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What is Managerial Accounting and How Does it Differ from Financial Accounting?

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When starting a business, all the paperwork and accounting may seem daunting. No matter how large or small your business is, managerial accounting will help you gain profit. This type of accounting aims mainly at forecasting and long-term business decisions and is used to ensure your company’s financial health.

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Grant Thornton Appoints New Leaders to Audit Quality & Risk Leadership Team

CPA Practice

In this role, Decker will be responsible for leading the firm’s various professional practices, including Accounting Principles, Independence, SEC Regulatory Matters and the Professional Practice Director group. Having joined Grant Thornton in 1997, Decker has more than 25 years of financial reporting, accounting and auditing experience.

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Why Should Skagit County Businesses Care About FASB and GAAP?

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Though it’s not the main thing I’ll be writing about today, I did want to point out this economic elephant in the room for my Mount Vernon business owner readers and clients, and not just speed on by and into my accounting geekery. It was started some 50 years ago as a successor to the Accounting Principles Board.

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Small Businesses’ Biggest Lease Accounting Pitfalls

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New lease accounting standards are in effect for publicly traded companies in the U.S. after the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) introduced changes to the way businesses account for their outstanding leases.

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GAAP: What It Is and Why Your Investors Expect It

inDinero Accounting

Accrual Accounting is a vital component of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Understanding the principles of GAAP accrual accounting can be challenging and daunting; however, with the right guidance, it can be achieved. What are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)?

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Banks Will Have To Report Loan Losses Faster

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The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (June 16) that accounting rules are taking effect that would ensure that banks would have to report loans going south much earlier than had been done before, which may push reserves higher, eating into profits. The new rules have been issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.

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What Is ASC 606, and How Will It Impact My Company?

inDinero Tax Tips

For an executive or business owner, keeping up to date with accounting regulations is low on the to-do list. However, you should make an exception for “Accounting Standards Codification Topic 606: Revenue from Contracts with Customer” often referred to as ‘ASC 606’ or ‘FASB ASC 606’ What Is ASC 606?