Accounting April 17, 2026
Last Chance to Vote in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Each year, readers get the opportunity to show their support for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
June 13, 2014
How Employers and Accounting Firms Can Navigate Obamacare Penalties
Thomson Reuters has released a special report for employers, accounting firms, and other professionals who advise business clients, Get Ready to Play or Pay: Employer Shared Responsibility Under Health Care Reform. The report highlights key provisions employers must understand to avoid tax penalties related to the Affordable Care Act.
June 12, 2014
Some Handy Little Browser Tricks
These have nothing to do with accounting, they’re just great little things I learned about a few weeks ago and make working online so much easier!
June 12, 2014
How to Track Products and Services in QuickBooks Online (QBO)
How to track individual products and services in QuickBooks Online. By TheQBShow.com.
June 12, 2014
Tips for Businesses to Avoid Committing Fraud
The School of Graduate and Professional Studies at New England College has but together an infographic that offers an easy go-to guide for businesses on what’s legal and what’s illegal when it comes to managing their business through the year and when preparing for their taxes.
June 12, 2014
May Retail Sales Remain Steady
In its latest report, the National Retail Federation has calculated that May retail sales remained mostly unchanged when seasonally adjusted month-to-month, yet they showed an increase of 3.0 percent unadjusted year-over-year. The data excludes automobiles, gas stations and restaurants.
June 12, 2014
How to Determine Reasonable S-Corp Shareholder Compensation
Income from an S corporation, which flows through to its shareholders and is taxed at the individual level, is normally not subject to self-employment tax. Most S corporations, however, have shareholders performing substantial services for the corporation as officers and otherwise.
June 11, 2014
Accounting Firm Kennedy and Coe to Merge with Matson and Isom
Two prominent accounting firms announced on Wednesday that they are planning to merge. Kennedy and Coe, LLC will merge with Matson and Isom effective January 1, 2015, pending final approvals of negotiations.
June 11, 2014
Xero Introduces New Practice Manager System for Accounting Firms
Cloud accounting provider Xero is rolling out a new practice management solution that offers job costing, time tracking and invoice management functions. Xero Practice Manager is designed for accountants and bookkeepers who provide services to a variety of business and individual clients.
June 11, 2014
How Self-Delusion Can be a Trap for Leaders
Sherlock Holmes is fond of saying, “You see but you do not observe.” Poirot states: “It is the why of human behavior that interests me.”
June 11, 2014
The Big Effects of Cyber Attacks on Small Businesses
A look at the unique cyber vulnerabilities that SMBs face, and how they can mitigate data breaches with an inside-out approach to information security
June 11, 2014
Employment Report Shows Florida and Texas Leading in Job Growth
Private sector employment in the U.S. increased in all nine Census Bureau Divisions during May, according to the monthly ADP Regional Employment Report, which is produced by ADP, a provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics, Inc. The ADP Regional Employment Report measures monthly changes in regional non-farm private employment…
June 11, 2014
When Workers’ Comp, ADA and FMLA Intersect, Employers Should Brace for Three Times the Headache
Taken separately, workers’ compensation laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) represent complicated laws that are often difficult for employers and employees alike to figure out. When workers must be absent from the workplace under two or three of these laws, the situation becomes even more complex,…