Small business

There are two types of accountants—those who do their work with blinders and those with wide-open eyes. Both can do competent jobs for their clients, but the ones with the wide-open eyes grow and can do far better work for their clients.

It’s been a year since U.S. rules went into effect enabling anyone—not just the ultra-wealthy—to buy a slice of a startup.

This program will be a wild ride on everything you need to consider.

CPAs and accounting professionals are well positioned to advise their business clients on cost containment and risk mitigation.

Private sector employers added 177,000 jobs in April, including 72,000 in professional and businesses services, according to payroll giant ADP, in a sign that the hiring pace is slowing somewhat from last year.

Job growth slackened at small businesses last month, although wages were up compared to a year ago, according to a new report from payroll giant Paychex.

Once a client sees how your strategic or business advice will help them make money, they are more willing to part with their hard-earned dollars for a new engagement.

CFOs and senior finance executives are taking on a greater role at startups and early-stage growth companies, according to new research.

Ask your business clients how they know whether their business is successful, and many of them are likely to answer, “I check my bank balance.”

Payroll giant Paychex reported a slight dip in small business hiring last month, while the pace of employment growth stayed relatively unchanged compared to last year.

The financial information company Sageworks has released The Definitive Guide to Improving Cash Flow, a free e-book for accountants to help their business clients with liquidity.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice explaining how small businesses can take advantage of a new option allowing them to apply a portion or all of their research credit against their payroll tax liability, instead of their income tax liability.

For firms interested in implementing a health reimbursement arrangement, several steps must be completed to do so correctly and compliantly.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued a revenue procedure permanently establishing a process for quickly resolving IRS audits after pilot-testing it in recent years.

CorpNet CEO Nellie Akalp discusses how accountants can advise their business clients on the proper entity to use for legal and tax purposes.

Accountants around the world are increasingly coping with a talent shortage.

Nearly two-thirds of small businesses are affected by late payments on open invoices, according to a new survey, with almost a quarter of them unable to hire new employees.

Stakeholders in mature architecture and engineering firms nearing retirement are bombarded with ideas from many advisors for the “best” exit option.