Tire Kicking for Beginners
How not to evaluate the possible purchase of a business. Read story
Jill Andresky Fraser
IRS Makes Nice
A new IRS ruling allows a way around the "transfer for value" (TFV) rule. Read story
A Booster for Budgeting
Brief review of a new budgeting resource, 'Powerful Budgeting for Better Planning Management,' by Robert G. Finney. Read story
A Taxing Comparison
A comparison of the amount taxes an S corp. and C corp. with $500,000 in taxable income will have to pay. Read story
Do S Corporations Still Make Sense?
S corporations provide some important advantages, but new tax rates cause some problems. Read story
The New ABC
A new accounting system helps managers identify all activities involved in their production. Read story
Rushing Your Cash Back Home
Advice for companies doing business abroad on collection and transfer of funds to the U.S. Read story
Profit Sharing?
A discussion of the benefits of profit sharing for small growing companies. Read story
When You Can't Afford a CFO
CEO hired a consultant to upgrade the company's financial software and her skills, instead of hiring a CFO. Read story
Lighter Legal Costs
A book review of John Landrum's "Out of Court: How to Protect Your Business from Litigation." Read story
Workers' Comp Costs Keep Rising
Result of poll asking companies how they try to control workers' comp costs, which they see as a serious problem. Read story
Inside the IRS's Mind
Using private-letter rulings to determine the tax consequences of a proposed business transaction. Read story
Who's in Charge?
Benefits of appointing a cash-flow specialist to determine why money is or isn't coming into the company. Read story
Sweetener in a Salty Plan
One company cut health-insurance costs by limiting coverage and setting up flexible spending accounts for workers. Read story
When Staffers Track Results
To make employees aware of cash flow, one company has every employee track numbers. Read story
Executive-Compensation Tips
Ordering information for 'Executive Employment Compensation' by Ross, McKinney, and Armstrong. Read story
All Hail Letters of Intent
Letters of intent are an attempt to put in writing all the potential deal-breaking points in a sale. Read story
Know Thy Custom Costs
Accounting systems should reflect real total overhead costs and figure total costs and profits by customer. Read story
Never Say Die
How one company has managed to collect two- and three-year old receivables collectively worth more than $100,000. Read story
Avoiding Other States' Snares
Ways in which your company could be responsible for out-of-state taxes and how to avoid them. Read story
Carving Out a Perk for Life
Group carve-out plans allow small companies to enhance executive life-insurance benefits. Read story
Customers Who Give Tax Tips
Company considers its customers a valuable source of information on international taxes. Read story
Funding While You Faint
Recommendations for Chapter 11 companies that need to raise capital. Read story
Penny Wise
Two common mistakes growing companies make with their accounting systems. Read story
Plans That Ask, What If?
Women's Business Development Center encourages entrepreneurs to write and use exhaustive business plans. Read story
Controlling Global Taxes
One company's approach to international tax planning. Read story
Retirement Plans on Tape
Ordering information for 'Solving the Retirement Puzzle,' an audiocassette from Retirement Planning Associates. Read story
Four Quick Ways to Cut Your CPA Costs
Tips on cutting the cost of using a CPA. Read story
Survival Strategy
Three areas one company focused on to overhaul its internal financial systems and controls. Read story
Checking Out the Best CFO
Guidelines on what to look for in a CFO. Read story
Get an Adjustable Life
Adjustable life-insurance policies make sense for cash-strapped owners of growing companies. Read story
How to Read Warning Signs
Ordering information for Financial Troubleshooting by David Bangs. Read story
Honey's Better...
One company develops relationships with customers' payables clerks to speed up receivable collections. Read story
Transferring an S Corp. to Your Kids
Grantor-retained annuity trusts let children of S corp owners pay less in estate or gift taxes on stock transfers. Read story
By-the-Minute Monitoring
Schedule of one company's daily cash management routine. Read story
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Ordering information for two brochures explaining the travel-and-entertainment tax deduction regulations. Read story
Accent on Due Diligence
Outline of a three-part due diligence investigation that should be conducted before making an overseas acquisition. Read story
Keeping the SEC Happier
Summary of two SEC rules governing financial-reporting and insider-investment activities of public companies. Read story
Local Taxes 1, Businesses 0
Chart showing most companies' taxes have increased in last three years, but tax personnel head count has decreased. Read story
Two Partners, One Life Policy
'First to die' insurance coverage covers all company owners but pays only with the first death. Read story
