Credit-rating agency Fitch Ratings said in a new report that it does not expect FASB s recent amendments to off-balance-sheet accounting standards to result in negative rating actions, but it believes ...

An audit is an inspection of a company's accounting records, usually done by an independent certified public accountant. Audits are performed in an effort to determine whether a business is ...

A balance sheet is a company's financial big picture for a particular moment in time. Every financial decision a business makes will eventually land on the balance sheet but understanding how the ...

Accounting practices in the U.S. have improved over the years, but there are still plenty of ways that companies can manipulate their financial results. And not just in the usual ways--the balance ...

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 ...

The Balance Sheet represents the financial position of the University and Business Areas at a particular point in time. The Balance Sheets are represented as Assets, Liabilities, and Equity/Fund ...

CPA at Centaur Digital Corp, helping busy business owners decrease the amount of time and energy needed to manage their accounting system. Wiley noticed that his business showed a loss for last year.

The Financial Accounting Standards Board will meet again Wednesday to touch up its accounting plan for off-balance-sheet entities - a plan whose implementation banking officials and accountants have ...

Our column in the Feb. 11, 2008, issue addressed the pitfalls of pursuing off-balance-sheet financing. In light of the August 2010 exposure draft from the Financial Accounting Standards Board and the ...