When the Financial Accounting Standards Board updated the business accounting rules earlier this year, Apple was quick to embrace them. Here's a look at how they went about it and why, along with a few tips on how you can switch to the new rules, too.
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An initial public offering of stock can be viewed as the definitive sign of a company's success. Here is a look at the steps a company can take to prepare for an IPO.
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The SEC will review rules requiring external checks on financial controls at smaller companies. Read more
The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to ease parts of Sarbanes-Oxley considered too burdensome. Read more
March 14, 2005 -- Sarbanes-Oxley can be a headache for small businesses, but relief may be in sight with the extension of a key upcomin... Read more
Dec. 13, 2005 --Small public companies could save millions of dollars now spent on audits required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, according to... Read more
Some small businesses claim compliance too burdensome and discourages them from public offerings. Read more
Dec. 13, 2005 --Small public companies could save millions of dollars now spent on audits required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, according to... Read more
What new stock option rules mean for you. Read more
Added costs may keep smaller businesses away. Read more
Tips on getting your paperwork organized so you can attract outside investors. Read more
Like most specialists, accountants have their own set of acronyms and terms. Here is a glossary of the accounting profession's most common ones. Big... Read more
Small businesses have complained for years that the financial reporting standards used in this country, which were developed and refined with large, publi... Read more
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Certified public accountants (CPAs) provide a broad range of financial services to small businesses. These services include preparation of financial state... Read more
"Depreciation" literally means the lowering of the value of something—and specifically of fixed or capital assets. In accounting terminology the wor... Read more
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Pro forma , a Latin term meaning "as a matter of form," is applied to the process of presenting financial projections for a specific time period i... Read more
A proxy statement is, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), "a document which is intended to provide security holders with the inform... Read more
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 more
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May 27, 2004 --Since the collapses of the likes of Enron and WorldCom and the introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley governance laws in 2002, ... Read more
June 21, 2004 -- The Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform laws that have forced public companies to take a long, hard look at their financial ... Read more
Jan. 13, 2005 --Less than three years after the public scandals of Enron, WorldCom and Global Crossing first came to light, a group of com... Read more
There's little more annoying than the biggest kid on the court threatening to take his ball and go home because he doesn't like the rules of the game. B... Read more
A breakdown of the cash flow statement, and methods for simplifying the procedure. Read more
Hot off the presses, here's the report from the accounting gods (by which I mean the P... Read more
May 20, 2004 -- The increasing cost of complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform law has more public companies mulling going private, acco... Read more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is a federal agency responsible for administering federal securities laws that protect investors. The SE... Read more
Oct. 5, 2005 --Vermont Teddy Bear Company CEO Elisabeth Robert feels the weight of the world lifted from her shoulders. "I'm in the... Read more
Companies waste precious dollars selling to the wrong prospects. Read more
June 28, 2005 --The PricewaterhouseCoopers' Trendsetter Barometer released last week reported that 17% of the fastest growing private comp... Read more
You're not alone. Sarbanes-Oxley has so overwhelmed accountants that companies are having trouble getting their books audited. Read more
Thinking of hiring a financial professional, but not sure whether you need a bookkeeper, accountant, or chief financial officer? This guide will help you dec... Read more
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"Renting Money" (Capital, April) properly pointed out several advantages to a small business that uses sale-leasebacks to finance its growth. We cau... Read more
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