Learn 12 essential things about financial statements that investors need to know. These insights can guide smarter investment ...

GASB issued a concepts statement to guide the board when establishing note disclosure requirements for state and local governments — part of its response to research reexamining existing note ...

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 Financial Accounting Standards Board made two changes to its conceptual framework Tuesday and released a pair of accounting standards updates aimed at making disclosures in notes to financial ...

A business transaction, such as obtaining financing, often requires companies to provide financial statements that have been evaluated by an outside independent party. Accountants are outside parties ...

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 ...

Discover the crucial differences between pro forma and GAAP financial statements. Learn why companies use both and the ...

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 ...