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Voting Opens for 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards!
Voting in the 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards is now open. Readers can vote for the programs, hardware, services, and other technologies they use and trust.
February 5, 2014
Small Business Owners Expect Profitable 2014
Although about 80 percent of small businesses expect to be profitable in 2014, less than half of them expect to create new jobs next year, according to a new survey.
February 5, 2014
More Employers Focusing on Workers’ Financial Well-Being in 2014
As U.S. companies grow increasingly concerned about the financial well-being of their workforce, a new survey by Aon Hewitt, the global talent, retirement and health solutions business of Aon plc, finds that employers are looking for new ways to improve the long-term financial health of their employees in 2014.
February 5, 2014
Debunking Common Income Tax Myths
It's tax time, and that means busy days for many tax professionals, and many errors and mistakes by individuals who choose to prepare their own taxes.
February 5, 2014
5 Tips to Keep More of Your Paycheck
Millions of American workers have received their W-2s (or will receive them soon, since January 31 was the deadline to send them), and they are the primary income reporting tool for most 1040 filers. They can be received in person, electronically or by mail. In addition to taxes, the W-2 also is used to determine…
February 5, 2014
Symposium to Focus on Sales Tax Issues Regarding Cloud Services & Digital Goods
Horizons 2014 to Feature Tax Experts from PwC, Starbucks, Ernst & Young LLP, Intuit, Verizon Wireless, AT&T and KPMG.
February 5, 2014
Intuit Helps Department of Education Promote Student Loan Repayment Options
Most student loan borrowers are, because of their status as students, younger consumers with less experience in finances and repaying loans. As a result, many end up agreeing to large loan balances during their educational career, but don't necessarily have a plan for how they will pay those loans back.
February 5, 2014
New System Helps Companies Track Conflict Minerals for SEC Reporting
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new conflict minerals rule requires thousands of companies to perform due diligence to determine whether their products contain tin, tantalum, tungsten, or gold, determine the country of origin for those minerals and report their findings to customers and the SEC.
February 5, 2014
The Best & Worst Cities for Economic Growth in 2014
Economic growth is coming to a city near you, according to a new report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
February 4, 2014
Treasury Dept. Urges Congress to Raise Debt Limit
Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew on Monday pressured Congress to raise the debt limit well before an end-of-the month deadline, warning that lawmakers risked derailing a potential "breakthrough year for our economy" if they don't act quickly.
February 4, 2014
App Lets Users Instantly Check Income Tax Refund Status
IRS2Go 4.0, the latest version of the Internal Revenue Service's mobile app, was released today. The version includes new features that are available in Spanish and English.
February 4, 2014
Service is Good for Business: Successful Accounting Firms Support Staff
Elise Saur is a self-described Type A personality who typically takes few breaks during the workday. So among the biggest adjustments she made during a seven-week fellowship in Brazil last fall were leaving the office to eat lunch with colleagues and joining them again at 4 p.m. for a daily snack.
February 4, 2014
Accounting Firm Makes Room for Chickens
When North Carolina accountant Laura Harper was a little girl, her parents wouldn't let her have a pet. At age 50, however, she has three cats, two goats and 20 chickens on her three-quarters of an acre lot that she also shares with her boyfriend and two of her three children.