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.
Payroll February 9, 2024
Fewer Workers are Changing Jobs
According to new research from talent solutions and business consulting firm Robert Half, only 36% of workers plan to look for a new job in the next six months, down from 49% in July 2023.
Payroll February 8, 2024
Economist Expects Consumer Spending to Continue Growth in 2024, While Labor Markets Cool
What happens with the economy in 2024 could depend largely on the labor market and what the Federal Reserve does with interest rates, National Retail Federation Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said today.
Payroll February 8, 2024
Valentine’s Day Retail Spending to Hit Record $14 Billion
Money may not be able to buy you love, but Americans really do like to spend it on their loved ones for Valentine’s Day. Spending on the annual lover's day is expected to reach a record $14.2 billion in 2024
Payroll January 31, 2024
ADP Adds Generative AI Option for HR, Payroll, Analytics
ADP Assist enhances HR productivity, aids decision-making with data-driven insights, and streamlines day-to-day tasks for practitioners, managers, employees and executives with simple, human-like conversations.
Payroll January 30, 2024
Report: Small Businesses Continue to Add New Jobs in January 2024
January marks the 34th consecutive month of job growth for U.S. small businesses. Wage growth for workers continues to stabilize in the new year with hourly earnings growth remaining essentially unchanged since November at 3.47%.
Payroll January 29, 2024
U.S. Economy Grew 3.3% in Q4 2023
The figures wrap up a year in which the economy showed surprising stamina, defying expectations by many Wall Street economists that the country was poised to slip into a recession.
Payroll January 25, 2024
84% of U.S. Employers Plan to Change Leave Programs in Next Two Years
Attraction and retention strategies are the top driver for making changes to paid leave, time off or disability programs, cited by almost three-quarters (73%) of employers that have made or plan to make changes to their leave programs.
Small Business January 24, 2024
Don’t Let Retirement Tax Benefits Pass By Your Business Clients
Tax professionals have the opportunity to help reduce their business clients’ taxes by recognizing the opportunity for a retirement plan.
Payroll January 24, 2024
Less than Half of Americans Can Afford a $1,000 Emergency Expense
When asked how a sudden loss in income or employment would impact their finances, nearly two-thirds (66%) are worried they would not be able to cover their immediate living expenses over the next month.
Payroll January 24, 2024
3 Strategies to Help CPA Firms Retain In-Demand Talent
That may not sound like a significant percentage. But could you afford to lose more than one-quarter of the best players on your team, especially during tax season?
Payroll January 23, 2024
Union Membership Drops Despite Some Big Wins
The numbers highlight a disconnect between historically strong public support for unions and their ability to attract new members.
Payroll January 23, 2024
Small Business Payroll Index Shows Decrease in Workers
Patriot collects this data through its payroll services. There are 56,000 small and medium-sized companies and 215,100 W-2 and 1099 workers included in this dataset.