Small Business Trends
Small business is not only the engine of the economy, but also an important component of many accountants’ client base. Find out the latest trends in small business, including cash flow, small business lending, the SBA, contracting, and accounting software aimed at small businesses.
Intuit Sees Small Business Compensation and Revenues Dropping
Small business employment in the U.S. increased in April, according to figures from Intuit, while average compensation and the hours worked decreased. Read more »
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Dispatches from the War on Fraud
January 1, 2013Simple strategies for protecting your clients, and yourself Read more »
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How Outside Companies Can Simplify the Lives of CPAs
December 28, 2012Being a CPA for a small business is harder now than ever. I hear plenty of stories from CPAs... Read more »
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Site Helps Businesses Prepare and File 1099 Forms
December 27, 2012A new Web site aims to help small business owners and their accountants deal with the increased... Read more »
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Small Businesses to See Regulatory Changes in New Year
December 27, 2012Small businesses may be facing a variety of regulatory changes after January 1. Read more »
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Former Business Owners Admit to Seller’s Regret
December 19, 2012Only 10 percent of former business owners were highly satisfied with the process of selling their... Read more »
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5 Tax Benefits for Small Businesses before New Year
December 19, 2012Payroll service provider Paychex has provided a list of five tax benefits that small businesses,... Read more »
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Business Owners Worried about Fiscal Cliff
December 19, 2012More than half of accountants are seeing their business owner clients making changes in their... Read more »
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SBA Offers Online Tool for Building a Business Plan
December 17, 2012The U.S. Small Business Administration has launched an online tool to help small businesses... Read more »
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Intuit Study Points to Bringing Big Data to Small Businesses
December 14, 2012The idea that massive amounts of industry and customer data were mainly only utilized by large... Read more »
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Small Business Leaders Urge Closing of Corporate Tax Haven Loopholes
December 14, 2012Hundreds of business leaders who are part of a trio of advocacy groups have signed a letter... Read more »
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Credit Card Fraudsters Looking to Steal Holiday Joy and More
December 14, 2012What do you get when you take the best deals of the year, mix them with the spirit of the giving... Read more »
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IFAC Updates Practice Management Guide for Small and Medium Practices
December 13, 2012The Small and Medium Practices Committee of the International Federation of Accountants has... Read more »
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ADP Offers Year-End Payroll Tax Tips for Small Biz
December 12, 2012The Small Business Services division of payroll provider ADP has created a series of tips for... Read more »
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Intuit Finds Small Business Employment Increase in November
December 7, 2012Small business employers in the U.S. added 30,000 jobs in November, according to Intuit, while... Read more »
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Women in Accounting: Breaking the Mold
May 21, 2013
A continued conversation with Marcum’s Nanette Lee Miller and Janis Cowhey McDonagh about the obstacles women in the accounting profession face when trying to make their way into leadership positions.
IMA’s Jeff Thomson on the Role and Skills of Management Accountants
May 8, 2013
Institute of Management Accountants president and CEO Jeffrey Thomson discusses why accounting students should consider management accounting as a career, and the IMA's partnership with John Wiley & Sons.
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Top 10 Tech Initiatives -- 2013
May 5, 2013
The AICPA's annual list of IT priorities for accounting firms.
Common E-mail Security Mistakes
April 23, 2013
These five bad habits can make your confidential information -- and that of your clients -- easy to steal.
The Art of the Tax Cartoon
April 9, 2013
A selection of tax cartoons from Philly tax firm Drucker & Scaccetti's 'Finding Humor in Taxes' exhibit.
