The Basics of Understanding Financial Statements by Mariusz Skonieczny is a good primer on how to read financial statements with an eye toward ascertaining the financial well-being of the company. The ...

In the startup era, it’s easier than ever to launch a new business. With barriers to entry for new ventures at historic lows, it’s now extremely common to see aspiring entrepreneurs from all walks of ...

You don’t need a CPA or a Ph.D. in math to understand your stocks’ financial statements. They do have a lot of numbers, but they are just logically-organized tables of information, not math problems.

A good business plan is an entrepreneur’s best friend. It’s an indispensable document, and every section matters, from the executive summary to the market analysis to the appendix; however, no section ...

If you own stocks or a business, you may know about financial statements. I’ll give an overview of financial statements so you can understand some of the common items. Financial statements report how ...

Income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statements. If you're running a business, you probably have some knowledge of basic financial statements and how to use them. But do you know why ...

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 ...

When you own a small business, you have deadlines to meet, customers to serve, orders to fill, and a million other things to do. Finding time to work on your business and manage your financials can ...

It may seem belated, but the Governmental Accounting Standards Board has just recently gotten around to defining such fundamental accounting concepts as "asset" and "liability."It has also defined a ...

In April 2004, FASB and the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) created a joint project on financial statement presentation. The project is part of the memorandum of understanding between ...

Last Thursday, the Supreme Court rendered its decision on the federal health care law, and if you would like to know more about how this will affect you, check out healthcare.gov and click on the ...