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GAAP: What It Is and Why Your Investors Expect It

inDinero Accounting

It also provides a set of rules that must be followed when recording transactions in accounting systems to ensure that all companies use the same methods in their financial reporting. The components of GAAP can be broken down into two main categories: accounting procedures and reporting standards.

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Navigating the World of Bookkeeping for Marketing Agencies

Steve Feinberg

Every digital marketing agency should have a proper bookkeeping system in place to manage their preferred cash flow, whether that’s cash and accrual accounting, single-entry, or double-entry bookkeeping. However, it can be limited in giving an accurate picture of agency finances.

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Accounting Basics for Small Business: A Simple Guide

Snyder

In general, business accounting is the process of organizing and analyzing a company’s financial information to plan and advise on taxes, file tax returns, make forecasts, and help with data-driven financial decision making. It’s necessary to distinguish between accounting and bookkeeping because people often confuse these two notions.

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Basic Accounting for a Small Business: Bookkeeping and Accounting Basics

Snyder

You essentially become a jack of all trades – from sales, through customer care all the way to marketing. But the most important aspect of any business is accounting. More so even than owners of large companies since they can’t usually delegate all that work to business accounting professionals simply due to the costs.