Small business

Ceterus has debuted Ceterus Tax, a managed tax service for small businesses.

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that President Trump signed into law last month limits the tax deductions that accountants, lawyers and some other types of professionals can claim, reflecting some of the rules for Qualified Small Business Stock.

Private sector employers added 250,000 jobs last month, according to payroll giant ADP, as businesses took advantage of the roaring economy and the prospect of tax cuts in the New Year.

If you’re a bookkeeper, it’s time to embrace evolution.

Minimum wage increases in states across the country are helping drive up wages, although the rate of job growth at small businesses has slowed down, according to payroll giant Paychex.

More than 50 percent of New Jersey CPAs are in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana in the Garden State, but 47 percent are opposed, according to a new poll by the New Jersey Society of CPAs.

The last few weeks of the year can be a stressful time both personally and professionally for everyone, including small business owners preparing for both the New Year and the tax year.

Senator Bob Corker wrote to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch asking for an “explanation” of how a provision on pass-through businesses that would benefit real estate investors came to be included in the final version of the Republican tax bill.

While Congress irons out the differences between the tax bills proposed by the House and Senate, taxpayers have been living in limbo, and putting year-end tax planning on hold.

Here’s an overview of how going internally cashless might benefit (or hurt) your clients and a few talking points you can offer if they ask for your insight.

Accountants and tax pros share the most questionable ventures they were asked to advise clients on.

Ceterus, a Charleston, S.C., firm that provides managed bookkeeping and tax services for quick-service restaurants, has acquired Sandwich Math, an accounting and bookkeeping firm that focuses on sandwich restaurant franchises.

Use this time of year to do some casual research.

Paychex reported the ninth consecutive month of declines in small business job growth for November, with wages also falling slightly.

The tax reform bills passed by the House, and soon to be passed by the Senate, have many similarities. And you can count on measures that are the same in both bills to end up in the final version to be signed by the President.

A majority of small business owners oppose the tax reform plans now being considered by Congress, according to a new survey.

The White House wouldn’t oppose removing from the Senate tax plan a controversial provision to repeal the individual health-care mandate of the Affordable Care Act, budget director Mick Mulvaney said, a move that could help secure the vote of key Republicans.

Accountants are in fourth place in a new ranking of how different industries fare in terms of return on equity.