Payroll October 30, 2026
5 Key Steps for the 2026 Year-End Payroll Close
The final payroll of 2026 may be weeks away, but many of the mistakes that can complicate year-end have already happened.
Technology January 8, 2025
Truewind Accounting AI Platform Raises $13 Million in Series A Funding
Truewind, an accounting AI platform, recently announced that it has raised $13 million in Series A funding from Thomson Reuters Ventures, Rho Capital and Pathlight Ventures.
Taxes January 8, 2025
Mid-Market CEOs Worried About Financial Impact of Trump’s Tariffs, Survey Finds
However, optimism about the business environment is rising among middle-market CEOs, with tax policies getting a mixed reaction, according to the latest survey from top 15 accounting firm CBIZ and Hofstra University.
Small Business January 8, 2025
ADP Says 122,000 Jobs Added in December, While Annual Pay Rose 4.6%
ADP's pay measure uniquely captures the earnings of a cohort of almost 10 million employees over a 12-month period.
Payroll January 8, 2025
Small Business Job Growth Moderated in 2024
Job growth in U.S. small businesses with fewer than 50 employees averaged modest employment growth throughout 2024, according to the Paychex Small Business Employment Watch.
Technology January 8, 2025
IRIS Makes Enhancements to Firm Management Solution
The updates announced on Jan. 8 make it easier for accounting firms to manage and onboard clients, stay compliant, and collaborate across teams—all while scaling for future growth, according to IRIS.
Payroll January 8, 2025
Survey: Despite AI’s Growing Impact on the Workplace, Most HR Leaders Are Not Focused on Reskilling Workers
Only 7% of CHROs say they are implementing reskilling strategies for job roles that have a high probability for at least a quarter of tasks to be taken over by AI.
Payroll January 8, 2025
California CEO Pleads Guilty to Employment Tax Crimes
In total, John Comeau caused a tax loss to the IRS of approximately $1,150,000. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.
Mergers and Acquisitions January 8, 2025
HBK Acquires Acuity Human Resources
The Canfield, OH-based top 50 accounting firm has acquired Acuity Human Resources, a Cranberry Township, PA-based provider of human resources consulting services.
Staffing January 7, 2025
Professionals on the Move – Jan. 2025
Professionals on the Move is a round-up of recent hiring and promotion announcements from around the profession.
Auditing January 7, 2025
PCAOB Doled Out a Record $37.4 Million in Fines in 2024
The blockbuster fine of 2024 was the $25 million penalty the PCAOB gave KPMG in the Netherlands last April for systemic internal exam cheating over a five-year period. It's the largest fine the PCAOB has ever doled out.
Firm Management January 7, 2025
Citrin Cooperman’s PE-Backed Ownership Flips From New Mountain Capital to Blackstone in ‘Monumental’ Deal
The deal marks the first time in the accounting profession that private equity ownership of a CPA firm has transferred, or flipped, from one investment group to another.
Mergers and Acquisitions January 7, 2025
SD Mayer Merges in Bogdan & Frasco in California
The San Francisco-based top 400 accounting firm has combined with Bogdan & Frasco, a boutique accounting firm also based in the "City by the Bay."