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A Complete Guide to Reading Financial Statements

xendoo

With little experience in reading financial statements, this request makes you freeze in your tracks, uncertain of how to express the success of your growing business. If this scenario sounds in any way relatable, it’s time to become more familiar with the process of reading financial statements. Cash flow statements.

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Internal Controls To Prevent and Detect Fraud at Small To Medium-Sized Not-for-Profits

Withum

We have heard several stories and seen many frauds occur/investigated, especially at smaller to medium-sized organizations, and there are always common themes, the main one being a lack of internal controls. Based on these facts, it is imperative to implement certain layers of internal control to detect and prevent fraud from occurring.

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Confused about IRS Pub 4557 vs FTC Safeguards Rule, and Which Applies to Your Firm?

CPA Practice

Is it tax firms only, or, do firms who do CAS (with or without Payroll) need to comply as well? However – the FTC Safeguards Rule (on its own) also applies to firms who only provide CAS or Payroll Services (or both) to their clients, provided that they have 5,000 or more clients/entities in their data banks.

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Business Versus Knowledge Process Outsourcing: Which Is Right for Your Firm?

CPA Practice

As firms look to hire skilled professionals to complete the constant growing list of accounting, bookkeeping, payroll, reporting, tax, and other tasks, outsourcing can be the tool that steps in to close the skills gap and increase day-to-day productivity without costly overhead associated with hiring additional staff.

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Understanding accounts payable: FAQ

ThomsonReuters

By definition, accounts payable (AP) refers to all the expenses of a business, except payroll. It includes all of the expenses your business owes, minus payroll. Is accounts payable debit or credit? The main difference between accounts payable and expenses is how they are recorded on a company’s financial statements.

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What’s the difference between accounting and bookkeeping?

Reckon

This can include payroll, reconcilliation, cash flow reporting, GST and (if qualified) BAS. They also provide tax advice, undertake compliance work, produce financial statements and income tax returns. They concentrate on the day-to-day operations of a business and produce internal reports for the business owners and managers.

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GAAP: What It Is and Why Your Investors Expect It

inDinero Accounting

Its purpose is to ensure that financial statements provide an accurate and transparent view of the company’s financial condition and operations. The primary purposes of GAAP are to ensure consistency, transparency, comparability, and accuracy in preparing financial statements.