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, ...

There are four primary financial reports a business must issue at the end of its fiscal period, and their purposes vary based on content and applicable regulations. This quartet of financial data ...

Spring is here. The Easter bunny is on his or her way as Easter approaches. Get those kites decorated! Meanwhile, millions of publicly traded companies (those operating on a calendar year) across the ...

When you apply for business funding, lenders and investors want to ensure they won’t lose money on your venture. That’s why bringing detailed financial statements to your pitch meeting is crucial.

Every February and August, business news sites are full of headlines about company reports and “earnings season”. That’s because in Australia, most companies have a reporting period ending June 30 – ...

Tax-exempt organizations are working through the biggest change to not-for-profit financial reporting in 25 years. FASB Accounting Standard Update (ASU) No. 2016-14, Not-for-Profit Entities (Topic 958 ...

Nonprofit organizations submit financial statements to government authorities, lenders and investors just like their for-profit counterparts, although the focus of the financial statements is slightly ...

Financial analysis is an aspect of the overall business finance function that involves examining historical data to gain information about the current and future financial health of a company.