Through the Great Depression and the current recession, despite the Enron and Arthur Andersen meltdowns and a slew of legislation, the balance sheet – an indicator of a company’s health – has remained ...

Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and finance from DePaul University. The balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow ...

Previously, we discussed some ways to improve cash flow within a company. This evolved from a question that was posed by contractors on a message board regarding the difference between profits and ...

A balance sheet is a type of financial statement that lists a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity. The assets should be in "balance" and equal the total liabilities and ...

Julia is a writer in New York and started covering tech and business during the pandemic. She also covers books and the publishing industry. With over a decade of editorial experience, Rob Watts ...

To understand what a provisional balance sheet is, it first helps to explain how a balance sheet works. Balance sheets are financial statements that businesses use. They provide information about the ...