Business Regulations

Identify one agency, bureau or department  within the federal government responsible for upholding regulations  that impact business operations. A few examples are the Environmental  Protection Agency (EPA), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Bureau of  Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) or Department of  Commerce. Research and explain the purpose of the agency, bureau and how  it directly impacts business.

The requirements below must be met for your paper to be accepted and graded:

· Write between 750 – 1,250 words (approximately 3 – 5 pages) using Microsoft Word in APA style, see example below.

· Use font size 12 and 1” margins.

· Include cover page and reference page.

· At least 80% of your paper must be original content/writing.

· No more than 20% of your content/information may come from references.

· Use at least three references from outside the course material, one  reference must be from EBSCOhost. Text book, lectures, and other  materials in the course may be used, but are not counted toward the  three reference requirement.

· Cite all reference material (data, dates, graphs, quotes,  paraphrased words, values, etc.) in the paper and list on a reference  page in APA style.

References must come from sources such as, scholarly journals found  in EBSCOhost, CNN, online newspapers such as, The Wall Street Journal,  government websites, etc. Sources such as, Wikis, Yahoo Answers, eHow,  blogs, etc. are not acceptable for academic writing.