Small business

Outside of your client, nobody knows more about how your client's business makes money or why its numbers look the way they do than you.

Base pay rose 3.2% and gross pay increased 4.7% year over year, ADP reported.

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The core issue is not that small firms are fundamentally worth less; it's that they lack access to buyer competition.

Employees are working more hours per week at small businesses but are only seeing modest pay gains, according to a Paychex report.

"Family-run" businesses are transitioning away from internal leaders into more of a "family-governed" holding company model, according to a new report.

While only about 19% of small businesses offered a retirement plan in 2019, 31% now offer them in 2026.

With all the challenges you face building your firm, isolation may be the toughest.

Sales are continuing to improve at small businesses, but cash flow remains under pressure, according to a new report from Xero.

Client expectations are evolving, and the firms that succeed will be those that adapt accordingly.

The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board proposed a set of revisions to the International Standard on Auditing.

The pace of job growth at businesses with fewer than 50 employees improved for the fourth consecutive month in June, according to Paychex.

AI can be a helpful starting point, but accounting professionals and other specialists are still essential for making an informed decision about entity type.

Here are 10 tactics for transforming your client's return from a compliance document to a planning and business development tool.

Employers added 172,00 jobs overall last month, but there were losses in some sectors, including accounting, tax, bookkeeping and payroll services.

Most buyers focus on price, but depreciation often matters more in certain asset classes.

Small businesses with less than 50 employees continued to add jobs last month despite the growth in gas prices, according to a report from Paychex.

The House Financial Services Committee voted to advance legislation that would effectively repeal the Corporate Transparency Act and its beneficial ownership information reporting requirements.

When business clients no longer need employer tax accounts, they need to close those accounts properly so they are no longer responsible for them.

It's never too early to make the move and help them reclaim hours of valuable time.