Learn the principles of financial accounting, its importance, and how it functions to provide a clear picture of a company's financial health and compliance.

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 ...

All publicly traded companies are required to release financial statements quarterly so investors can get a sense of how the business is doing. There are three main financial statements investors ...

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 ...

The term "fiduciary activities" refers to assets, which a federal, state or municipal government administers for non-federal individuals. Some types of fiduciary activities include the Thrift Savings ...

Financial ratios express relationships between financial statement items. Although they provide historical data, management can use ratios to identify internal strengths and weaknesses, and estimate ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

The AICPA Accounting and Review Services Committee (ARSC) voted Thursday to expose for public comment a proposed revision that would “make explicit” that a CPA preparing financial statements as a ...

The new book, The Rule of 72, by forensic accounting expert, John Del Vecchio, offers a good refresher on the basic principles of successful investing in the first half, but the second half contains ...