The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has created an online training resource to help accountants hone their career development plans.

Seven New Englanders have been indicted in Boston for conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government after they were accused of promoting multiple tax fraud schemes.

Intuit has completed its $170 million acquisition of PayCycle, expanding the company’s online services strategy with a payroll provider that counts more than 85,000 small businesses as customers.

Fifty-seven percent of accountants say they plan to stay with their current employer once the economy improves, but 23 percent intend to look for a new job when the economy rebounds.

Universal Business Computing Co. is offering “pay as you go” workers compensation insurance to all of the company’s payroll service clients through a partnership with Cennarius.

The downslide in the economy, coupled with a constricted credit market, resulted in a 7 percent drop in profits for payroll and benefits outsourcing provider Paychex Inc., to $533.5 million versus the company's fiscal year 2008 numbers.

About 54 percent of employed Americans plan to look for a new job once the economy rebounds, according to a new survey.

The Ohio Society of CPAs has launched a free online job-listing service to connect businesses with contract CPAs during the recession.

As a flood of rising technologies such as social networking sites, instant messaging and Second Life begin to get a stronger foothold in the CPA profession, firms should begin deploying them in business-centric areas of the firms such as marketing and recruiting.

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Employment in the private sector fell by 532,000 jobs in May, according to payroll figures from ADP.

The majority of companies don’t plan to add more accounting and finance employees in the third quarter, according to a new survey.

Intuit has signed a deal to acquire online payroll service PayCycle for approximately $170 million in cash, boosting the accounting and tax software vendor’s presence in the payroll business.

More firms are allowing tailored career programs

Payroll data released Tuesday showed that private sector employers slashed 491,000 jobs in April.

1. Between 2002 and mid 2008, CPA firms enjoyed one of the biggest booms in the profession’s history. Business was so good that most firms stopped proactive marketing because they couldn’t handle any more business.

Paychex has named Jennifer R. Vossler as the payroll company’s new vice president and controller.

A survey of financial executives revealed that a growing number of them did not receive a salary increase last year, but the overwhelming majority did get a bonus despite the gloomy economy.

The economic meltdown has many companies evaluating methods for preparing payroll.

Deloitte will be able to proceed with a lawsuit against a former vice chairman the firm accuses of insider trading, a judge ruled.