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March 2, 2016 

The administration’s final budget request--for fiscal year 2017, which begins Oct. 1--seeks $12.8 billion to fund the DOL next year, less than the $13.2 billion it asked for last year. Congress wound up granting the department $12.2 billion.

March 2, 2016 

NAEA President Terry Durkin, EA, has requested that IRS share the costing models or methodology used to derive the user fees, but as of today NAEA has not received that information. Without this information, it is difficult to determine whether or not ...

March 2, 2016 

Employee retention is a big deal, as a high turnover rate leads to greater recruiting, hiring, and training costs, as well as a lack of continuity and experience.

March 1, 2016 

When the new lease accounting standard becomes effective, lessees will for the first time be required to report billions of dollars in leased assets and corresponding liabilities from operating leases on their balance sheets.

March 1, 2016 

The Internal Revenue Service has issued an alert to payroll and human resources professionals to beware of an emerging phishing email scheme that purports to be from company executives and requests personal information on employees.

March 1, 2016 

This legislation included the extension of more than 50 tax credit and incentive programs that expired on Dec. 31, 2014 – among them an array of federal tax credits that offer incentives to employers who implement various hiring, training and ...

March 1, 2016 

The Deloitte Foundation has awarded a $25,000 grant to each of 10 top accounting PhD candidates through the Deloitte Foundation’s annual Doctoral Fellowship program. Given to students who plan to pursue academic careers upon graduation, the award will ...

February 29, 2016 

Prior to the recession, young leader training and formal mentoring programs to support recruitment and retention were all the rage. Well, mentoring is more critical than ever, but for different reasons and in slightly different forms ...

February 29, 2016 

Deloitte’s U.S. aerospace & defense labor market study found after several years of job losses, sector employment is expected to grow in 2016 by more than 39,000 jobs in the United States.

February 29, 2016 

Don’t expect a quick ruling when challenged on whether and employee has been properly classified as exempt or nonexempt. Determining an employee’s proper classification requires a fact-driven assessment that looks beyond a ...

February 29, 2016 

Cybersecurity is not only fueling innovation within the industry, but also driving tech companies to shore up their own cyber defenses. More than half (57 percent) of respondents increased spending on cybersecurity during the past year in response ...

February 29, 2016 

There are numerous aspects that go into picking the right business name. From a marketing perspective, you’ll want something that’s memorable, easy to say, easy to spell, and conveys the business’ brand promise. From a legal perspective, it’s a little ...