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

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 ...

A financial statement that lists the assets, liabilities and equity of a company at a specific point in time and is used to calculate the net worth of a business. A basic tenet of double-entry ...

Balance-sheet balances carry over from one period to the next. So the ending cash balance from last year will become the beginning cash balance this year. Throughout the year, transactions will ...

Learn what every business owner needs to know about financial accounting, accounting software and financial statements.

Liabilities includes all credit accounts on which your business owes principal and interest. These debts typically result from the use of borrowed money to pay for immediate asset needs. Long-term ...

Money rules the world. From Fortune 500 companies to the dollar bills in your wallet, money is what makes the world go round. Although many people lack a basic understanding of money. That’s why we ...

Creative accounting can come in many different forms. It can also occur in many different ways. Keep in mind that certain loopholes exist that may help a company legally spin its financial reporting ...

The Fed balance sheet is a financial statement published once a week that shows what the Federal Reserve (Fed) owns and owes.

Accounting is vital to a business’s financial hygiene; here’s everything entrepreneurs need to know about it. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

A balance sheet is a financial report that provides a snapshot of a business’s position at a given point in time, including its assets (economic resources), its liabilities (debts or obligations), and ...