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A company may set its competitive sights high to make money and make more of it over time, but it must heed its accounting cycle to ensure personnel follow stipulations top leadership has established.

NEW YORK (AP) — The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents “should no longer be relied upon” after investigators said they found ...

In a double-entry accounting system, a corporate bookkeeper records every transaction through two accounts, depending on the underlying economic event -- the other name for a transaction. The ...

Advocates for ending quarterly reporting argue it imposes heavy compliance costs and encourages managers to focus unduly on ...

You want to refinance your home. The bank requires an appraisal to determine the current value. The appraiser uses data from 2019. Would you feel good about that? Or let’s say you want to sell your ...

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a concepts statement Thursday to provide a conceptual framework for its work on note disclosure requirements for state and local governments. GASB ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump's image as a wealthy ...

NEW YORK — The accounting firm that prepared former President Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump’s image as a wealthy businessman, ...