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7% of Older Americans Say Working is Still Financially Necessary
Respondents cite the high cost of living, concerns that Social Security will change, rising Medicare or healthcare costs.
April 28, 2015
Deloitte Partners with Accenture Duck Creek to Help Insurers
The Big 4 accounting and business consulting firm Deloitte has established a strategic alliance with Accenture Duck Creek to help US property and casualty insurers prepare for the dynamic changes that are reshaping the insurance industry.
April 24, 2015
The Best and Worst-Paying Jobs in Every State
How much do accountants make in Minnesota? How about information security jobs in California? And throw in North Dakota, for instance, where some workers can earn more working in the oil patch than senior professional staff in an office cube farm.
April 23, 2015
Thomson Reuters Launches Health Care Reform Certificate Program for Tax & Accounting Pros
The program provides in-depth knowledge and helps practitioners develop expertise related to the legislative and tax implications of health care reform. This program arms practitioners with the knowledge and tools they need to increase client ...
April 23, 2015
Nearly 1/3 of Americans Have No Retirement Savings, Says Survey
There’s both good and bad news in the 2015 Retirement Confidence survey released by the Employee Benefits Research Institute (EBRI), an independent research firm based in Washington, D.C., on April 21. This is the 25th annual survey, making it the ...
April 17, 2015
Relax. Refresh. Reset. Navigating Payroll at the End of Tax Season
Tax season is ending which means that it’s finally time to unwind and put the stress of the busy season behind you. Payroll still needs to be run during the offseason, but here are a few things you can do to relax, refresh and reset your buttons.
April 16, 2015
How to Replenish Your Payroll Firm With Recruiting and Training
A great payroll firm employs great payroll staff. In order to keep your staff, and your firm, operating in tip-top shape, you must perform regular maintenance on your firm – in the form of recruiting and training.
April 16, 2015
Should Accounting Firms Manage Payroll or Use an Outsourced Solution?
Accurate and timely payroll management is paramount to the successful operation of any business, whether a company has five employees or 5,000. If employees are not paid on time — and if employers fail to follow state and federal directives for employee classification, payroll tax filing, and other regulatory issues—management can soon find itself facing...…
April 16, 2015
With Increase in Legalized Marijuana, Employers Must Carefully Navigate Drug Testing Policies
Facing end-stage renal disease, Charlie Davis began using legally prescribed marijuana through New Jersey’s Medicinal Marijuana Program in 2013. A five-year employee with New Jersey Transit, he was “bumped” from his job as a lead clerk by a more ...
April 14, 2015
Split Decision on IRAs: Pub 590-B Covers Distribution Rules
The new Pub. 590-B applies to 2014 tax returns filed in 2015. Two aspects that have often befuddled taxpayers in the past are the RMD rules for Roth IRAs and the options available when inheriting traditional IRAs.
April 10, 2015
Redefining Financial Success: Americans More Focused on Retirement, Children’s Education
More than twice as many U.S. adults cited having enough money for a comfortable retirement (28 percent) and providing their children a debt-free education (23 percent) as the best indicator of financial success than did owning a home.
April 9, 2015
The Paycheck is Greener on the Other Side: Good Employees Increasingly Quitting for Higher Pay
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recently reported 2.7 million people quit their jobs in February, up by nearly a quarter million year over year, and separate research suggests below-market compensation could be one of the causes of continuing turnover. In a new survey from global staffing firm Robert Half, one in four (25 percent)...…
April 8, 2015
Majority of Americans Worry About Outliving Retirement Savings
Americans are most nervous about outliving their money in retirement and feeling stressed about healthcare costs, according to a new survey from the American Institute of CPAs.