A balance sheet offers a glimpse into a company’s assets and breaks them into two categories: current and non-current assets. Current assets like cash equivalents and securities can easily be ...

Asset management is an integral part of accounting basics that deals with the monitoring and maintenance of valuable items owned by an individual or an entity. Assets contribute significantly to the ...

Accounting divides your company assets into two classes: current and long-term. Current assets include cash and anything you use up or convert to cash over the next 12 months. Typical examples are ...

Discover what physical assets are, their types, and how they're accounted for in business. Learn how they impact financial statements and business operations.

Accounting for stuff like office supplies is simple. You spend $50 on copier paper, and you record a $50 expense in your ledger. Purchasing fixed assets such as land, buildings or equipment is more ...

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Mergers and acquisitions are an important way that growing companies get bigger, and structuring a deal in the best interests of both the acquirer and the target is critical to getting a transaction ...

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TO PROVIDE BUSINESSES WITH GUIDANCE ON WHEN and how to recognize a liability for asset retirement obligations, FASB issued Statement no. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations. The statement ...