Small-business owners and their creditors are wise to pay careful attention to the three major financial statements: the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flow. Managers have some ...

IMGCAP(1)]A number of groups testified or submitted statements recently at a hearing of the House Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access titled “Cash ...

Many contractors can build better cash flow using accounting options that until passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) were unavailable to them. Nevertheless, there remains a surprising number of ...

Cash- and accrual-based business accounting are two methods for tracking financial performance. Learn which is right for your business.

Just about everyone has heard the phrase "cash is king" in investing. That's true for business finances, too. Cash flow is how businesses pay their employees, buy materials and cover basic expenses.

The Internal Revenue Service will typically allow you to choose the accounting method you want to use to prepare your company's tax return and supporting documents when you file your business's first ...

Cash flow is, understandably, one of a company’s most significant concerns. To stay on top of this vital financial metric, business owners rely on accurate, consistent cash flow statements. These ...

Accrual accounting is one of the primary accounting methods and is based on the matching principle, which dictates that revenues and their associated expenses be recorded in the same accounting period ...

Discover why operating cash flow is a more reliable metric than net income for assessing financial health and avoiding accounting manipulation risks.

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