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

Snyder

So what’s managerial accounting, and why is it crucial for small business owners? Managerial accounting is…. How managerial accounting looks at data. What managerial accounting focuses on. Major tasks of managerial accounting. Financial accounting vs. managerial accounting. Contents: 1.

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Guidance for Determining and Disclosing the Fair Value of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions

Withum

When equity investments are valued at fair value, fair value needs to be measured based upon the requirements in Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. A contractual sale restriction does not change the market in which that equity security would be sold.

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Financial vs Tax Accounting

SMBAccountant

Some responsibilities of tax accountants include: Preparing federal and state income taxes Calculating and filing property taxes, sales taxes, and licenses Preparing and filing 1099 forms Assisting with tax audits or legal disputes The second type of accounting is financial accounting.

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Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions – FASB Clarification and Early Adoption Option

Cherry Bekaert

Overview of New Guidance Last summer, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Accounting Standards Update (ASU) No. The guidance clarifies that a contractual sale restriction, such a lock up on shares of a publicly traded company that recently completed an IPO, should not be considered in measuring fair value.

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More Than a Loophole: Delaware Sales Tax and Other Benefits of Incorporation in DE

inDinero Tax Tips

From startups to public enterprises, your bottom line is affected by your state of incorporation’s corporate income tax, excise (sales and use) tax, sales tax, physical and economic nexus tax, franchise tax, and gross income tax. Delaware is considered “the place” to establish your corporate entity as there’s no Delaware sales tax.

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What are Days Sales Outstanding and How Can You Reduce Them?

AccountingDepartment

Day sales outstanding (DSO) is the term used to measure how much time it takes for a business to get paid for a product or service. Days sales in receivables are the same thing as DSO. The goal of a business is to keep the DSO as low as possible.

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How will Stack Investors use the relative sales value method to allocate the purchase price of a rental property it purchased?

Wendy Tietz

How will Stack Investors use the relative sales value method to allocate the purchase price of a rental property it purchased? Stack Investors is a real estate company, specializing in student housing rentals. Black Squirrel Rentals recently purchased a house at 121 Crain Avenue in Kent for $55,000.