Coming To Terms With Accountants
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 story
Corporate Accounting
Special "gaap" For Small Business
Small businesses have complained for years that the financial reporting standards used in this country, which were developed and refined with large, publi... Read story
Accounting
Related Terms: Certified Public... Read story
Audits, External
Related Terms: Audits, Internal ; Read story
Audits, Internal
Related Terms: Accounting Methods Intern... Read story
Cash Flow Statement
Related Terms: Financial statements ... Read story
Certified Public Accountants
Certified public accountants (CPAs) provide a broad range of financial services to small businesses. These services include preparation of financial state... Read story
Depreciation
"Depreciation" literally means the lowering of the value of something—and specifically of fixed or capital assets. In accounting terminology the word re... Read story
Financial Statements
Related Terms: Annual Report ; Read story
Income Statements
Related Terms: Annual Reports ; Read story
Investor Relations and Reporting
Related Terms: Financial Statements ; Read story
Pro Forma Statements
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 story
Proxy Statements
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 story
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
SEC Disclosure Laws and Regulations
Related Terms: Sarbanes-Oxley Companies that are... Read story
First, Tidy Up the Paperwork
Tips on getting your paperwork organized so you can attract outside investors. Read story
Small Businesses Looking for Bigger Say with FASB
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 story
Private Companies Make SarbOx Changes
June 21, 2004 -- The Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform laws that have forced public companies to take a long, hard look at their financial ... Read story
Sarbanes-Oxley Draws Renewed Criticism
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 story
SEC Offers Small Businesses Sarbox Relief
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 story
Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations May Be Loosened
Dec. 13, 2005 --Small public companies could save millions of dollars now spent on audits required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, according to... Read story
SEC Seeks Public Input on Sarbanes-Oxley
Some small businesses claim compliance too burdensome and discourages them from public offerings. Read story
Sarbanes-Oxley Regulations May Be Loosened
Dec. 13, 2005 --Small public companies could save millions of dollars now spent on audits required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, according to... Read story
Small Firms Get Break on Accounting Rules
The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to ease parts of Sarbanes-Oxley considered too burdensome. Read story
SOX Reprieve for Small Business
The SEC will review rules requiring external checks on financial controls at smaller companies. Read story
FASB Limits Stock Options
What new stock option rules mean for you. Read story
What Does Sarbanes-Oxley Mean for Companies That Want to Go Public?
Added costs may keep smaller businesses away. Read story
Cash Flow Statement
A breakdown of the cash flow statement, and methods for simplifying the procedure. Read story
Sarbanes-Oxley Has Some Publics Thinking Private
May 20, 2004 -- The increasing cost of complying with the Sarbanes-Oxley corporate reform law has more public companies mulling going pri... Read story
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is a federal agency responsible for administering federal securities laws that protect investors. The SE... Read story
Who Wants Your New Product?
Companies waste precious dollars selling to the wrong prospects. Read story
Sarbox No Picnic For Teddy Bear Maker
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 story
Fast-Growing Firms Feel Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley
June 28, 2005 --The PricewaterhouseCoopers' Trendsetter Barometer released last week reported that 17% of the fastest growing private comp... Read story
Can't Find an Accountant?
You're not alone. Sarbanes-Oxley has so overwhelmed accountants that companies are having trouble getting their books audited. Read story
Electronic Mail
Related Terms: Spam Electronic mail, or e-mail, has in large part di... Read story
Leaseback Logic
"Renting Money" (Capital, April) properly pointed out several advantages to a small business that uses sale-leasebacks to finance its growth. We cau... Read story
Sarb-Ox Spurs New Accounting Systems for Small Businesses
August 3, 2004 -- Microsoft Excel might be nearing its 20th birthday, but a recent study shows that small and mid-sized companies have be... Read story
The Art of Unhatched-Chicken Accounting
The top four banks have taken significant charges for impairment of their mortgage-servicing rights. The bottom three have not. Countrywide ... Read story
IPO Basics: The Registration Statement
Registration statements have the following two principal parts: Part I is the prospectus, the legal offering or "selling" document. The "i... Read story
What Enron Didn't Teach Us
Years after multibillion-dollar scandals rocked corporate America, more than half of employees at both public and private companies admit they have witnessed... Read story
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