The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a concepts statement Thursday to provide a conceptual framework for its work on note disclosure requirements for state and local governments. GASB ...

The Governmental Accounting Standards Board released a proposed concepts statement to guide GASB when establishing note disclosure requirements for state and local governments. The proposal is part of ...

A financial statement expresses the value of an enterprise by listing and evaluating its parts. In the process, the statement sets forth as accurately as possible each asset and liability. Determining ...

IN CERTAIN INSTANCES CPAs SHOULD CONSIDER preparing and reporting on financial statements using an “other comprehensive basis of accounting” (OCBOA). Tax-basis and cash-basis, including ...

Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and finance from DePaul University. Katrina Ávila Munichiello is an experienced editor, ...

Companies must produce a series of financial statements to provide information on the their activities, net worth and viability. There are three main financial statements maintained by companies and ...

Over the years, companies have relied on alternative performance measures (APMs) such as “adjusted earnings” or “underlying profit” to provide investors additional financial information beyond IFRS or ...

Learn how to prepare an up-to-date profit and loss statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who ...

All publicly traded companies are required to release financial statements quarterly so investors can get a sense of how the business is doing. There are three main financial statements investors ...