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.
July 15, 2013
Men and women look for different things when choosing an employer
Employer survey examines gender differences around what makes an employer attractive
July 11, 2013
Low job growth in California weakens consumer confidence
Job growth in California has mostly struggled to catch up to the rest of the nation, and that continues to be reflected by a recent study of consumer confidence in the state.
July 10, 2013
New accountant platform makes managing multiple cloud-based clients easier
At the 2013 New York Accounting Technology Show, Executive Editor Darren Root, CPA, speaks with Xero CTO Craig Walker about how his company’s cloud accounting system for small businesses and their platform for accounting professionals helps firms and clients be more productive.
July 10, 2013
CPA authors ‘how-to’ guide to help small business owners retire rich
Thanks to Tim McDaniel, a CPA with additional business valuation and financial credentials, business owners now have a new financial resource at their fingertips.
July 3, 2013
Small business employment continues growth in June, but revenues dip
U.S. small business employment added 25,000 new jobs in June, bringing the total of new small business jobs added since March 2010 to 405,000. In addition, compensation and hours worked also increased during the month. Meanwhile, small business revenues saw an overall decline of 0.4 percent in May, with the exception of the construction industry,…
July 3, 2013
McDonald’s franchise ends debit card-only payroll after controversy
The McDonald's franchisees at the center of the pay card controversy issued a statement Monday on their decision to start paying employees through traditional means:
July 3, 2013
Data breaches at stores, banks and agencies exposed 2.5 million Californians in 2011-2012
In the first report of its kind, California state Attorney General Kamala Harris said 2.5 million state residents had Social Security numbers, credit card and bank accounts and other sensitive information exposed in 131 data breaches.
July 2, 2013
BART transit strike in San Francisco challenges commuters
Wayne Phillips did everything but swim as he struggled to get to his tech job in this city's Financial District on Monday morning.
July 1, 2013
In $1B deal, Intuit sells it’s Financial Services unit to private equity firm
Intuit Inc., the maker of QuickBooks, Quicken and TurboTax, along with many technologies for accounting professionals, announced on Monday that it is selling its Financial Services division (IFS) to private equity firm Thoma Bravo. Products include an internet banking platform, digital payment solution, mobile banking and digital banking add-on solutions.
June 30, 2013
Despite conviction and soon going to prison, Jesse Jackson Jr. receives Social Security, retirement payments
A disclosure by former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s lawyers is prompting questions about what federal payments the ex-congressman is receiving as he awaits sentencing Wednesday for misusing $750,000 in campaign cash.
June 30, 2013
Most small business owners unsure about how to prepare for ObamaCare
A new study by Newtek Business Services shows that independent business owners are still confused over the coming healthcare law regulations.
June 30, 2013
Money, Money, Money… Americans love to gamble online or in casinos, and it shows
Gambling may be a sin, but it’s definitely a big business in the USA. In 2012, the “gaming” industry reported $37.4 billion in revenue in the United States, an increase of nearly 5 percent over the previous year.