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Nearly Half of U.S. Workers Believe Wages Will Never Catch Up to the Cost of Living
Delayed life decisions, worsening stress, and deep pessimism point to an American workforce struggling with long-term financial insecurity.
June 30, 2014
Supreme Court Rules Businesses Don’t Have to Cover Contraception
In their 5-4 decision, the justices recognized for the first time that for-profit business such as East Earl, Pa.-based Conestoga Wood Specialties, owned by a Mennonite family, can hold religious views derived from their owners under federal law.
June 30, 2014
Report: Prices Rising Faster than Wages
Food prices are rising. And inflation, that word common in American conversation 25 years ago, is eating up wage gains.
June 27, 2014
Should Your Clients Join the Rush to Roth IRAs?
Although it’s been almost five years since the floodgates were opened, we’re still seeing a steady stream of conversions to Roth IRAs. As long as Congress doesn’t clamp down on the rules, you can expect for this trend to continue.
June 26, 2014
Massachusetts Increases Minimum Wage to $11, Decreases Unemployment Insurance
Governor Deval Patrick signed legislation to increase the minimum wage in increments to $11 per hour by 2017. The law also lowers unemployment insurance costs.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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…
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.”
June 17, 2014
Paychex Acquires Nettime Solutions
Payroll and human resources provider Paychex, Inc. has acquired Nettime Solutions, LLC, a maker of cloud-based time and attendance solutions.
June 16, 2014
ZenPayroll Joins Apps.com Marketplace, Integrates with QuickBooks Online
Cloud-based payroll services provider ZenPayroll has announced that it is joining Intuit’s Apps.com partner platform and will offer a seamless integration with QuickBooks Online.