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 ...

A written report of the financial condition of a firm. Financial statements include the balance sheet, income statement, statement of changes in net worth and statement of cash flow. The first step in ...

Dr. JeFreda R. Brown is a financial consultant, Certified Financial Education Instructor, and researcher who has assisted thousands of clients over a more than two-decade career. She is the CEO of ...

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 ...

Financial analysts and investors pore over the numbers in a company's financial reports in an attempt to make reasonably accurate predictions of its future performance. To do so, they need to know ...

Financial statements are written records of a business’s financial situation. They include standard reports like the balance sheet, income or profit and loss statements, and cash flow statement. They ...

There are three types of financial statements for businesses: income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement. Each of these financial statements shows a different aspect of the business.