{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Universal Accounting School","provider_url":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com","title":"Bench Accounting Acquired by Employer.com: What It Means for the Accounting Industry - Universal Accounting School","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UtLNOP3pTx\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/bench-accounting-acquired-by-employer-com-what-it-means-for-the-accounting-industry\/\">Bench Accounting Acquired by Employer.com: What It Means for the Accounting Industry<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/bench-accounting-acquired-by-employer-com-what-it-means-for-the-accounting-industry\/embed\/#?secret=UtLNOP3pTx\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Bench Accounting Acquired by Employer.com: What It Means for the Accounting Industry&#8221; &#8212; Universal Accounting School\" data-secret=\"UtLNOP3pTx\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/universalaccountingschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/clayton-robbins-ihqB-c8C7Bc-unsplash.jpg","thumbnail_width":1425,"thumbnail_height":950,"description":"The abrupt closure of Bench Accounting on December 27, 2024, sent shockwaves through the small business and accounting communities. Known for its online bookkeeping services, Bench\u2019s shutdown left approximately 11,000 clients scrambling to access their financial data and find alternative solutions. However, just two days later, San Francisco-based workforce management provider Employer.com stepped in with [&hellip;]"}