Taxes April 6, 2026
Average 2026 Tax Refund Up $350 Year Over Year, IRS Data Shows, as Tax Deadline Approaches
For the week ending March 27, 2026, the average refund is worth $3,521, an 11.1% increase compared to 2025’s $3,170.
Technology January 18, 2024
Quantum Computing Could Spark Cybersecurity Armageddon, Says IBM
Governments and businesses are not prepared for the havoc quantum computers will sow in cybersecurity by the end of the decade, according to an International Business Machines Corp. executive.
Taxes January 18, 2024
Why Expanding the Child Tax Credit Makes Economic Sense
The two halves of this deal provide the biggest bang for the buck—in terms of reducing poverty and growing the U.S. economy.
Payroll January 18, 2024
Lawsuits Over Workplace Prayer Breaks and Religious PTO Issues May Increase
Under Groff v. DeJoy, employers now must allow a worker’s religious accommodation unless it would result “in substantial increased costs” for the business, SCOTUS ruled.
Payroll January 17, 2024
Year-End Bonuses Shrunk 21% in 2023
Annual payouts declined in every industry, even those hard up for talent, according to small business payroll provider Gusto.
Taxes January 16, 2024
Bipartisan Tax Deal Would Expand Credits for Businesses, Children, and Low-Income Housing
Other changes to the credit would include making more of the credit available as a refund and indexing the total credit to inflation starting in 2024.
Taxes January 16, 2024
Hyundai Offers $7,500 Cash Bonus for EVs to Match U.S. Tax Credits
The discounts apply to the Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, and Kona Electric, and the month-long incentive will last through Jan. 31.
Taxes January 16, 2024
Supreme Court Won’t Take Up Washington Capital Gains Tax Challenge
Opponents had argued it was a tax on income, and thus barred by Washington's state constitution.
Artificial Intelligence January 16, 2024
Deloitte is Using AI to Reduce Layoffs—And Your Business Can Too
You don't need a billion dollars to reallocate employees. You just need ChatGPT and a bit of time.
Payroll January 16, 2024
Survey: Flex Workers Want to Be in the Office More
Many younger workers also want spaces their older peers wouldn’t have thought to ask for in years past, such as cafes that feel like public coffee bars, fitness centers and meditation or napping areas.
Artificial Intelligence January 16, 2024
PwC’s U.K. Boss Says Young Staff Need to Be in the Office Because of AI
Generative AI is removing “tasks that in the past our more junior staff trained and cut their teeth on,” Kevin Ellis said.
Accounting January 15, 2024
Miami Developer Found Guilty of $900K Pandemic Loan Fraud
The 12-person Miami federal jury found Sheppard guilty on four out of nine wire fraud charges but acquitted him of the other five. The panel also found him guilty of two aggravated identity theft charges but acquitted him of the other three.
Taxes January 12, 2024
Chief Tax Writers Working to Broaden Appeal of Tentative $70 Billion Package
Concerns from lawmakers run the gamut about what's in the emerging tax pact—and what's been left out.