Accounting June 28, 2025
Nominations Open for 2025 Innovation Awards
The Innovation Awards highlight technologies that are shaping the profession and small businesses through increased collaboration and productivity.
March 10, 2014
IRS Offers 7 Tax Tips on Health Care Credit
The Obama administration is relying on various federal agencies and organizations to help implement the complex rules under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the comprehensive health care legislation otherwise known as “Obamacare.” Naturally, the IRS is expected to play a major role, including enforcement of the penalties for failing to obtain minimum…
March 10, 2014
How to Use Criminal History Background Checks Wisely
One of 2013’s hallmarks in the labor and employment field is the aggressive stance taken by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), which enforces federal anti-discrimination laws. The EEOC’s Strategic Enforcement Plan (“SEP”), issued in December 2012, makes clear that the Agency’s primary objective is to combat “systemic discrimination” and barriers to employment.
March 8, 2014
Retailer Association Warns Against Minimum Wage Increase
The latest national employment report held some bad news at our nation's retailers, and the National Retail Federation is sounding the alarm about further job declines should minimum wage legislation be passed.
March 7, 2014
Advanced Micro Solutions, Inc
AMS Payroll is an add on module to the W-2/1099 Forms Filer, allowing payroll and non-employee compensation to be entered by check throughout the year. The program supports either “Live” or After-The-Fact Payroll.
March 7, 2014
New Obamacare Rules Let Existing Health Insurance Plans Continue Until 2016
On March 5, the government released a second set of comprehensive regulations relating to the controversial health care legislation. Previously, regulations had extended the employer mandate for certain mid-sized firms by one year to January 1, 2016, while all responsible firms had benefited from a prior one-year delay. Now, following an earlier reprieve, the grace…
March 6, 2014
The Affordable Care Act: Still a Moving Target for Employers, Employees
On February 11, the Treasury Department rolled out a new round of changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The changes will affect medium and large employers, as well as some teachers and volunteer workers. Here are the highlights:
March 6, 2014
The Top 10 States for 401(k) Plans
Which states have the best 401(k) plans when it comes to participation rates and employer matching? Rankings were based on the percent of 401(k) plans receiving top Plan Scores for all 401(k) plans in each state.
March 6, 2014
Treadmill Desks and Wireless Headsets Can Make Workers Better
A recent study by the University of Minnesota found that walking while working might impove not only an employee's health, but also boost output. The study, conducted by Avner Ben-Ner, a professor of Work and Organizations at the Carlson School of Management, followed about 40 employees of a local financial services company who regularly used…
March 6, 2014
Worker Confidence Drops in February
Optimism among American workers declined in the month of February, decreasing 2.7 points to 54.0, according to the most recent Randstad U.S. Employee Confidence Index.
March 6, 2014
Business Hiring and Spending Expectations Improve for 2014
AICPA survey finds modest growth in plans for bonuses, training, recruitment and capital investment.
March 4, 2014
Career Capital a Key to Success for Female Professionals
Career capital is the currency of professional advancement and success, according to new research by Accenture, as the consulting firm supports International Women's Day.
March 4, 2014
Many Unemployed Still Determined to Find Work
Dean Ash lost his six-figure income as a retail team leader at Kellogg Co.'s Tampa regional office in one of the food industry giant's nationwide layoffs last year.