Kategorie Archiv: Bookkeeping

Comprehensive Income: Statement, Purpose, and Definition

Contrary to net income, other comprehensive income is income (gains and losses) not yet realized. It reflects income that cannot be accounted for by the income statement. Some examples of other comprehensive income are foreign currency hedge gains and losses, cash flow hedge gains and losses, and unrealized gains and losses for securities that are […]

Notes Payable Definition, Journal Entries, and Examples

Discount notes issued by Freddie Mac, for example, have maturities that range from overnight to one year. The notes are issued and maintained in book-entry form through the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and investors may acquire the notes in denominations as small as $1,000. On November 1, 2018, National Company obtains a loan […]

What Is Equity, and How Do You Calculate It? Bench Accounting

SE is a number that stock investors and analysts look at when they’re evaluating a company’s overall financial health. It helps them to judge the quality of the company’s financial ratios, providing them with the tools to make better investment decisions. It may make it difficult for the company to secure financing, attract investors, or […]

Reconciliation Finance, Definition, Process, Methods

This reconciliation process allows you to confirm that the records being compared are complete, accurate, and consistent. One account will get a debit, and the other account will receive a credit for the same transaction. For instance, when a company conducts a sale, it debits either cash or accounts receivable on its bank statement balance […]

Essential Tips on How To Prepare for a Company Audit

During this phase, IA management may identify additional questions or issues that will require some follow up by the audit team. While the audit team may have left your department, the audit is not complete until the final audit report is issued. So please be patient, IA must ensure that every audit is a quality […]

What is goodwill? Types and examples

In turn, earnings per share (EPS) and the company’s stock price are also negatively affected. Impairment of an asset occurs when the market value of the asset drops below historical cost. This can occur as the result of an adverse event such as declining cash flows, increased competitive environment, or economic depression, among many others. […]