Payroll

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June 26, 2014 

No Payroll Newsletter on Friday, July 4, 2014

CPA Practice Advisor will be closed on July 4 so that our staff can enjoy the Independence Day weekend with their families. As such, we will not be producing the CPA Payroll Advisor newsletter on that day.

 Analytical Consumers Do Better Financially

June 25, 2014 

Analytical Consumers Do Better Financially

New research by Money Anxiety shows that analytical consumers earned an average of $139 a year in interest income on a $10,000 certificate of deposit compared to only $62 in annual interest income earned by consumers who made an impulsive decision to move their money to liquid bank accounts such as checking, savings and money…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 Report Shows Who is Most Likely to Come Up Short on Retirement Savings

June 22, 2014 

Report Shows Who is Most Likely to Come Up Short on Retirement Savings

Will Baby Boomers and Gen Xers have enough money to live on when they retire, and if not, when will they run short? New modeling by the nonpartisan Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) finds that those in the lowest-income brackets are most likely to run short, many in the first year of retirement.

 Massachusetts Nurses Group Targets CEO Pay

June 19, 2014 

Massachusetts Nurses Group Targets CEO Pay

While hospital executives from across Massachusetts meet in Chatham this week, a nurses union is running a radio ad that criticizes Massachusetts hospital chiefs' compensation packages and calls for greater transparency of hospital finances.

 GASB Proposes Improvements to State and Local Post Employment Benefits Reporting

June 18, 2014 

GASB Proposes Improvements to State and Local Post Employment Benefits Reporting

On Monday, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) published two proposed Statements intended to significantly improve financial reporting by state and local governments of other postemployment benefits (OPEB), such as retiree health insurance. The GASB also published a third Exposure Draft that would establish requirements for pensions and pension plans that are outside the scope…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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June 17, 2014 

Why Your Firm Should Rethink Cloud Security

Despite the growth of cloud-based technology, many accountants are hesitant to move all of their client data and firm management systems online. A survey conducted by CPA2Biz last fall found that 43 percent of CPAs have their doubts about the security of cloud-based applications, feeling “somewhat confident” or “not confident at all.”

 Portland, Ore. Workers Push for $15 Minimum Wage

June 15, 2014 

Portland, Ore. Workers Push for $15 Minimum Wage

Justin Norton-Kertson admits he was "kind of surprised" that members of the Portland City Council said anything Wednesday in response to his public testimony about a $15 minimum wage for Portlanders.

 How Employers and Accounting Firms Can Navigate Obamacare Penalties

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.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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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.