UNDERSTANDING AVAILABLE EMPLOYMENT TAX CREDITS By Thomas Jones, Jr. Our nation’s unemployment rate hovers at nine percent and monthly job losses continue to rise. That has generated discussions in Washington about innovative fiscal policy instruments, such as job creation tax credits, to help stimulate labor demand. In 2010 Washington took action and signed the Hiring [...]

THE ONE SECRET EVERY TEXAS CEO SHOULD KNOW ABOUT GROUP MEDICAL INSURANCE By Mike Chapman In this lousy economy small business owners really have to know what they’re doing to compete successfully within an industry and market. Success comes because of accurate and timely information from employees and key suppliers, and then taking quick corrective [...]

FIVE ISSUES TO CONSIDER WHILE MANAGING EMPLOYEE 401 (K) PLANS By Todd Kading For many of your employees, their largest investment asset is their 401(k) plan through your company. Managing the plans can be one of the least understood challenges in the investment world, and like many other aspects of operating a business, transparency is [...]

By Yvonne Secretan, CMA, MBA Having good financial data is the key to making informed business decisions, no matter what the size of your business. Without accurate, timely and relevant financial reports, business decisions are made on a gut feel, and not based on hard quantifiable facts. As CEO, you are consistently asked to make [...]

By Michele Strain If you’re on the board of directors of a foundation, a contributor to a community foundation, or considering establishing a foundation of your own, the Internal Revenue Code distinguishes between private foundations (usually funded by an individual, family, or corporation) and community foundations or other nonprofit groups that raise money from the [...]

For the many Texas multinationals, maintaining programs for globally mobile employees, tax and payroll compliance should be a priority, especially since it is quickly becoming a priority for the IRS.

Discovering fraud inside your business has to be one of the most painful, frustrating and challenging issues a businessperson ever has to face. Learn these controls to protect your organization

We interviewed Stephen Solcher, CFO of BMC Software in Houston, who was voted the most effective and trusted CFO in the software sector to see just how he rounded up those Wall Street types.