Liberty Tax has established a Code of Conduct hotline to report violations of the code, which was amended in July 2018. That change follows last year’s firing of CEO John Hewitt and the sale of his control of the copany this year, and issues which have been characterized as problems with the "tone at the top".

Automatic Data Processing is providing salary benchmarking data to users of its Accountant Connect dashboard. The capability has been previously available to major accountants but is now being brought to business with one to 49 employees.

Blackbaud donated 2.6 percent of pre-tax profit through grants, cash, volunteering, and thought leadership, the company said recently. The nonprofit software company provided that information in its first-ever Blackbaud Social Responsibility Report, which provides an overview of the company’s global social responsibility, governance and ethical practices.