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 Employment Report Shows Florida and Texas Leading in Job Growth

June 11, 2014 

Employment Report Shows Florida and Texas Leading in Job Growth

Private sector employment in the U.S. increased in all nine Census Bureau Divisions during May, according to the monthly ADP Regional Employment Report, which is produced by ADP, a provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics, Inc. The ADP Regional Employment Report measures monthly changes in regional non-farm private employment…

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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June 5, 2014 

Executive Pay Survey May Hint at Improved Economic Recovery

Increases in the total compensation that financial executives receive, including salaries, incentives and benefits, may foretell a turning point in the country’s economic recovery, according to the results of a new survey by Grant Thornton LLP and the Financial Executives Research Foundation (FERF).

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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June 5, 2014 

IRS Releases Final Guidance on Tribal Government Benefits Excluded as Income

The U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have issued final guidance specifying that a wide range of benefits and services provided by Indian tribal governments qualify for the general welfare exclusion from income. These include programs for housing, education, cultural and religious purposes, and the elderly and disabled, among others.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

 Survey: Men More Confident than Women on Retirement

June 4, 2014 

Survey: Men More Confident than Women on Retirement

American men, particularly those aged 51 or older and with an income over $75,000, are more confident about retirement according to a recent survey conducted by financial services group OneAmerica. Contributing to their confidence is a realistic knowledge of how much retirement income they will need.

Isaac M. O'Bannon

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June 4, 2014 

How Hiring Family Members Can Lower Your Taxes

For business owners, hiring family members as employees can lead to significant tax savings. And in many cases, those savings extend to the family members as well as the business owner. Sole proprietorships and corporations are both entitled to tax savings when they hire family members, but the amount of savings varies according to business…

James Paille

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June 4, 2014 

It’s Summer: Ranking the Best Cities for a Staycation

Exploring expert tips for saving on summer travel is a great way to help stretch a budget, but if you’ve got bigger savings goals in mind a staycation might be in order. Certain cities are obviously more conducive to a staycation than others, though.

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June 4, 2014 

Paycom Adds Push Reporting Feature

Paycom, which makes cloud-based payroll and human resources systems, has added a new Push Reporting feature to its payroll system. The feature is meant to increase the quality, speed and efficiency in which human resource executives can populate, produce and analyze employee data generated reports.

Isaac M. O'Bannon