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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Traditional financial reports miss critical business drivers like frozen capital, deferred taxes and relationship quality.
Under pressure from banks and regulators, the Financial Accounting Standards Board has decided to reverse itself and postpone the effective date of an accounting rule that would have forced financial ...
In the age of balance-sheet scandal, how to find the right accountant jackie.sauter// February 21, 2002 // Listen to this article ...
For February 27, my forensic accounting needle in a haystack comes from an airline that early adopted a new accounting standard related to its operating leases. Analyst Peter Apockotos found an ...