Knowledge-sharing can level the playing field for smaller firms

Texas and Florida led the way among the largest U.S. states in hiring by private sector employers last month, according to a new report by payroll giant ADP.

One summer I worked for my father at one of his large clients. It was a hot July day and I was wearing a suit and tie and there was no air conditioning in the office, just a fan that wasn’t one of the most expensive you could buy.

Approximately 35 percent of financial services organizations intend to increase their headcount this year, according to a new survey.

Online payroll provider SurePayroll said it is seeing a significant increase in optimism among small business owners, indicating a better year ahead for small businesses, despite recent declines in hiring and paycheck size.

Employment at small businesses in the U.S. increased in December, although the amount of compensation and the number of hours worked indicated slight declines, according to figures from QuickBooks maker Intuit.

Employers in the private sector added 238,000 jobs from November to December, according to a report released Wednesday by payroll giant ADP, with jobs added across most company sizes and industries as the economy continues to strengthen.

Optimism among U.S. business leaders dropped in the fourth quarter, according to a new survey by Grant Thornton, plummeting 16 percentage points to a net balance of 36 percent.

Deborah Barrett, a 57-year-old accounting manager in Newport, R.I., is one of an estimated 1.3 million unemployed workers who will lose their unemployment benefits on December 28 because Congress failed to extend the Emergency Unemployment Compensation program.

’Tis the time of year when children daydream of possibilities. And, if you have ever seen a letter to Santa written by a seven-year-old, you know that the little ones often swing for the fences.

Employers in the private sector added 215,000 jobs from October to November, according to payroll giant ADP, in a sign of increasing strength across broad segments of the economy despite challenges like health care reform and the lingering effects from October’s government shutdown.

Last week I moderated an Accounting Today Webinar, sponsored by SurePayroll, on the 2014 Tax Season Toolkit.

Lateral hiring of partners and leaders by accounting firms from competing accounting firms is on the rise, according to a new study.

Ernst & Young has been making a greater effort this Veterans Day and in recent years to increase its outreach to veterans and hire more members of the military to bring their leadership skills to the firm.

The staffing company Robert Half is projecting a 3.4 percent uptick in salaries for accountants next year, according to the 2014 edition of its annual salary guide.

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Employment in the private sector rose by 130,000 jobs from September to October, according to payroll giant ADP’s monthly National Employment Report, as the economy contended with uncertainty from the government shutdown.