Many investors get intimidated by accounting concepts, but it's important to understand how a company brings in revenue, and how much of that money makes it to the bottom line in the form of profit.

Expenses are the costs of doing business to gain revenues, and they are accrued when they are incurred but not paid in the same period. Since the expense still applies to the period it was incurred, ...

Accruals and deferrals in the accounting cycle involve the time at which income and expense entries are noted in their respective accounts. Accruals and deferrals occur only when a business uses ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Most businesses handle their accounting on an accrual basis. What is accrual basis accounting? It’s the practice of recording transactions at the point of origination, even if no money changes hands ...

Due to the recent turmoil in the credit markets, creditors and borrowers alike are evaluating the tax treatment of interest accruals related to troubled loans. Generally under Treas. Reg. § 1.446-2(a) ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Fiduciary/Claymore Energy Infrastructure Fund (“FMO” or the “Fund”) today announced a change in the estimate of the accrual of federal and state income tax ...

J.B. Maverick is an active trader, commodity futures broker, and stock market analyst 17+ years of experience, in addition to 10+ years of experience as a finance writer and book editor. Suzanne is a ...