May 15, 2015
New Online Tax Research Service Offered to Tax Professionals and Accountants
TaxResearchPro provides accountants and advisers with a trusted tax research support service to better manage their time and client engagements.
May 13, 2015
Intuit Introduces iPad-based @QuickBooks Point-of-Sale System for Restaurants
Restaurant owners and managers can get real-time insight into ingredient inventory, a new feature custom-built for the restaurant-tailored solution. They can do this with maximum flexibility and maintain customer relationships anytime, anywhere.
May 12, 2015
Senior Managers Have More Positive View of Workplace Than Front-Line Workers
Compared to front-line employees (those who are directly involved with the production of products or provision of services), more senior leaders viewed their organization's culture positively, reported having opportunities available to them and said ...
May 12, 2015
How Firms Can Better Prepare for Next Tax Season
Imagine you are sitting in your office one day and a business client came in and dropped a six inch thick stack of paperwork and receipts on your desk and asked you to help make enough sense of it to submit a tax filing to the IRS. Your first reaction ...
May 12, 2015
“Where Do I Start?”
I recently attended the New York Accounting Show put on by Flagg Management, generally acknowledged as the annual kickoff event for nationally recognized accounting conferences that provide continuing professional education and networking opportunities fo
May 11, 2015
The Best and Worst Cities to Work for a Small Business
Small businesses collectively make up 99.7 percent of all U.S. employer firms, employ nearly 49 percent of the private workforce, pay about 42 percent of the private payroll, and created 63 percent of all new jobs added during the past 20 years.
May 11, 2015
‘High Net Workers’ Redefine Wealth Accumulation and Retirement Goals
A subset of Americans is redefining the way families within their income bracket live, work and plan for the future, according to a survey released today by EverBank. The High Net Worker (HNW), named for the group’s earning power, dogged work ethic and av
May 11, 2015
Rankings Show the Best and Worst Cities to Start a New Career
The struggles endured in recent years by America’s young people pale in comparison to those suffered by their peers in Spain and Greece, where youth unemployment in excess of 50 percent has spawned great social unrest. Still, finding a job in the U.S. — l
May 11, 2015
H&R Block Seeks Staff for National Small Business Accounting Unit
Block Small Business, H&R Block’s suite of cloud-based, centrally-supported services offered to small businesses throughout the country, will be hiring six positions over the next six weeks and an additional 15 to 30 positions in the next 12 months.
May 11, 2015
Women and Generation Xers Take Lead in Creating New Startups
Women are more likely to found startups than men (57 percent versus 43 percent), and contradicting conventional wisdom about the conflict woman face when it comes to business and family, most women (55 percent) reported a "great" work-life balance.
May 11, 2015
Women vs. Men in the Boardroom: Report Offers Unique Look at Corporate Directors by Gender
In the past two years, 24 percent of all new S&P 500 directors named have been women, compared to the current 18 percent women-to-men ratio, according to a new report from Big 4 accounting and business consultancy PwC.
May 10, 2015
Sage One Accounting Gets New Features, Subscription Pricing Model
New features and a new pricing model are now available to small businesses who use Sage One Accounting, a cloud-based small business accounting, invoicing and management system from Sage North America. Sage One Accounting is available in free and premium subscription versions, offering features for electronic invoicing, cash flow management, and financial analysis. Designed for...…