Every business has an accountant who prepares financial statements on a regular basis. Management, creditors and stockholders use these statements to gauge the performance of the company and make ...

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, ...

Natalya Yashina is a CPA, DASM with over 12 years of experience in accounting including public accounting, financial reporting, and accounting policies. Amanda Bellucco-Chatham is an editor, writer, ...

Amortization of a company's intangible assets can take as long as 40 years, depending on the types of assets disclosed on the company's financial statements. How these assets affect financial ...

Net worth equals assets minus liabilities; calculate using the basic accounting equation. Tangible assets include cash, real estate; intangibles include brand names, patents. Negative net worth may ...

The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation has published a set of near-final examples showing how companies can improve the reporting of uncertainties in their financial statements ...

The International Accounting Standards Board published a consultation document Wednesday with eight proposed illustrative examples showing how companies could apply International Financial Reporting ...

In today’s corporate environment, financial statements serve as the cornerstone of stakeholder decision-making. However, the increasing use of impression management techniques in financial reporting ...

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