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CBIZ said Thursday that its Small Business Employment Index for March indicated the highest month-over-month growth in hiring since June 2010.

Intuit has added new features to its iPhone app, Intuit Tax Online Mobile, including the ability for accountants to filter their client list and email PDF versions of tax returns to their clients securely.

Financial software provider BlackLine Systems has established an alliance with KPMG to bring BlackLine’s software and the firm’s professional services to clients.

The National Society of Accountants has begun providing an online webinar program to help tax preparers get ready for the Internal Revenue Service’s new tax preparer exam.

The U.S. Tax Court filed a case last month that at first glance appears to deal a serious blow to cost segregation studies on residential apartments. However, upon further review, this court case is not as detrimental as it might appear.

Employment at small businesses increased in March at the highest rate in over two years, according to payroll figures from Intuit.

Tori Piechocniski and Nicholas Schleifer have been promoted to executive vice president at Marcum Search, an executive recruiting firm that is part of the Marcum Group.

Investors are continuing to challenge corporate boards to further improve their oversight and disclosure around topics such as environmental sustainability and social responsibility.

Optimism is growing among small business owners, according to a survey by payroll provider SurePayroll.

One of the promoters of a bogus foreign currency exchange investment fund that effectively operated as a Ponzi scheme has been sentenced to nearly two years in jail on tax charges.

The Taxpayer Advocate Service at the Internal Revenue Service is beginning to pilot test a way for taxpayers to engage in face-to-face teleconferences with case workers to help them deal with their tax problems, and the program may expand to audits as well.

Baker Tilly Virchow Krause and cloud accounting and financial technology provider FinancialForce.com have inked an agreement to deliver FinancialForce Professional Services Automation implementation and best practices to Baker Tilly’s Professional Services Organization clients looking to improve service execution and resource effectiveness.

Private sector employers added 209,000 jobs from February to March, according to the latest national employment report from payroll giant ADP, in the latest sign of a slowly recovering economy.

President Obama lashed out at the Republican budget plan passed last week by the House and endorsed by Mitt Romney.

States are cracking down on software and devices that help businesses cheat on taxes at the cash register.

The multi-trillion dollar asset securitization market continues to have unresolved issues in the aftermath of the financial crisis, including how the assets are accounted for, and the credit risk assessments done by bond markets and credit-rating agencies, according to a new study.

The Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday that taxpayers who are unable to file their taxes by the April 17 deadline can still use its Free File facility to apply for a six-month extension.

Deloitte has relaunched IAS Plus, the firm’s site devoted to news about international accounting standards.

About 11 million homeowners owe more than their homes are worth, according to real estate data firm CoreLogic, and while taxes may not be the first thing they think about in deciding what to do, all the various options have tax consequences.

The office at the Internal Revenue Service that is responsible for monitoring the IRS network for cyberattacks and computer vulnerabilities is generally doing a good job, but still has room for improvement, according to a new government report.