Payroll

Small Business February 17, 2025 

The value of retail purchases, not adjusted for inflation, decreased 0.9% after an upwardly revised 0.7% gain in December, Commerce Department data showed Friday.

Taxes February 15, 2025 

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Isaac M. O'Bannon

Payroll February 12, 2025 

A U.S. judge in Boston said Wednesday that Donald Trump’s buyout offer for federal employees can advance because the labor unions challenging the program don’t have standing in the case.

Payroll February 12, 2025 

The monthly consumer price index rose in January by the most since August 2023, led by a range of household expenses like groceries and gas, as well as housing costs.

Payroll February 12, 2025 

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning about scams involving road toll payments being sent through text messages across the country, including Texas.

Payroll February 10, 2025 

Respondents in a new Grant Thornton survey shared their thoughts on the latest trends in employee attitudes, desires and concerns across various sectors, including technology, banking, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, and transportation/distribution.

Payroll February 7, 2025 

U.S. job growth slowed at the start of the year, the government said Friday, as business services, manufacturing and other major industries held back on adding new jobs amid increased uncertainty around the economy.

Payroll February 7, 2025 

Now the Trump administration is signaling a tougher posture in its bid to shrink the government’s workforce, asking federal agencies to draw up lists of their poorest performing employees by March 7.

IRS February 6, 2025 

The IRS has notified workers essential to tax season that they must work until May even if they accepted the Trump administration's federal employee buyout offer, the deadline of which was put on hold temporarily by a federal judge on Feb. 6.

Jason Bramwell

February 6, 2025 

In their latest video and podcast, Randy Johnston and Brian Tankersley, CPA, discuss payroll providers and systems for accounting firms serving multiple clients.

Brian Tankersley, Randy Johnston

Payroll February 6, 2025 

The level of initial claims remain generally in line with pre-COVID-19 levels, and private employment data from ADP Research showed a healthy pace of hiring in January.

Payroll February 4, 2025 

Most Americans believe tariffs will lead to higher prices—and, as a result, many have already changed how they shop, new polling from YouGov reveals.