How Double-Entry Bookkeeping Works in a General Ledger

The double-entry system creates a balance sheet made up of assets, liabilities, and equity. The sheet is balanced because a company’s assets will always equal its liabilities plus equity. Assets include all of the items that a company owns, such as inventory, cash, machinery, buildings, and even intangible items such as patents. For a sole […]

Consistency Wikipedia

It will be a long time before you savor the fruits of success. This makes it difficult for one to keep patience and therefore develop consistency. We want quick results hence incremental progress does not matter. This habit is all about investing in constant efforts to make incremental progress. To understand this better, consider a […]

How To Use The Days Sales of Inventory DSI Metric

It’s also sometimes referred to as inventory days on hand, days inventory outstanding, or days sales of inventory. The longer your days in inventory rate, the more likely you are to lose money on that inventory. Longer days in inventory can also reduce your overall return on investment and lower your profitability in the eyes […]

How Do I File Returns for Back Taxes?

However, you neglected to report any income from your side hustle, in which you earned $15,000 managing social media for a few local businesses. Because the omitted income is more than 25% of the gross income you reported on your return, the IRS has six years to come after the unpaid taxes on your side […]

Learn About Financial Reporting Standards For Goodwill

PwC refers to the US member firm or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates, and may sometimes refer to the PwC network. This content is for general information purposes only, and should not be used as a substitute for consultation with professional advisors. The correct treatment for positive goodwill, also known as a bargain purchase […]

Rental Property Accounting & Bookkeeping Tips

This means marketing your property, staying on top of real estate trends, communicating with your tenants, keeping a regular maintenance schedule, and staying on top of your bookkeeping and taxes. That’s where good accounting software comes in, and while it might cost you upwards of a few hundred dollars a month, it will make the […]

Research & Development Tax Credit 2023 Year in Review

Under US GAAP, R&D costs within the scope of ASC 7301 are expensed as incurred. US GAAP also has specific requirements for motion picture films, website development, cloud computing costs and software development costs. Treatment of capitalised development costs Once development costs have been capitalised, the asset should be amortised in accordance with the accruals concept over its finite […]