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Nearly Half of Professionals to Go Job Hunting in Next 6 Months
Gen Z workers (55%), as well as those who work in healthcare (56%) and technology (49%), are the most likely to explore new opportunities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
June 11, 2014
When Workers’ Comp, ADA and FMLA Intersect, Employers Should Brace for Three Times the Headache
Taken separately, workers’ compensation laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) represent complicated laws that are often difficult for employers and employees alike to figure out. When workers must be absent from the workplace under two or three of these laws, the situation becomes even more complex,…
June 10, 2014
FTC Wins Case Against Online Payday Loan Companies that Deceived Borrowers
A group of payday loan companies being sued by the Federal Trade Commission is liable for deceiving borrowers, a judge has ruled.