June 12, 2014
The School of Graduate and Professional Studies at New England College has but together an infographic that offers an easy go-to guide for businesses on what’s legal and what’s illegal when it comes to managing their business through the year and when preparing for their taxes.
June 12, 2014
In its latest report, the National Retail Federation has calculated that May retail sales remained mostly unchanged when seasonally adjusted month-to-month, yet they showed an increase of 3.0 percent unadjusted year-over-year. The data excludes automobiles, gas stations and restaurants.
June 12, 2014
Income from an S corporation, which flows through to its shareholders and is taxed at the individual level, is normally not subject to self-employment tax. Most S corporations, however, have shareholders performing substantial services for the corporation as officers and otherwise.
June 11, 2014
Private sector employment in the U.S. increased in all nine Census Bureau Divisions during May, according to the monthly ADP Regional Employment Report, which is produced by ADP, a provider of Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions, in collaboration with Moody’s Analytics, Inc. The ADP Regional Employment Report measures monthly changes in regional non-farm private employment…
June 10, 2014
A group of payday loan companies being sued by the Federal Trade Commission is liable for deceiving borrowers, a judge has ruled.
June 10, 2014
Improved audit quality is a goal being pursued by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), and a non-partisan audit advocacy group is supporting its recent efforts.
June 10, 2014
The National Society of Accountants has announced that Internal Revenue Service Commissioner John Koskinen will deliver the keynote address at the organization's 69th Annual Meeting, which will be August 20-23, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Maryland.
June 10, 2014
Thomson Reuters has launched its next generation online tax research system, Checkpoint Catalyst, which features multi-jurisdictional content, embedded tools and an enhanced search engine. Catalyst is built on the Checkpoint platform, and is designed to help tax professionals more quickly find research results.
June 10, 2014
Small businesses are feeling slightly more confident in the economy, but one of the nation's largest organizations representing them says that there is "no sign of a surge."
June 9, 2014
I'm a constant believer in fate. Things happen for a reason; there is a path we move along in life that is waiting for us to discover. I'm also a believer in taking control of your life and helping yourself move along that path, looking out for yourself, and making sure obstacles don't deter you…
June 6, 2014
Sage North America has introduced its new Sage Exchange Payment Management System, which is designed to help small and midsized businesses (SMBs) by consolidating all of their payment activity onto one platform. SMBs can also use Sage Exchange to easily monitor and manage the payments from all their sales environments: on the web, over the…
June 5, 2014
Two prominent accounting firms on New York's Long Island will join together beginning June 2, 2014. Combined, the two have more than fifty years of experience and the newly formed firm of CondeBoyce, LLP will unite the small business startup expertise of Mario Conde, CPA, formerly partner in the accounting firm of Ambrico Conde CPA,…