Video | Newsletters | Subscribe Now

Smaller Businesses

You are here: Home : Topics A-Z : Smaller Businesses

Follow this topic

Sign up for newsletters
Subscribe to our Smaller Businesses RSS feed

Could Small Biz Get Another Sarbox Reprieve?
As the SEC and PCAOB continue to revise their internal-control standards, what should small businesses do in the meantime? A few are asking senators for an extension. April 19, 2007
Congressmen to Seek 404 Relief
New legislation aims to reduce the "financial burdens" put on small and midsize businesses having to comply with Sarbox. March 9, 2007
Kerry Eyes Fed Pool for Sickest Workers
"Just 1 percent of the population accounts for over 20 percent of health-care expenses," the senator says. February 14, 2007
A Truce in the Sarbox Tech War?
Will companies and their auditors ever agree on how to test information technology systems for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance? The Institute of Internal Auditors hopes its new guidelines on IT controls will help. February 9, 2007
Executive Comp Splits Minimum Wage Camps
Large companies are complaining about a revenue-raising measure that would limit the amount that highly paid executives can defer on their taxes. February 6, 2007
Travel Expenses, Down to Earth
Some thoughts on keeping your global spend from flying off in all directions. January 29, 2007
Without Tax Relief, Wage Hike Stalls
A House bill that would raise the minimum wage encounters opposition in the Senate. January 24, 2007
Small Businesses Weigh In on Wage Hike
The incoming chair of the Senate Finance Committee predicts a minimum-wage increase will be passed this year, as long as it's paired with tax cuts for small businesses. January 11, 2007
SEC Extends 404 Deadline for Small Biz
The regulator officially announces a five-month extension for management's assessment of internal controls, and grants even more time for the audit attestation requirement. December 15, 2006
Small-Business Chairs Rap Contracting
Small businesses are missing out on their share of government-contract awards, congressional critics of a new rule say. December 5, 2006