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Treasury Stands Ready to Buoy SBA Lending
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Tougher Rules on Deferred Pay
The Treasury Department is clamping down on tax regulations for deferred compensation plans. Are you in compliance? Executive com... Read more
Electronic Tax Filing
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Writing Off the Cost of Business-Related Debt
To buy equipment and run your business, it's inevitable that you'll incur debt at some time or another. Generally, interest on business loans is fully ded... Read more
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 more
Treasury Dept. Relaxes FSA Deadline
May 25, 2005 --The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service announced that they will allow employees who take advantage of Fle... Read more
Tax Panel: Limit Deductions, Lower Rates
Nov. 2, 2005 -- The President's tax-reform advisory panel submitted two proposals on Tuesday to the Treasury Department, including recomm... Read more
How Interest Rates Compare
Here are some representative interest rates as reported in March. The relationships among them change daily, so check current yields before committing mo... Read more
How We Did It: Crane & Co.
200 years of happy customers, from Paul Revere to the Saudi government. Read more
Tax Deductible Business Expenses
Tax deductible expenses are almost any "ordinary, necessary, and reasonable" expenses that help to earn business income. Deductible expenses are those tha... Read more
The Small-Business Lending Riddle
Just before Christmas, the Treasury Department released the terms for banks wishing to tap into the Read more
House Passes Small-Business Bill
The House voted on Thursday to pass legislation that would create a $30-billion lending fund for small businesses and $12 billion in tax credits.Read more
Give Small Businesses The Tax Breaks On Mergers
In the corporate mating game, large companies have the cards stacked in their favor. Taxpayers and small businesses end up footing the bill. Read more
The Valve Of Valuation
When considering an appropriate rate of return for a closely held business, alternative investments must be used as a benchmark ("What's It Worth to You?"... Read more
Why Industrial Revenue Bonds Must Be Saved
Tax-exempt IRBs have helped create thousands of jobs. Now the Treasury wants to kill the program and, so far, the campaign seems to be succeeding. Read more
White House Throws Pensions A Curve
Steel, auto and airline companies were about to feel good about retiree drug benefits. Now this. Read more
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A New Tack For The New Year
Two proposed bills -- one to create jobs for small business at home, another to study the worldwide economic slump -- might provide the solution voters seek. Read more
Baby Bonds
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Ahead Of The Pack
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Roll Over, James Madison
Treasury Dept. includes Leslie Brokaw's "Books that Transform Companies" in its list of suggested readings. Read more
4 Common Questions That Irritate Customers
Ask any of these dumb questions during an initial conversation with a customer and you've probably lost the sale. Read more
Why Obama's Small Biz Rescue Plan Is Collapsing
You might recall that a couple weeks back, the Obama Administration convened a "small business summit" to Read more
Small Business Aid Bill Passes Senate
The Senate approved legislation on Thursday to cut taxes and create a $30 billion lending fund for small businesses. The bill, which passed... Read more
Bank of America Hiring Small Business Bankers
CEO Brian Moynihan plans to hire add 1,000 employees to focus on developing relationships with and products for small companies. Read more
Surviving Tax Season
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The Treasury Department's Plan to Unlock Credit
How the government plans to get credit flowing to small business again. Read more
The Bailout: A Modest Proposal
I, for one, am glad that the $700 billion bailout is stalled for the moment, though not for the reasons over which the balkers are balking. Republicans ca... Read more
What Loan Officers Want
Chris Reilly of commercial lender CIT offers up tips on getting an SBA loan. Read more
Managing and Benefits
Selling employees on health savings accounts. Plus, how to motivate junior staffers who are short on humility. Read more
All About Investments
Two resource guides providing ideas on investment opportunities. Read more
Senate Advances Small Business Aid Package
The bill, which includes a $30-billion loan fund, is now all but guaranteed to pass. Read more
Report: Half of Small Businesses Denied Credit
"Qualified borrowers are hard to find," says one bank chief executive. Read more
How To Make Megamergers Work For Everyone
The time has come to face up to the problem of "megamergers." I define a megamerger as any transaction that results in a business with at least $100... Read more
Survey Casts Doubt On Future Jobs Tax Credit
Small and mid-sized companies are likely to be disappointed if they look for a new jobs tax credit program to replace the Targeted Employment Tax Credit t... Read more
The World's Most Interesting Intern
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Could You Spot Counterfeit Money?
Last year saw a surge in counterfeiting. Here's how you can protect your business. Read more
Bernanke Raises Interest In Microlending
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