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, ...

Companies must produce a series of financial statements to provide information on the their activities, net worth and viability. There are three main financial statements maintained by companies and ...

Amortization of a company's intangible assets can take as long as 40 years, depending on the types of assets disclosed on the company's financial statements. How these assets affect financial ...

Cash flow statements reveal money flow in/out of a business, divided into operations, investments, and financing. Operating cash flow reflects the cash transactions from core business activities. Free ...

Inherent risk is the risk posed by an error or omission in a financial statement because of a factor other than a failure of ...

The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation has published a set of near-final examples showing how companies can improve the reporting of uncertainties in their financial statements ...

Financial statements are written records of a business’s financial situation. They include standard reports like the balance sheet, income or profit and loss statements, and cash flow statement. They ...

Editor’s Note: This post is focused on helping you understand profit and loss statements. This financial statement is used by most small business owners to help assess business profits and losses ...

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 ...