May 4, 2014
Due to recent advances in technology, you can now talk face to face with someone halfway across the country without even budging from your desk. Yet it’s still important at times for business people to “press the flesh” or meet in person with an associate to conduct meetings or consummate a deal. At least, a…
May 2, 2014
Intuit's director of product management, Samir Khosla, speaks with CPA Practice Advisor about the explosion of growth for QuickBooks Online at the 2014 New York Accounting and Business Technology Show.
May 1, 2014
Employment at private companies in the U.S. increased by 220,000 jobs from March to April according to the April ADP National Employment Report. The report is produced by ADP, a provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics. It is derived from ADP’s actual payroll data, measures the change in total…
April 30, 2014
Whether it’s use of automobiles, homes, clothing or any number of other goods and specialized services, some cash-conscious consumers are willing to share to save.
April 30, 2014
Online accounting software maker Xero has partnered with H&R Block, Inc. to offer the Xero system as the core small business online accounting platform in H&R Block's Small Business Program suite of services.
April 29, 2014
The latest Small Business Jobs Index grew 0.50 percent in the 12 months leading up to April, increasing to 101.26, a new peak level, reflecting improving employment conditions. Washington had the greatest gains among the states measured, with help from Seattle, which showed the highest increase in growth rate among metro areas.
April 25, 2014
Optimism in the economy among U.S. business leaders reached its highest level since 2004, according to the latest data from the Grant Thornton International Business Report (IBR), a survey of more than 3,300 business leaders in 45 countries. In first quarter 2014, optimism among U.S. business leaders rose 30 percentage points to a net balance…
April 23, 2014
United States Senators John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., have introduced a bill to modify new IRS rules they say make it too difficult for family farmers and small business owners to deduct equipment repair and supply expenses.
April 22, 2014
The oil and gas industry creates about 49,000 jobs in Los Angeles County and billions in tax revenue in California. That's according to a new report conducted by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. and commissioned by the trade group Western States Petroleum Assn., which takes a look at the role of oil and…
April 22, 2014
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will travel to Detroit later this week for talks with civic, business and nonprofit foundation leaders about how to help revitalize the bankrupt city.
April 22, 2014
House Republicans merged two pension bills Monday in a late effort to salvage House Speaker Will Weatherford's long-sought effort to close the Florida Retirement System to new employees and move them into a 401(k)-style investment plan.
April 18, 2014
Connecticut added 4,900 jobs in March, with restaurants, bars and hotels accounting for 2,200 of that figure and stores adding another 1,700, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.