Payroll

Jobs at small businesses increased last month, with Washington State leading the way along with the Mountain region of the country, according to payroll provider Paychex and the research firm IHS.

Private sector employers added 220,000 jobs in April, in a sign of a more robust economy taking shape, according to the latest employment report from payroll giant ADP.

Only a little over half of small businesses understand and are prepared for the changes required by the Affordable Care Act, according to a new survey.

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Private sector employment increased by 191,000 jobs in March, according to payroll giant ADP, as companies ramped up their hiring as the weather improved.

Payroll service provider Paychex has teamed up with the research firm IHS to produce a new Small Business Jobs Index, which shows the Mountain region of the country leading the way in employment gains among small businesses.

When President Obama announced the myRA program during his State of the Union Address this year, it likely raised several questions among those in the accounting community: What is this new program? How will it work? How does it compare to the retirement benefits businesses already provide to their employees? What do I need to share with my clients about this?

The U.S. Supreme Court decided in favor of the Obama administration in a dispute over taxes on severance compensation, overturning a lower court decision that could have forced the IRS to refund more than $1 billion.

Online payroll provider SurePayroll Inc. is seeing strong optimism among its small business clients about the economy.

Payroll software provider SurePayroll blamed the cold winter weather for an apparent hiring freeze at small businesses in February.

Private sector employers added 139,000 jobs in February, according to payroll giant ADP, with the cold winter weather sapping the hiring numbers.

Employment at small businesses in the U.S. stayed stagnant in February, while the average number of hours worked and monthly wages both increased. However, overall, small business revenue declined 0.09 percent in January.

Tax season has begun and clients are heading into accounting offices across the U.S. in the hopes of getting their tax returns filed as quickly and efficiently as possible. How can you address your clients’ needs, meet the government’s ever-changing requirements, and still maintain a manageable workload during this busy time? The answer is simple: embrace technology.

The states of Arizona, Washington and New Jersey showed the strongest rates of growth in private sector employment in January, while New York lagged behind, according to payroll giant ADP.

Businesses with a strong employment-related tax and payment compliance program report greater profitability and employee satisfaction, according to a new survey.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday that nonfarm payroll employment increased by only 113,000 jobs last month, as severe winter weather took a toll on hiring.

Small businesses in the U.S. added 10,000 jobs in January, according to QuickBooks maker Intuit, although the pace of growth slowed slightly.

Employers in the private sector added 175,000 jobs from December to January, according to payroll giant ADP, as the harsh winter weather apparently put a damper on some hiring.

Payroll giant ADP has introduced additional tools to enable small businesses to comply with the complicated provisions of the Affordable Care Act.

Keeping an eye on all of the legislative and regulatory changes that occur throughout the course of the year is no easy task.