Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and finance from DePaul University. Katrina Ávila Munichiello is an experienced editor, ...

Financial statements comprise three important written records: the cash flow statement, the income statement and the balance sheet. Companies furnish financial statements to provide information on ...

J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. David ...

What Else Do Financial Records Include? Other than the most common line items found in financial statements, investors can also read the lesser known items, such as the footnotes, which often contain ...

Taking on debt can be perfectly reasonable, and desirable, for a business to do if operations are profitable. The profits earned from the additional investment will cover the borrowing costs, and the ...

Every February and August, business news sites are full of headlines about company reports and “earnings season”. That’s because in Australia, most companies have a reporting period ending June 30 – ...

When you apply for business funding, lenders and investors want to ensure they won’t lose money on your venture. That’s why bringing detailed financial statements to your pitch meeting is crucial.

Tax-exempt organizations are working through the biggest change to not-for-profit financial reporting in 25 years. FASB Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958 ...

Financial analysis is an aspect of the overall business finance function that involves examining historical data to gain information about the current and future financial health of a company.