Small business

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has proposed an accounting standards update to reduce the cost and complexity of financial reporting related to the consolidation of variable interest entities, based on recommendations from FASB’s sister organization, the Private Company Council.

Accountants and other financial advisers know better than most how busy small business owners are and how much they value any advice, resources or tools that can help them save time, particularly on administrative tasks.

An official from the American Institute of CPAs testified Wednesday before the Senate’s Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee in favoring of lowering taxes for small businesses as much as corporations.

Sageworks has released an e-book that provides technology advice to accountants and other business advisors.

Thomson Reuters has introduced a new certificate program for accountants who want to help their clients launch small business startups.

Small firm accountants do it all, not just the wide variety of services.

Clients are focused on sales, delivering products and services, and growth, but many of them don’t understand how to consistently stay profitable. That’s where their accountant comes in.

Job growth at small businesses dipped in May for the third month in a row, but hourly earnings rose 2.87 percent ($0.72) to an average of $25.76 compared to a year ago, according to payroll giant Paychex.

Representatives of the small-firm organization made their annual trip trek to D.C. to present reforms that would help members and their clients.

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.”