Compliance & Tax
The New 1099 Threshold Is $2,000: What CPAs Need to Tell Their Clients
The $600 threshold is gone — here's what replaces it
Workforce Strategy
2026 Payroll Tax Changes Every Employer Needs to Know
If there is one year that demands close attention to payroll compliance, it is 2026. Between the One Big Beautiful Bill Act change...
Portfolio Advisory
I Sold My Payroll Portfolio. Here Is What I Built Next.
A CPA sold a 38-client payroll portfolio for $156,000 and used that capital to build a $400,000 advisory practice. Here is exactly...
Practice Development
From Compliance to Advisory: How to Have the Repricing Conversation
Moving from payroll processing to advisory services means raising prices. Here is how to have that conversation without losing cli...
Portfolio Advisory
What Buyers Actually Pay for Payroll Portfolios
The real multiples, what drives value up or down, and how to position your portfolio before you sell. A practical guide for CPAs.
Workforce Strategy
How to Calculate the Real Cost of Your Next Hire (Beyond Salary)
When a hiring manager says a new role will cost $65,000, they are quoting the salary. The actual cost of bringing that person on b...
Workforce Strategy
Pay Raise Budgeting for 2026: How to Model Scenarios Without Guessing
There is a gap between what employees expect in a raise and what employers budget for one — and in 2026 that gap is wider than mos...
Workforce Strategy
The True Cost of Employee Turnover — And Why Most Employers Get It Wrong
Ask most employers what it costs to lose an employee and they'll cite recruiting fees or a few weeks of lost productivity. The rea...
Compliance & Tax
The Payroll Compliance Risk Most CPA Firms Are Carrying
The liability exposure from payroll processing is disproportionate to the fee most CPA firms collect for it. Here is what the risk...
Practice Development
Why Payroll Advisory Is the Highest-Margin Service You're Not Offering
Most CPA firms leave significant revenue on the table by treating payroll as a processing task rather than an advisory service. He...
Client Advisory
The Data Hiding in Your Clients' Payroll Runs
Every payroll run contains strategic intelligence most accountants ignore. Here is what to look for and how to turn it into adviso...
Ready to find out what your portfolio is worth?
Free valuation report, at least one buyer introduction within 30 days, and a 90-day guarantee. Two minutes to get started.