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ZenPayroll announced the expansion of its online payroll software service and customer base and the hiring of a new chief marketing officer to continue this recent growth.

Sean Smith has been promoted to chief marketing officer at the Top 100 firm Schneider Downs.

Wages grew slightly in the fourth quarter, particularly for people who switched jobs, according to a new report from payroll giant ADP.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued an accounting standards update to improve specific areas of consolidation guidance for legal entities such as limited partnerships, limited liability corporations and securitization structures.

The Internal Revenue Service said Wednesday it would begin a limited test at 10 of its Taxpayer Assistance Centers to determine whether an appointment-based service approach at its walk-in centers might help reduce taxpayer wait times during a time of severe budget cuts at the agency.

Tonya Keith typically spends four to eight hours doing her taxes each year. This year, she says, “I’ve got about 30 hours in, and I’m not done.” The reason: She and her wife got married last year in Seattle, but they live in Georgia, which doesn’t recognize their marriage.

Intuit announced new partnerships with three companies to offer QuickBooks Online Self-Employed to their freelance workers.

House Republicans won’t agree to fix Obamacare if the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the law bars health-insurance subsidies for millions of people, said House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Paul Ryan.

Dr. Larzette Hale, who was the first Black American female to become a CPA in the state of Georgia and the first to earn a PhD in accounting, has died.

The Rhode Island Society of CPAs is trying to re-imagine the traditional financial statement.

Tim Gearty of Becker Professional Education talks about how the Uniform CPA Exam is undergoing a transformation, in an interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Last week I wrote about publishing a firm newsletter and the opportunities it opened for me. However, I really became a published author when I met Martin Edelston, the founder of Boardroom Reports and Bottom Line/Personal.

The Private Company Council, a sister organization of the Financial Accounting Standards Board that represents the interests of privately held companies, has expressed major concerns about FASB’s project on the balance sheet classification of debt.

Last Friday, the IRS released Revenue Procedure 2015-20, which lessens the requirements for certain companies to file a Form 3115 while adopting the new repair regulations.

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Congressman Charles Boustany, R-La., have re-introduced a bill in Congress aimed at enabling Enrolled Agents to advertise their credential in more states.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Ltd. has appointed Punit Renjen as global CEO of the Big Four international accounting firm network.

As we get deeper into busy season, that hankering for a healthy break from the madness only intensifies.

7 things can learn during tax prep to build a stronger client relationship

The American Institute of CPAs sent a comment letter Friday to the Internal Revenue Service about two interpretive issues.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice proposing some requirements for employee consents that can be used to support a claim for refund of employment taxes.