Small business

Each and every day, small businesses compete directly against large firms and succeed.

The exclusion for gain of qualified small-business stock may become a common part of more deals.

Employers kept hiring despite the partial government shutdown and the fading impact of corporate tax cuts.

The 35-day partial government shutdown had a negative impact on the outlook for small business owners, although there was a slight uptick in hiring and wages last month, according to payroll giant Paychex.

The professional services sector saw below-average wage growth -- except for those who switched jobs.

The legislation aims to help entrepreneurs with filing deadlines, electronic signatures and the sharing economy.

The longest government shutdown in U.S. history could cause tens of thousands of businesses to make a tough choice.

Improve the odds of successfully starting up a new accounting practice from scratch and avoid the school of hard knocks.

The association of accounting and consulting firms hopes to attract more early-stage entrepreneurial firms.

When the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was passed in a whirlwind vote at the end of 2017, significant questions arose about implementation of the new law.

The deadline isn't far away for privately held businesses to begin adhering to the new rules.

Hourly earnings grew at a moderate pace last month, but employment leveled off.

Most accounting firms in this day and age have a website. The problem is that most websites are not created equal.

In an ideal world, businesses would make tax preparation a yearlong commitment.

The good news is that under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, QLI is superseded by QIP.

A new TIGTA report finds the agency isn’t making sure companies are eligible to claim the R&D credit or are claiming the correct amount.

You may bring 10 years of accounting experience from a great firm, but that doesn’t mean you’ll have a full roster of clients on day one.

A benefit of writing these columns is the emails and calls I get from colleagues who share what they are doing.