Your small business is chugging along. You’re making sales, securing contracts, and keeping up with your day-to-day management. What you probably make less time for is reviewing your accounting reports. Of course, most business owners prefer to spend their time…
Read MoreAs a small business owner, you have a million questions running through your mind each day—and typically, it’s up to you to answer them! However, having a business accountant comes in handy for those questions you can’t answer on your…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Income Statement The income statement is one of the basic financial statements that disclose the financial performance of a company. Profit and loss statement (P&L), statement of income, and statement of earnings are other names for the income…
Read MoreCash vs Accrual Accounting You have finally taken the leap and started the business you have always dreamt about. However, now you must make one more tough decision: what accounting method should your business follow: cash or accrual accounting? Accounting…
Read MoreEnd of the Year Accounting Checklist One of the things that you will need to do for your business at the end of the year is to close the books. If you have been keeping them up-to-date using generally accepted…
Read MoreReports to Use in QuickBooks QuickBooks (QB) is a very user-friendly and customizable accounting software. QB designed the many features to help the user enter all of the various transactions that occur within a business. After entering data, QB offers…
Read MoreThe Importance of the Income Statement There are four basic financial statements: Balance Sheet, Cash Flow Statement, Income Statement and Statement of Retained Earnings. External users such as investors, creditors, etc. use these statements to gain insight into the financial…
Read MoreNew Revenue Recognition Standards Are Now REAL For nonpublic companies, the new revenue recognition standards that the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) implemented are now a reality. FASB 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, is effective for fiscal years beginning…
Read MoreCurrent Ratio vs. Quick Ratio Liquidity ratios are an important tool used to measure how efficiently a company can pay off its debt. The most common liquidity ratios used are the current and the quick ratio. These ratios help investors…
Read MoreTax Changes in 2018 That Will Impact You There have been a lot of rumors and speculations in the past year regarding potential tax changes. At the close of the tax year, it is hard to know what is fact…
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