Accounting February 19, 2026
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.
Benefits May 1, 2025
Dynamis Partners with Payroll Integrations to Expand Network of Payroll Partners for Third-Party Administrators
The new partnership enables Dynamis to connect with Payroll Integrations’ network of over 200 payroll and benefit providers, expanding TPA’s automated access to payroll data for the plan sponsors they work with.
Payroll May 1, 2025
U.S. Economy Shrinks for First Time Since 2022 on Imports Surge
The U.S. economy contracted at the start of the year for the first time since 2022 on a monumental pre-tariffs import surge and more moderate consumer spending, a first snapshot of the ripple effects from President Donald Trump’s trade policy.
Firm Management April 30, 2025
87 Percent of Finance Leaders Report Critical Talent Shortage in Accounting
There’s rising awareness of the issue: 87% of decision makers said there’s a talent shortage, and 20% said it’s getting worse.
April 30, 2025
Medicare and Mental Health Coverage
If you have a client who is burning through assets getting treatment for themselves or a family member, you can help them by becoming familiar with what Medicare does and doesn’t cover.
Small Business April 29, 2025
Mother’s Day Spending Forecast to Reach $34 Billion
Consumer spending on Mother’s Day is expected to reach $34.1 billion this year, according to the annual survey from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics.
Payroll April 28, 2025
House GOP Drafts Cuts to Federal Employee Pension System
Federal employee pension benefits are set to be pared back in Republicans’ giant tax-and-spending package working its way through the U.S. House, another slap at a workforce roiled by Elon Musk’s cost-cutting efforts.
Payroll April 28, 2025
Trump Says He Would Veto Cuts to Medicaid, Social Security
In an interview with TIME magazine published on April 25, President Donald Trump said he would not sign legislation that calls for cuts to Social Security or federal health coverage for older and low-income Americans.
Payroll April 25, 2025
Trump Push to Make Firing Federal Workers Easier Could Affect 50,000 Employees
A new rule proposed by the Office of Personnel Management, named Schedule Policy/Career, would reclassify certain workers as at-will employees and strip them of prior civil service regulations meaning they would be easier to fire.
Payroll April 25, 2025
U.S. Consumer Sentiment Slides While Inflation Expectations Rise
Consumer sentiment fell to one of the lowest readings on record and long-term inflation expectations climbed to the highest since 1991 on fears of the economic fallout from tariffs.
Firm Management April 25, 2025
Employees Get Few Choices in Post-Pandemic RTO Mandates
Kastle Systems sees an uptick in the numbers of people entering secure office buildings and parking structures with their electronic badges since President Donald Trump's inauguration.
Payroll April 24, 2025
U.S. Initial Jobless Claims Tick Up, DOL Data Shows
Initial claims for benefits increased by 6,000 to 222,000 in the week ended April 19, according to Labor Department data released on Thursday.
Technology April 24, 2025
Intuit to Buy HR Platform GoCo
Intuit announced on April 23 that it has signed an agreement to acquire GoCo, a provider of modern human resources and benefits solutions for small and mid-market businesses.