Learn how to analyze a company's balance sheet, including assets, liabilities, and equity, for smarter investment decisions.

Credit-rating agency Fitch Ratings said in a new report that it does not expect FASB s recent amendments to off-balance-sheet accounting standards to result in negative rating actions, but it believes ...

Accounting practices in the U.S. have improved over the years, but there are still plenty of ways that companies can manipulate their financial results. And not just in the usual ways--the balance ...

Accountants with businesses big and small normally compile financial statements each quarter. The statements paint a picture of all of the company's transactions. First, the company will record the ...

The balance sheet is a snapshot of a company's financial position at a particular time. Balance sheets are typically prepared monthly, quarterly and annually, but you can prepare one at any time to ...

Previously, we discussed some ways to improve cash flow within a company. This evolved from a question that was posed by contractors on a message board regarding the difference between profits and ...

The Balance Sheet represents the financial position of the University and Business Areas at a particular point in time. The Balance Sheets are represented as Assets, Liabilities, and Equity/Fund ...

Discover how share premium accounts are positioned on balance sheets and their strategic financial uses, including issuing bonus shares and expense coverage.

Our column in the Feb. 11, 2008, issue addressed the pitfalls of pursuing off-balance-sheet financing. In light of the August 2010 exposure draft from the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the ...

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