Learn how companies legally keep assets and liabilities off their balance sheets to maintain favorable debt ratios, and the implications for investors.

Businesses can choose from a variety of methods to account for inventory. Each method affects the cost of goods sold, or COGS, and the cost of ending inventory. One of the methods is called "last in, ...

Discover how different depreciation methods affect long-term asset values and short-term earnings, plus key assumptions that influence financial health.

Your company's balance sheet is an equation. On one side of the equals sign, the Corporate Finance Institute says, you have your total assets. On the other, you have total liabilities and total ...

Adam Mortanian is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of PACT Capital Inc., a real estate mortgage, banking and capital advisory firm. If you’re like most financial advisors, your main focus is on ...

When you want to know a company’s financial health, it helps to look at its balance sheet. But if you’ve never seen a balance sheet before or don’t know how to read one, all you’ll see is a collection ...

Some business owners are tempted to leave their balance sheets to their accountants, but it is important for leadership to understand how to read their balance sheets in order to keep an eye on their ...

Most successful investors agree with the notion that in crises, cash is king. That's especially true in a crisis that leads to entire industries shutting down for an uncertain period of time, ...

If you’ve ever looked at a balance sheet and immediately wanted to slam your laptop shut, you’re not alone. Most business owners don’t come from accounting backgrounds, and the sheer volume of numbers ...