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Financial vs Tax Accounting

SMBAccountant

MARCH 8, 2023

According to Investopedia, tax accounting is “a structure of accounting methods focused on taxes rather than the appearance of public financial statements”. Tax accounting applies to individuals, businesses, and corporations.

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How to navigate accounting assumptions

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Therefore, when serving business clients, it is important that accounting professionals have the right framework to ensure that proper financial reporting procedures are in place to help with accounting assumptions. What are the main accounting assumptions? dollars, euros, etc.) dollars, euros, etc.)

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What is a provision for income tax and how do you calculate it?

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

What is a tax provision? Simply put, a tax provision is the estimated amount of income tax that a company is legally expected to pay to the IRS for the current year. A tax provision is just one type of provision that corporate finance departments set aside to cover a probable future expense.

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Tax Provision Services (ASC 740)

Cherry Bekaert

MARCH 6, 2024

Offering Simple Solutions to Complex Requirements Growing businesses are challenged when complying with financial statement tax reporting requirements. Cherry Bekaert’s tax team brings expertise in both industry and public accounting to deliver a tailored solution.

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ASC 842 Lease Accounting for Tenants and Landlords

Withum

OCTOBER 20, 2022

With an accounting policy election, lease terms of 12 months or less can be excluded from these lease accounting standards. The new lease accounting standards only apply to financial statements reported under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). Author: Lauren Riso | lriso@withum.com.

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Understanding GAAP rules

ThomsonReuters

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Therefore, it is critical that organizations use standardize d accounting practices when reporting financial information to ensure the information is transparent, consistent, and comparable. Enter Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, more commonly known as GAAP. What are the main principles of the GAAP framework?

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Research and Experimental Expenditure (Section 174) Tax Treatment Changes Startups Need to Know

Shay CPA

MARCH 22, 2023

These notable Section 174 changes can directly impact: Taxable income The estimated taxes you owe in 2022 Income tax provisions for financial statement purposes More details to know There are special rules under Section 174 that exclude Land and Exploration expenditures.

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Guide to accountant responsibilities

ThomsonReuters

JANUARY 18, 2024

Accounting assumptions In an effort to help ensure information is reliable and consisten t, accounting assumptions are a set of guidelines that indicate how a company operates and business transactions are recorded. Accountant vs. CPA vs. tax preparer: What are the differences?

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AICPA Dealership Conference – Updates and Takeaways

Withum

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Important Tax Considerations With 2022 coming to an end, there are several important tax topics and considerations a dealer should be aware of over the next few years. In order to use the LIFO method, a taxpayer must file Form 970 with their tax return to make the election.

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The Role Of An Accountant: A Guide To Today’s Accountant’s Roles, Duties, And Responsibilities

Snyder

MARCH 6, 2023

Public accountant Public accounting involves working with various clients — businesses or individuals — as external consultants and being either a part of an accounting firm or working individually. Public accountants usually help with accounting records, financial statements, and tax filing.

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FAQs Business Owners Need to Know About The 3 Essential Financial Reports

inDinero Accounting

JUNE 24, 2021

In this article, you’ll find the essential information to 38 FAQs about business financial statements and links to further reading. Financial Statement FAQs. What is a business financial statement? The business financial statement defined. Who uses business financial statements?

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[07/11/21] The Sad State of Accounting

Baruch Lev

JULY 11, 2021

Setting uniform accounting and reporting standards for most of the world is a pretty important job, particularly given the poor quality and low relevance of corporate financial statements. No kidding, the accounting for estimates of future cash flows from insurance contracts is the major problem with corporate financial reports?

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What is the difference between book and tax depreciation?

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AUGUST 25, 2023

Book depreciation, which is also known as accounting depreciation, is the amount recorded in a business’s financial statement for a fixed asset (i.e., machinery, equipment, and tools for business use) that is allocated over the useful life of that asset.

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Accounting for Startups

inDinero Accounting

JANUARY 9, 2023

We’ll cover the various services startups need from accountants and the things accountants look out for while doing their work. There are many good reasons for the way things work – GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) has been honed for decades. All of these should be managed and handled by your accountant.

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Accounting for Startups

inDinero Accounting

JANUARY 9, 2023

We’ll cover the various services startups need from accountants and the things accountants look out for while doing their work. There are many good reasons for the way things work – GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles) has been honed for decades. All of these should be managed and handled by your accountant.

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The Rundown: A Guide to Busy Season 2023

Cherry Bekaert

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

However, as ASU 2021-07 states, the characteristics used to describe a “reasonable application of a reasonable valuation method” are the same characteristics used for purposes of valuing share-based compensation for income tax purposes under IRC Section 409A.

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Understanding GAAP rules

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