Learn how accounting spreadsheets work with real examples of journals plus when to switch to accounting software.

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Accountants can use any one of three methods for calculating inventory value and cost to keep a business in compliance with accepted accounting standards. Each method can present different problems ...

An accountant uses a suspense account, a temporary account in the business chart of accounts, for recording all or part of a transaction that she doesn't know how else to code. When she identifies the ...

The International Accounting Standards Board published a consultation document Wednesday with eight proposed illustrative examples showing how companies could apply International Financial Reporting ...

The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation has published a set of near-final examples showing how companies can improve the reporting of uncertainties in their financial statements ...

The double-entry system protects your small business against costly accounting errors. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...