2025
86% of Finance Teams are Adopting AI, According to Wolters Kluwer Survey
86% of North American finance leaders report that their organizations are either beginning to explore AI use cases (53%), or are piloting AI in select areas (33%).
Taxes September 22, 2025
Accordance Raises $13M for AI Platform for Tax and Accounting Practices
Accordance is a proprietary tax and accounting AI expert with comprehensive knowledge of global regulations, decades of synthesized professional experience, and the ability to navigate the most complex scenarios.
Payroll September 22, 2025
Americans Become Numb to Debt When it Reaches $75,000
A new survey from JG Wentworth has explored the relationship between debt levels and stress, to find if – and when – Americans become “debt numb.”
Accounting September 19, 2025
The Georgia Society of CPAs and Feeding Georgia’s Accounting Food Fight Raises Nearly 1.5 Million Meals for Georgia’s Food Banks
This annual fundraising campaign, a collaborative effort between Feeding Georgia and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants (CPAs), raised an impressive $380,071.
Small Business September 19, 2025
Halloween Spending Forecast to Hit Record of $13 Billion
The figure is up from $11.6 billion last year and exceeds the previous $12.2 billion record set in 2023.
Small Business September 19, 2025
U.S. Leading Economic Index Declines in August
The LEI fell by 2.8% over the six months between February and August 2025, a faster rate of decline than its 0.9% contraction over the previous six-month period.
Contributors
Amy Vetter
CPA, CITP, CGMA
Becky Livingston
Accounting & AI Marketing Consultant
Brian Tankersley
CPA, CITP, CGMA
Garrett Wagner
CPA, CITP, CEO and Founder of C3 Evolution Group
Jim Boomer
CPA, CITP, CEO
Ken Berry, JD
CPA Practice Advisor Tax Correspondent
Kristy Short, Ed.D.
Accounting Content Specialist
Mary Girsch-Bock
Contributing Writer
Randy Johnston
MCS, MCP
Roman Kepczyk
CPA, CITP, CGMA
