Small Business Section
Your small business is your livelihood. How do you protect what you have created and grow it into a thriving business that you can leave to others? What kind of information do you need to better serve your small business clients? The Small Business Section provides regular updates on topics such as human resources trends, sources of capital for small business, and legislative and regulatory impacts on your business. Get in the know with the help of OSCPA and fellow members who are addressing the problems unique to small businesses. Join the Small Business Section now.
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Sep 01, 2011
Putting costs first, getting maximum participation, and knowing the local small business market are the three principles around which states should design their small business health insurance exchanges, according a new report.
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Sep 01, 2011
The SBA and the American Red Cross have joined forces to intensify outreach efforts to educate the public about the importance of having a disaster recovery plan in place.
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Sep 01, 2011
Proposed legislation by two House members will give small businesses more peace of mind when it comes to employment taxes.
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Sep 01, 2011
The AICPA and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) jointly ventured to create the Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) credential earlier this year. Additional information on the credential can now be found on the CGMA website. The CGMA will serve as a new gold standard in the management accountant industry worldwide. Members will have access to a global community of more than 550,000 members through this joint venture with a mutual goal of continually advancing the science of management accounting. More information regarding the CGMA can be found at CGMA.org.
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Sep 01, 2011
The National Federation of Independent Business’s Small-Business Optimism Index dropped one tenth of a point (0.1) in June, settling at 90.8.
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Sep 01, 2011
An overwhelming majority of small businesses do not expect the health care reform law to reduce cost or regulatory burdens, and most believe the law will result in premium increases but not in better care, according to a study released by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB).
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Sep 01, 2011
Startups, newly established and growing small businesses now have a new source of financing backed by the U.S. Small Business Administration. Twenty community organizations have been funded by SBA to start making loans up to $200,000 to qualifying small businesses.
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Sep 01, 2011
Sixty-four percent of small business owners do not believe tax increases should be part of the federal government's plan to reduce the deficit, according to a new survey.
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Sep 01, 2011
The IRS has issued final regulations (TD 9542) governing elections by individual taxpayers, corporations and partnerships to deduct startup expenses or organizational expenditures. The regulations adopt with a slight change temporary regulations the Service issued in 2008 (TD 9411).
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Sep 01, 2011
A new document from the Treasury Department may be the catalyst that changes the way small business is defined, and it’s causing some consternation among small business owners who fear higher taxes may follow.
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