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Financial Statement Fraud: Don’t Believe Everything You Read

RogerRossmeisl

Financial statements are central to understanding any business. A public company’s balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement enable investors, lenders, the media and other stakeholders to value the company, forecast short- and long-term performance, and determine potential credit risk, among other purposes.

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Hidden Levers in Your Financial Statements

Summit CPA

Did you know there are hidden business levers in your financial statements? By fully understanding your financial statements inside and out, you can identify methods to alter your business cash flow. That’s right.

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Using Financial Statements to Value a Business

RogerRossmeisl

The starting point for a business valuation is generally the subject company’s financial statements. Here’s an overview of how historical financial statements can serve as the basis for a valuation professional’s conclusion under the cost, income and market approaches.

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Accountants make me laugh (without meaning to): financial statements

Accounting Insight

Balance Sheet Companies are required to prepare a certain number of documents called financial statements. To be fair, before computers were invented, the books (a term that accountants use for accounting records) had to be balanced and a trial balance was prepared before completing financial statements. Cash never flows.

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Back to Basics with Reconciliations

Learning Objectives: This course objective is to understand how to properly prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and its impact on the financial statements. Field of Study: Accounting. Recommended CPE: 1 CPE. Program Cost: $0. Due to this program being offered free of charge, there will be no refunds issued.

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Financial Statements Demystified: A Practical Guide For Contractors

Randal DeHart

Understanding financial statements might sound daunting, but small business owners like you must stay on top of your game. Each financial report offers unique insights into your company's economic status. Let's look at the critical components of financial statements and why they matter to construction contractors.

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Assessing credit losses in financial statement audits

Accounting Today

As economic conditions fluctuate and accounting standards evolve, auditors face increasing challenges in evaluating how organizations estimate and report credit losses and providing a comprehensive overview of credit loss assessment in financial statement audits.

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Simplify Your Business Finances with Dedicated Bookkeeping Services

Fincent’s services offer a comprehensive solution to streamline your financial operations. With personalized, dedicated bookkeepers and controllers, our platform ensures accurate monthly books and financial statements delivered by the 10th business day of each month.

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Be an Odd Duck: Work on, Not in Your Public Accounting Practice

Speaker: Tom Bowman, CPA of Bowman & Company

It is possible to run an Accounting Firm and never do tax returns or financial statements! They get wrapped up in production work and never take the time to manage, grow and promote their practice. Tom Bowman, Owner of Bowman & Company, CPA, PC shares his journey and 10 step process for going from Technician to Business Owner.