Untaxed Competitors
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U.S. Congress
Digital Signature Bill to Give E-Commerce a Boost
This week both chambers of the U.S. Congress approved legislation that outlines national standards for electronic record keeping and gives digital signatu... Read story
Accelerated Cost Recovery System (ACRS)
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Multiple Employer Trust
A Multiple Employer Trust (MET) is a group of ten or more employers who form a trust in order to minimize the tax implications of providing certain types ... Read story
Getting In on the E-Signature Game
Over the centuries, signatures have come in many forms, from a simple mark to a copperplate John Hancock to the imprint of an intricately carved ivory sea... Read story
Board of Directors
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Will the Bailout Help You?
It's the $700 billion question on everyone's mind -- and nobody has a real answer. To understand whether the money will start flowing again, it's important t... Read story
Let's Get Rid Of The Corporate Income Tax
Politicians talk boastfully about taxing wealthy corporations, when they are really just using smoke and mirrors to obfuscate the issue. Read story
MEMS the Word
MEMS, which is short for micro-electro-mechanical systems, may be almost too small to see, but they could play a big role in the future. Read story
Report: Business Owners Regaining Confidence in the Economy
Hiring and sales commissions are up, though concerns about health care persist. Read story
The Dot-Com Congressman
Jared Polis sold his company for $780 million at the height of the first dot-com bubble. Now the serial entrepreneur has won a Democratic seat in Congress. Read story
Health Maintenance Organizations and Preferred Provider Organizations
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Sarbanes-Oxley
On December 2, 2001, the Enron Corporation, a highly-respected and rapidly growing energy-trading company filed for bankruptcy. It had inflated its earnin... Read story
Empowerment Zones
Empowerment zones (EZs) are economically distressed communities designated by government for aid—but this aid is intended primarily to lift the communit... Read story
Small Businesses Show Optimism About The Next Four Years
Nov. 4, 2004 --Optimism from the business sector spread along with the news that Senator John Kerry conceded the 2004 election to Presiden... Read story
Bulletin Board
A look at various tech trends, including electronic signature software programs, professional services automation, and high-wired limos. Read story
Four Pros Nominate Their Personal Favorites
Stock-market turmoil. Skyrocketing deficits. Fears for the future. OK, economists of the world, what one book would you recommend for understanding -- or ... Read story
President-Elect Obama: What Will Change Really Mean?
Touting a message of change throughout a marathon campaign, Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday in a decisive and his... Read story
Children'S Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is a U.S. federal law designed to limit the collection and use of personal information about children... Read story
Home-Based Business
A home-based business is any enterprise for which the principal administrative and managerial activities take place within an individual's personal reside... Read story
Future Shocks
How market fragmentation is causing small companies to suffer. Read story
SEC Disclosure Laws and Regulations
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Death and Taxes
OK, forget the death part for now. Let's talk about taxes, specifically, taxes on Internet commerce. I'm sure you all like paying taxes as much as ... Read story
Audits, External
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Home Offices
A home office is a space within an individual's personal residence that is used for business purposes. It may be a corner of a spare bedroom equipped with... Read story
Anatomy of a Merger
Thought you couldn't buy property in China? So did Tim Jenks. Then he cut a deal to acquire a Chinese manufacturer. Read story
The Right Way To Cut Taxes
California's new capital gains law gives special incentives to small business. Read story
Ira's And Sep's: Retirement Plans Made Easy
New changes in the lawmake payroll-deduction Individual Retirement Accounts and Simplified Employee Pensions a corporate option worth considering. Read story
Gender Discriminations
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Globalization
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Audits, Internal
Related Terms: Accounting Methods Intern... Read story
Trademarks
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Affirmative Action
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Clean Air Act
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Business Groups Rally Against Bush Administration
November 28, 2005 --In the wake of President Bush’s recent trip to Asia, a coalition of U.S. business groups is assailing the admini... Read story
Business Groups Rally Against Bush Administration
November 28, 2005 --In the wake of President Bush?s recent trip to Asia, a coalition of U.S. business groups is assailing the administrati... Read story
The Comics Commando
Cartoonist Dick Hafer likes underdogs, including small companies he thinks are being pushed around. Bullies beware! Read story
Cut Your Health Care Costs Now
Nine ways to slash your insurance costs, from health savings accounts to getting tough with your broker to joining purchasing pools. Read story
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