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“Corporate finance executives say their annual audits are growing more contentious and more expensive as auditors facing heightened regulatory pressure are seeking more justification and documentation from managers. Auditors have sharply increased requests for documentation, details of internal controls processes and minutia around asset valuations, as the Public Company Accounting…

“Unless Congress acts, during the last week of December an estimated 1.3 million people will lose access to an emergency program providing them with additional weeks of jobless benefits. A further 850,000 will be denied benefits in the first quarter of 2014.”

“The IRS issued final regulations that permit employers to make midyear reductions or suspensions of safe-harbor matching or nonelective contributions to retirement plans in certain situations. Proposed regulations were issued on May 18, 2009, permitting a midyear reduction or suspension of nonelective contributions if the employer incurred a substantial business…

“It only comes around once a year, but it could mean a big boost for your business. Learn from these retailers who know how to leverage Small Business Saturday.”

The industry’s unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent, showing that construction firms haven’t suffered much loss due to the 16-day Federal Government Shutdown. Employment hit a 50-month high as 11,000 jobs were added in October.

“Serving our country has instilled within me a sense of pride, honor, and the desire to go out and earn what I want out of this life,” says veteran Bennett Grove. Read how he and Christian Byler apply their military smarts to small business.

“Sales reps need context in their sales process. The right context can provide you with the needed information for an effective and informative relationship with your prospects (and avoid the need to make those dreaded cold calls).”

“A Forbes’ study of the top brands finds that the Apple name is as strong as ever. Apple is the most valuable brand in the world for a third straight time at $104.3 billion, up 20% over last year. It is worth nearly twice as much as any other brand…

“Not so long ago, computer hackers focused mainly on organizations that had the most to offer. They followed the money, trying to breach big companies and access cash, sensitive data or intellectual property. These days, hackers are just as likely to probe the systems of small to mid-size entities.”

“When Congress resumes the budget debate on Wednesday, many companies will be nervously counting the days. That is because 55 federal tax breaks are scheduled to expire at the end of the year. The uncertainty over their fate already is muddying financial forecasts for next year, corporate executives say.”