Payroll

5 firms share how they’ve made payroll a unique part of their practice

ADP reported a pickup in wage growth for the private sector during the third quarter of the year, especially among younger workers switching jobs.

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

Amid a slowing global economy, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that the U.S. added a lackluster 142,000 jobs in September, including 5,400 in accounting and bookkeeping services, leaving the unemployment rate unchanged at 5.1 percent.

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.

Paychex reported some softening in employment growth among small businesses last month.

Private sector employment increased by 200,000 in September, according to payroll giant ADP, in another sign of an improving economy, albeit with some negative indicators.

As the Baby Boomer generation ages and faces the prospect of needing to hire caregivers, accountants are increasingly being called upon to help families sort out the tax issues associated with hired domestic help.

Between legislative changes and proposed rules and guidance issued by government agencies at the federal, state, and local levels, business owners have a lot of red tape to navigate and understand.

This week happens to be National Payroll Week, so it’s a good time to sort through some of the misconceptions and lingering questions about payroll that accountants may be hearing from their business clients.

Another 173,000 jobs were added by employers in August, including 3,100 in accounting and bookkeeping services, sending the unemployment rate down two-tenths of a point to 5.1 percent.

Average starting salaries in accounting and finance are expected to rise 4.7 percent next year, according to a new salary guide from the staffing company Robert Half.

Private sector employers added 190,000 jobs in August, according to payroll giant ADP, in another sign of steady employment gains.

Compensation and revenue at small businesses increased this summer, along with the number of hours worked, Intuit reported Tuesday, although employment fell last month.

Payroll giant Paychex detected a slight slowdown in small business employment growth last month.

Paychex has released a list of what it sees as the top regulatory issues of this summer.

Andrea Parness of A Parness Company CPA talks about how her firm is using online portals for exchanging tax documents with clients and payroll files with a payroll service, in a video interview with Accounting Today editor-in-chief Dan Hood.

Total nonfarm employment increased by 215,000 in July, including 1,900 jobs in accounting and bookkeeping services, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday, although the unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.3 percent.

Small businesses experienced a slowdown in employment growth in July, compared to previous months, according to Intuit, although employees were paid slightly more and worked additional hours.

Private sector employers added 185,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, indicating some slackening in job growth, particularly in the manufacturing and energy industries.