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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.
January 15, 2015
The Benefits of Open Book Finance
It’s a practice known as open-book finance and is used by more than 4,000 companies around the world, including Southwest Airlines, Harley-Davidson, and Whole Foods. Baker has studied open-book finance at several organizations and published a related case
January 15, 2015
Which Cities Have the Most Innovative Workers?
When it comes to creative thinking, professionals in Miami; Philadelphia; Washington, D.C.; and Dallas lead the pack, suggests a recent Robert Half Management Resources survey. In these cities, the largest portion of chief financial officers (CFOs) ...
January 14, 2015
Xero Adds Integrated Payroll System to Cloud Accounting Program
Cloud accounting software maker Xero has launched a new integrated payroll system designed to help small businesses manage payroll preparation and reporting requirements.
January 12, 2015
AICPA Personal Financial Planning Conference Starts Next Week
Economic and political uncertainty, the effects of the Affordable Care Act, and estimating the true cost of retirement are just some of the factors creating a complex and challenging financial landscape for Americans. This year’s AICPA Advanced Personal Financial Planning Conference, held at the Bellagio Hotel in Las Vegas January 19-21, will give planners the necessary...…
January 8, 2015
Ensuring Success 2014 – Session 3: Benefits of Taking Bookkeeping Out of the Back-Office and Into the Cloud
In this session you will learn how a cloud-based business payment service can reduce time spent and improve organization and control over the accounts payable and accounts receivable processes.
January 8, 2015
Taxpayers Barely Avoid a Tax Hike On Commuter Benefits
The new tax extenders law enacted in 2014 – the Tax Increase Prevention Act (TIPA) – preserved a key tax break for commuters. Under TIPA, a higher tax-free monthly allowance for mass transit passes and vanpooling was approved for 2014, retroactive to ...
January 7, 2015
Gas Prices Expected to Stay Low for 2015: Which States Are the Cheapest?
Many Americans are breathing a sigh of relief each time they fill up their car's gas tank, and that's just in time to help pay off holiday credit card bills.
January 7, 2015
List Ranks Top 10 and Worst 10 Cities to Find a Job
With “getting a better job” being one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions in the U.S., non-farm employment expected to grow by nearly 220,000 jobs per month and unemployment to fall to 5.4 percent by the fourth quarter in 2015, the personal ...
January 1, 2015
Employee Confidence Level Highest in Nearly 8 Years
Workers very confident in the strength of economy as macroeconomic confidence index hits all-time high in December.
December 26, 2014
The Tax Benefits of Buying a New Car Before the End of the Year
Under the new tax law signed by the president on December 19, taxpayers can claim an optional tax deduction on their personal 2014 returns for state sales tax paid this year. And the sales tax you pay on a vehicle – usually, a significant amount – may ...
December 22, 2014
CBIZ Offers New Affordable Care Act Compliance System
The employee benefits provider and insurance advisory consultancy CBIZ has released CBIZ ACA CheckPoint, a platform offering the advanced availability of ACA reporting and compliance tools and expertise. The system was developed in conjunction with SyncSt
December 18, 2014
5 Ways Business Owners Can Prepare for End of Year Payroll
Many business owners say that the busiest months for payroll processing are December and January. As the end of the year approaches, payroll related adjustments arise, but can be avoided by planning ahead.