Accounting professionals are accustomed to complying with accounting standards. Generally accepted accounting standards set the guidelines for reporting financial transactions in the United States.

Consolidated financial statements combine a parent company's information with one or more subsidiary companies to produce one master document. Investors, lenders or regulatory agencies often require a ...

Financial statements are written records of a business’s financial situation. They include standard reports like the balance sheet, income or profit and loss statements, and cash flow statement. They ...

The accounting cycle tracks a transaction until it's added to your company's financial statement. Follow this eight-step ...

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The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a concepts statement Thursday to provide a conceptual framework for its work on note disclosure requirements for state and local governments. GASB ...

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