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 ...

A balance sheet is a financial statement that provides a snapshot of a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholder's equity. A balance sheet is a type of financial statement. It gives you an ...

The link between a balance sheet and an income statement is obvious, but it's also tricky. The more income your business earns, the more value should show up on its balance sheet. But the calculations ...

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 ...

If you're interested in investing, you've probably read quite a few articles that say "do your homework" before buying a stock. Reading and understanding a balance sheet is part of that homework.

Financial statements are essentially the report cards for businesses. They tell the story, in numbers, about the financial health of the business. The information found on the financial statements of ...

The ability to raise capital is essential to keep your business growing and thriving. However, if you want to attract interest from potential investors or secure a loan, your balance sheet becomes a ...

Thinking about balance sheets isn’t the most exciting part of being a small business owner. However, if you want to position your business for growth or increase your cash flow, building a fortress ...

In the previous issue, we republished a column from 2008 to help readers who might be confused or even baffled by the massive paradigm shift contained in the recent lease accounting exposure draft ...

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 ...

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 ...

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued an update known as ASC 842 that, among other changes, brings most leases onto the balance sheet. Now, all of a company’s operating ...