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without a reliable process for tracking and collecting payments will eventually find it difficult to turn their revenues and profits into cash flow. One in four businesses fail because of interruptions to cash flow. Don’t allow yourself to be included in the statistics of failed businesses by following these simple tips: […]
With widely available accounting tools, it is now easier than ever to keep an accurate record of where your company’s money is going. However, there are still possibilities of committing errors and accounting mistakes. While some accounting mistakes are insignificant and easy to correct, there are more serious mistakes that may have detrimental effects on [...]
If a company releases its financial statements to the public, it is required to follow Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, called GAAP, in the preparation of those statements. “GAAP” consists of three important sets of rules: Basic accounting principles and guidelines. Detailed rules and standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and its predecessor [...]
Money is a great motivator, which is why financial reports exist. Financial reports must contain truthful and unbiased information, and accountants must create unbiased and accurate financial reports for those who deal with finance in the various sectors of society. Accounting is the legal and moral method to create accurate and honest decisions that will [...]
Financial reporting means balance sheets, profit and loss statements, financial notes, and disclosures, and it has its own language. It’s the language used to communicate information about the financial condition of a company, be it a not-for-profit business, a state or local government, the guidelines are found in the GAAP: the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles [...]
These basic principles form the basis which modern accounting is based. The best-known of these principles are as follows: The Accrual Principle: The concept that accounting transactions should be recorded in the periods when they actually occur; Ignoring this principle would cause delays in payments. […]
Accounting principles are the rules and guidelines that companies must follow when reporting financial data. American accounting principles are defined as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Companies must regularly file financial statements according to GAAP to remain listed on the major U.S. stock exchanges. GAAP is based on three rules: […]
Businesses get the money; Accountants keep the books. Accountants keep businesses, governments and “not-for-profits” groups working by following systematic methods of recording their financial activity. […]
Public accounting offers a varied career path. The duties of an account will depend on the size of the firm , and is generally a “partnership” In a small firm, one may work on business audits and taxes for both businesses and individuals. In larger firms, you will likely work on audits or taxes, depending [...]
