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Google Yourself Before Applying: Expert Reveals What Recruiters Really Find
A business expert reveals the digital red flags that make recruiters move on to the next candidate.
January 20, 2014
Does Mentoring Really Work for Accounting Firms?
As an avid reader and educator on talent development within our profession, I have long been an advocate of mentoring in order to develop future talent in our firms. The ideal is for firms to develop a program that pairs current leaders with future leaders to transfer knowledge and wisdom from one person to another.
January 17, 2014
Saving for Retirement: What You Should Be Doing Now
You’ve heard the mantra a thousand times: It’s never too early to start saving and planning for retirement. Whether you’ve heeded that advice closely or have let time slip by, it’s also not usually too late to have a positive effect on your retirement finances.
January 16, 2014
Self-Employed Less Likely To Save Enough for Retirement
Self-employed workers, contractors and entrepreneurs often cite their independence as one of the biggest advantages to not having a traditional job, but being self-employed also means that individuals must exercise greater control over their retirement planning, since they usually do not have access to 401(k) pre-tax savings plans and automatic contributions.
January 16, 2014
ADP Assisting Businesses with Protective Claims Filing
U.S. Supreme Court Arguments Held Yesterday; Businesses Have Until April 15, 2014, to Reserve the Right for a Refund of FICA Taxes Remitted on Severance Pay in 2010
January 16, 2014
Intuit Ranks 8th on Fortune’s Best Places to Work List
Fortune Magazine has ranked Intuit as No. 8 in its just-released list of Best Companies to work for in the United States, the company’s best ranking ever. In addition, the magazine also included Intuit on its list of Top 10 Perks.
January 15, 2014
Cloud Payroll & Accounting Systems Integrate for Simplified SMB Management
In a move the companies say will make managing payroll and accounting easier for small businesses, cloud accounting company FreshBooks and the web-based payroll developer ZenPayroll have announced a partnership that will integrate the two systems.
January 14, 2014
Intuit Acquires Workers’ Comp Provider
Intuit Inc. announced on Monday that it will acquire privately-held Prestwick Services, a subsidiary of Prestwick Holdings. The Massachusetts-based company is a provider of payroll-based billing and payment solutions for the workers’ compensation industry.
January 14, 2014
5 Steps to Financial Independence in 2014
The New Year is a great time to make some positive changes in your financial life. While Americans are good at creating resolutions, we often find them difficult to keep. We resolve to lose weight, save money or end bad habits, but few of us stick with those plans for long.
January 13, 2014
Top Tax Credits & Benefits for Members of the Military
Active duty and some reserve members of the U. S. Armed Forces deserve our nation's greatest respect and honor, and one of the minor things our country offers in return for their service are a few benefits when it comes to income taxes.
January 12, 2014
Measuring the Costs of Potential Maryland Minimum Wage Increase
At one end of the minimum wage battle, you'll find Marissa Greene in Randallstown, Maryland, for whom an increase would mean not having to eat nearly every meal at the fast-food place where she works, because groceries are a luxury.
January 12, 2014
Volunteer Firefighters Exempted from IRS Healthcare Requirements
Volunteer firefighters and the departments that rely on them will be excluded from the employment requirements under the Affordable Care Act, the Treasury Department announced on Friday, Nov. 10.
January 9, 2014
Is it Worth it to Challenge an Unemployment Claim?
By law, companies are solely responsible for paying unemployment insurance. The costs, therefore, cannot be passed onto workers. This means that a company has limited ability to control those costs.