The Third Annual Accounting Firm Operations and Technology Survey has been launched. The survey, which will remain open through December 15, asks a wide range of questions about firm operations, including technology products used, services offered and issues firms identify for managing their businesses.

A $1.2-million-drop in the value of stock awards, which countered increases in other areas, left the pay of Carlos Rodriguez, CEO of Automatic Data Processing, for 2015 changed only slightly from 2014. Rodriguez's total compensation for the year ended June 30 was $8.2 million, up $44,000 from the total the prior year. His almost $2 million in stock awards for the most recently ended year was down from $3.14 million in the same category in fiscal 2014.

Bill.com has established the online Accountant Resource Center. The site is designed to help accounting professionals educate clients about the vendor's services. Information is provided to help practitioners convert prospects to clients, price services and market The center features videos, questionnaires, PowerPoint presentations, frequently asked questions and calculators to help clients understand bookkeeping and bill pay services.