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Financial vs Tax Accounting

SMBAccountant

One type of accounting that is well-known is tax accounting. 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 do I choose what entity type my business should be?

Basis 365

Choosing your entity type really crosses two disciplines, legal and tax. The legal side of your entity type relates to your legal protection or future equity expectations for the business. We have worked with a tax professional to outline some key considerations for what entity type you should be looking into.

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

ThomsonReuters

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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The Playbook for SaaS to Convert from Cash to Accrual

inDinero Accounting

The four most common reasons SaaS companies switch from cash to accrual accounting are: Investors want to see accrual-basis financial statements (balance sheet and income statement), Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) compliance is required for public companies, A financial statement audit, and.