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More than half of small business owners are handling payroll, human resources and benefits administration by themselves, according to a new survey.

Allen Fetterman, a CPA from West Nyack, N.Y., has been chosen to receive the 2015 Urbach CPA Community Builders Award for his leadership in the merging of two Rockland County synagogues this past year, NYSSCPA announced on Monday.

Thomson Reuters announced on Monday the release of Checkpoint Global Harmonized Schedules (HS), a tool that aims to make harmonized schedule classification process "simpler, faster, and more accurate," according to a press release.

Sometimes society and the media are quick to stereotype people - most recently with the Millennial generation as the "entitlement generation." I disagree with that. Finding top talent can be tough, but when you get good ones, they prove how powerful this generation can be.

Generation Opportunity, a national, non-partisan youth advocacy organization, recently released their September Millennial Jobs Report and found that 13.1 percent of 18-29 years olds are unemployed, according to their latest findings.

The International Federation of Accountants is asking for professional organizations of accountants to join it in helping foster similar organizations in developing countries.

Grant Thornton has rolled out a new benefit enhancement that will allow the firm’s employees to take time off as needed to meet their individual needs instead of a predetermined set of paid time off days.

The Illinois CPA Society recently saw their 6th Annual CPA Day of Service on September 25, featuring more than 1,200 CPAs volunteering at more than 100 community and non-profit organizations across the state.

Accountingfly, the online career community for the accounting profession, announced today that they will host the 7th Annual Meet the Firms (MTF) Week from Oct. 19-23. The online event looks to connect accounting students with accounting firms across the country, share valuable insight into careers, and deliver individual resumes to more than 7,500 accounting employers.

Intuit’s monthly Small Business Indexes indicated small business employment remained unchanged in September, with employees paid slightly more while working slightly less throughout the month.