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 ...

In business accounting, several basic financial statements are prepared regularly to maintain awareness of the company's financial condition. These documents provide management, creditors and possible ...

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 ...

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.

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...