Technology February 9, 2026
Botkeeper is Closing Its Doors
In a statement posted on the Botkeeper website over the weekend, Enrico Palmerino wrote that the automated bookkeeping platform he founded in 2015 is shutting down.
October 16, 2015
Building a Thriving Payroll Practice
Now serving clients in 30 states, he says the feature of Payroll Relief he values the most is the ability to securely send payroll runs to his clients where they can print payroll checks at their location. The system also has direct deposit. Year-end repo
October 16, 2015
Making Payroll Easy and Affordable – Payroll Mate
Payroll can be a headache for many small businesses, especially for professional firms like law offices. With partners, staff and paralegals to pay, the tasks associated with payroll can be tedious even for those with financial experience.
October 16, 2015
Bringing the Cloud Down to Earth
For people who are still on the fence about whether or not cloud-based technology can provide the best solutions for you, some of the most highly regarded technology providers in the world would like to clarify this cloud situation for you.
October 16, 2015
Apps We Love: Travel Tools
Whether you're traveling for business or personal, alone or with colleagues or friends or family members, domestically or internationally – we all know that getting from point A to point B can cause frustration, confusion, and disorientation. We surveyed
October 15, 2015
The 5 Major Pains of Sales Tax Filing and Remittance
In an effort to increase income and cash flow, a number of jurisdictions are adding prepayment requirements for larger tax amounts. Prepayment requires payments to be made to jurisdictions on a different filing schedule, sometimes more than once a month.
October 15, 2015
A Window into the Cloud: Intuit Launches New QuickBooks Online Windows App
The QuickBooks Online Windows app combines the benefits of the web-based QuickBooks Online platform with the advantages offered in the desktop version to offer users features such as real-time collaboration, keyboard shortcuts, top menu bar and ...
October 15, 2015
On the Books – October 2015
On the Books is a monthly roundup of news briefs and events that have an impact on accounting firms.
October 14, 2015
Thinking of Expanding Your Payroll Business? Consider Offering Benefits Administration Services
As you start evaluating your clients and current service offerings, consider ways you can provide additional services to clients, starting with existing clients.
October 14, 2015
Changes Ahead for Minimum Wage and Unpaid Internships
There’s a lot being debated right now in terms of payroll legislation. The proposed and recently passed changes not only affect the wages they earn, but also redefine how they’re classified.
October 14, 2015
2016 Minimum Wage Increases by State
Did You Know? Minimum wage increases have gone into effect in several states. Here are the states that have enacted an increase in 2015: Alaska: $8.75 per hour effective February 24, 2015; $9.75 per hour effective January 1, 2016 Arizona: $8.05 per hour effective January 1, 2015; adjusted for inflation every January 1 Colorado: $8.23...…
October 12, 2015
Intuit Helps Accountants Grow with QuickBooks 2016
The 2016 version of QuickBooks Desktop strives to help accounting professionals achieve three main goals: be more efficient; gain better insights; and let their expertise shine.
October 9, 2015
New Laws and IRS Rules Make Year-End W-2 and 1099 Reporting More Challenging
With more businesses utilizing contractors to perform services traditionally relegated to employees, the need for sound 1099 processing and reporting is more important than ever before. There are numerous types of 1099 forms processed and filed ...