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Grant Thornton is now working together with financial close software maker BlackLine Systems to provide project management and process re-engineering services surrounding the implementation of BlackLine’s flagship software.

H. David Kotz, who left the post of Inspector General of the Securities and Exchange Commission last year, sees a more aggressive enforcement environment at the agency in the aftermath of the financial crisis and the Bernard Madoff scandal.

Earning new business is more challenging than ever and firms need new ways to increase revenue, so is going global a possible path to new revenue?

A new poll of small business owners finds they want to see tougher rules imposed on Wall Street firms and other financial companies.

U.S. small business employment increased 0.11 percent in January, while overall revenue dropped 0.4 percent in December, according to Intuit.

The Internal Revenue Service is promising more video conferencing assistance for taxpayers, social media tools and an improved Web site as it launched tax season Wednesday, along with stepped-up efforts to protect taxpayers from tax refund fraud and identity theft.

A federal court has denied H&R Block’s effort to stop Intuit from continuing to air a pair of TV commercials for TurboTax that comically suggested tax prep franchise employees worked as plumbers and clothing store clerks outside of tax season.

Tax preparation firm Jackson Hewitt is doing it for the children this tax season, donating money to partner charity Give Kids the World through customer coupons.

The American Institute of CPAs is facing opposition from the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy and PricewaterhouseCoopers on its proposal to create a non-GAAP financial reporting framework for small and midsize businesses.

Employers added 192,000 jobs in the private sector this month, according to payroll giant ADP, with small businesses showing the largest job gains.