Payroll March 25, 2026
Opinion: AI is Hastening the Résumé’s Demise. Good Riddance
Artificial intelligence isn’t just being blamed for killing jobs; it’s exposing the fundamental flaw in one of hiring’s oldest tools: the résumé.
May 16, 2020
House Passes $3 Trillion Stimulus Plan, Includes Additional $1,200 Checks
The measure, passed 208-199, would give cash-strapped states and local governments more than $1 trillion while providing most Americans with a new round of $1,200 checks.
May 15, 2020
What’s the Best Entity Type for a Family Business?
Most of your clients probably started their family business solo and with little thought to what happens to the business when the owner gets married and has a family. Smaller owner-operator businesses are usually structured as sole proprietorships with...
May 15, 2020
Majority of Paycheck Protection Program Applicants Face Loan Status Uncertainty
The study revealed business owners’ optimism has dropped significantly since the start of 2020. On a scale of 1-100 with 1 representing the highest level of pessimism and 100 representing the peak of optimism, ...
May 15, 2020
COVID-19 Highlights Need for Automation in Accounts Payable Departments
Accounts payable departments that had yet to automate processes before the crisis are facing significant disruption. For example, in accounts payable, simple tasks like receiving, processing and approving paper invoices require onsite teams.
May 14, 2020
3 Million More Americans Join Unemployed Ranks
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits remained in the millions for an eighth straight week as the economy continued to reel from the coronavirus pandemic.
May 12, 2020
IRS Makes Changes to Sec. 125 Cafeteria Health Plans
These changes extend the claims period for health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs) and dependent care assistance programs and allow taxpayers to make mid-year changes.
May 12, 2020
SBA Must Issue More Clear Guidance on PPP Loan Forgiveness, Say Business Groups
Policymakers need to remain focused on the PPP’s original purpose -- to ensure businesses have the financial resources necessary to keep employees paid while government-mandated stay-at-home orders remain in place.
May 11, 2020
Workers Earning Less than $75k Are Being Laid Off Most
Covid-19 has strongly shaken the labor market in March and April, driving layoffs and unemployment in the U.S. to their highest points since the Great Depression. As of May 1, 2020, about 30 million Americans have lost their jobs ...
May 11, 2020
Tips for Investors in Different Age Brackets During the Coronavirus Market
Expert offers tips for anyone who's worried about what to do next (or not to do, as the case may be) in the volatile coronavirus market: First, make sure both you and your financial advisor are fully engaged.
May 11, 2020
IRS Sent Coronavirus Stimulus to Millions of Dead and Incarcerated Persons
The IRS has sent Coronavirus stimulus payments to deceased people by mistake. It’s unclear how many such checks have been delivered, but it’s thought to be significant, because about 2 million people in the U.S. die each year.
May 10, 2020
IRS Releases State-by-State List of Coronavirus Stimulus Payments
The Treasury Department and the IRS have released updated state-by-state figures for Economic Impact Payments, with approximately 130 million individuals receiving payments worth more than $200 billion in the program’s first four weeks. (Up through May 8)
May 8, 2020
Unemployment Rate Hits 14.7%, Highest Since Great Depression
The U.S. economy suffered its biggest labor market shock on record, as government figures released Friday showed the COVID-19 pandemic erased 20.5 million jobs and sent the nation’s unemployment rate to 14.7%, the highest since the Great Depression.