Accounting

February 5, 2014 

Horizons 2014 to Feature Tax Experts from PwC, Starbucks, Ernst & Young LLP, Intuit, Verizon Wireless, AT&T and KPMG.

February 5, 2014 

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) new conflict minerals rule requires thousands of companies to perform due diligence to determine whether their products contain tin, tantalum, tungsten, or gold, determine the country of origin for those minerals and report their findings to customers and the SEC.

February 5, 2014 

Economic growth is coming to a city near you, according to a new report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors.

February 4, 2014 

Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew on Monday pressured Congress to raise the debt limit well before an end-of-the month deadline, warning that lawmakers risked derailing a potential "breakthrough year for our economy" if they don't act quickly.

February 4, 2014 

Signs of poor financial oversight at a Virginia state agency responsible for environmental stewardship emerged late last summer when federal government monitors spotted record-keeping gaps during a review of six grants awarded to Virginia totaling nearly $740,000.

February 4, 2014 

The letter lands in your business mailbox. The return address shows it's from the Internal Revenue Service. Before it's even opened, nervousness sets in.

February 3, 2014 

In his annual State of the Union Address last week, President Obama mentioned several policy initiatives he plans on advancing that could have an impact on the small businesses across the country.

February 3, 2014 

Are you a small business owner? How do you think your employees rate your management capabilities. Or, if you work for a small business, how do you think your bosses are doing?

Isaac M. O'Bannon

February 3, 2014 

Home sales increased in December, and housing professionals say the market is moving in the right direction. Residential building permits also rose for the year just ended.

February 3, 2014 

Few organizations know as much about small businesses as Intuit, the maker of QuickBooks, which is the most widely-used small business accounting and management software in the world. Now, Intuit is giving back.

February 3, 2014 

Sixteen years ago, the Los Angeles City Council adopted tough new guidelines on seismic retrofits for apartment buildings with soft stories built over garages.

February 3, 2014 

Toy maker GoldieBlox was the winner of this year's "Small Business Big Game" contest, an annual program sponsored by Intuit, the maker of QuickBooks.Winning the contest earned the Oakland-based developer of STEM-focused toys for girls a 30-second commercial during the Super Bowl. STEM stands for the core areas of science, technology, engineering and math, and…