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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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The household balance sheet accounts for current and future assets and cash flows, so that you can judge whether your current assets are sufficient to meet future expected spending. You get one chance ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) introduced a new accounting standard (ASU 2016-02) that requires companies to recognize operating lease assets and liabilities on the balance sheet. My ...

Tim Bennett explains what a balance sheet is for, including the type of information it contains, and how you can use it. See all of Tim's video tutorials here. Don't miss the latest investment and ...