Small Business March 10, 2025
February Retail Sales Were Down Monthly Amid Tariff Concerns
Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, were down 0.22% seasonally adjusted month over month but up 3.38% unadjusted ...
Small Business March 10, 2025
AI Security: Invoice or Impersonation? 36.5% Spike in Phishing Attacks Leveraging QuickBooks’ Legitimate Domain in 2025
Cybercriminals are creating free accounts on the Intuit QuickBooks platform, which makes these attacks challenging for people to distinguish from genuine communications.
Advisory March 7, 2025
Study: Nearly Half of Nonprofits Lack Funds to Effectively Operate
For the second consecutive year, individual contributions—the single largest source of dollars given to charitable organizations for more than 10 years—have declined.
Small Business March 7, 2025
Treasury Department’s CTA Intervention is Overdue, But More Must Be Done
The Trump administration recently announced that it is halting all enforcement actions tied to the Corporate Transparency Act; however, small businesses are not out of the woods yet.
Financial Reporting March 6, 2025
AICPA Says BOI Enforcement Freeze is Good Step, But Wants Clarification
The AICPA awaits the release of additional details later this month but believes that Treasury is headed in the right direction with this decision.
Payroll March 6, 2025
U.S. Jobless Claims Fall, Allaying Concerns About Labor Market
Applications for unemployment benefits dropped last week and returned to muted levels seen at the start of the year, offering some relief after other reports pointed to worsening labor-market conditions.
Small Business March 6, 2025
Business Execs’ Outlook on U.S. Economy Fades Amid Tariff and Inflation Worries
The shift reflects growing concerns about inflation and tariffs, according to the survey, which polls chief executive officers, chief financial officers, controllers, and other certified public accountants.
Small Business March 6, 2025
Trump Suspends Tariffs on Most Mexican Products For One Month
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said he would delay for one month the imposition of 25% taxes on Mexican imports that fall under a free trade agreement that he negotiated during his last term.
Technology March 6, 2025
Vertex Expands e-Invoicing Capabilities to Streamline Compliance and Reporting
Scalable solutions are essential to replace fragmented approaches, ensuring seamless compliance while automating the reconciliation between real-time e-invoice data with periodic VAT filings.
Small Business March 5, 2025
A Guide to Understanding the U.S.-Canada Trade War
Many policymakers on both sides of the border oppose the tariffs and hope they won’t last. In the meantime, Canada is taking a hard line in response to the U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods.
Small Business March 5, 2025
Trump Warns of Tariff ‘Disturbance’ as He Touts Trade Plans in Address to Congress
While acknowledging there may be an “adjustment period” as his tariffs take effect, President Donald Trump defended his push to remake the U.S. economy and declared “momentum is back” in a prime-time speech to Congress Tuesday night.
State and Local Taxes March 4, 2025
Sovos Launches VAT Filing Availability in AWS Marketplace
The Sovos platform provides AWS customers with the ability to streamline the purchase and management of Sovos VAT Filing within their AWS Marketplace account.