Payroll

Payroll processor Paychex and the research firm HIS reported an increase in small business employment in July, with states like Washington and Michigan leading the way.

Employees of U.S. small businesses saw their average paychecks rise for the first time this year, according to online payroll provider SurePayroll.

One of the most closely watched and discussed issues in Washington this year is tax reform.

U.S. small business employment grew for the fourth consecutive month in June, adding 20,000 jobs, according to Intuit.

Private sector employment increased by 281,000 jobs in June, showing signs of a strengthening economy, according to payroll giant ADP’s monthly national employment report.

Payroll service provider Paychex is seeing signs of improvement in employment at small businesses in the first six months of 2014, although it has also found a slight drop-off in the past two months.

Sole proprietors and practitioners mainly generate their revenue during tax season from tax preparation clients, but there are other opportunities for them.

Nearly two times as many startup business owners cite the U.S. tax structure over health care reform as the issue they anticipate having the biggest impact on their business this year, according to a new survey by the payroll technology provider Paychex.

Paychex has acquired nettime solutions, LLC, a cloud-based time and attendance systems provider.

Small businesses are the lifeblood of the U.S. economy and a big reason why millions of Americans have jobs and successful careers.

Employers added 179,000 jobs in the private sector in May, according to payroll giant ADP, although the pace of job growth slowed somewhat from April.

Check out the digital edition of the June 2014 issue of Accounting Today.

Employers owed the Internal Revenue Service approximately $14.1 billion in delinquent Social Security, Medicare and individual federal income taxes that they had withheld from employee paychecks as of June 30, 2012, and the Internal Revenue Service is being urged to do more to assess penalties against them.

Payroll giant ADP has put together a new infographic comparing in-house versus outsourced services for handling payroll taxes.

Paychex has a list of the top 10 regulatory issues facing small businesses this year.

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.

Check out the digital edition of the April 2014 issue of Accounting Today.

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.