🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readWith the global digital payments market expected to see north of $20 trillion in transaction value in 2025, according to Statista, business-to-business transactions are undoubtedly going to see some action. Debit notes are one tool that businesses have to record their transactions and corresponding payments. Understanding what debit notes are and … Continue reading “How to Account for Debit Notes”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readWorking capital is the difference between a business’ current assets and liabilities. Negative working capital can happen when a business’ current assets are below its current liabilities. Therefore, working Capital = Accounts Receivable + Inventory – Accounts Payable. It’s a way to measure a company’s ability to meet short-term liabilities, such … Continue reading “Dissecting Working Capital”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readWhether it’s maintaining compliance with accounting standards or ensuring asset values are not overvalued for internal stakeholders or external existing or potential new investors, looking at net realizable value (NRV) is an important concept to understand and discuss how it’s implemented. Defining NRV Net realizable value examines what an asset can … Continue reading “Decoding Net Realizable Value (NRV)”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readBad debt expense is an important concept that businesses must account for when it comes to their financial reporting. Regardless of the timeframe a company accounts for, it helps companies determine what portion of their receivables are collectible and what portion are not – and therefore, a bad debt expense. Depending … Continue reading “How to Account for Bad Debt Expense”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readDepreciation can help a business realize tax benefits, maintain compliance with financial reporting requirements, and project asset replacement. The half-year convention for depreciation is an important practice to understand. For fixed assets, depreciation is recognized and recorded on a 50 percent basis for the initial and concluding years over its schedule. … Continue reading “Dissecting the Half-Year Convention for Depreciation”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readWhen it comes to financial analysis, there are two metrics that internal stakeholders and external users, such as investors and analysts, can use to assist with analyzing a business’s operations. Free cash flow to the firm (FCFF) is used as part of a discount cash flow (DCF) calculation that aids in … Continue reading “Understanding the Differences Between FCFF and NOPAT”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readWith the number of Amazon Prime member subscribers growing from 58 million in 2016 to 180 million in 2024, according to Statista, there’s a sustained recurring subscription model that one of America’s most successful retailers has increased more than 200 percent in eight years. Whether it’s a large company such as … Continue reading “Dissecting Bookings and Annual Recurring Revenue”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readA Dec. 3 proposal from FASB’s Accounting Standards Update (ASU) might provide some flexibility for private businesses and select nonprofits. “Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 326)” looks at measuring credit losses for contract assets and accounts receivable for these entities. When it comes to determining projected credit losses for current … Continue reading “How Reporting Might be Less Complex in 2025”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readAlso known as greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting, carbon accounting is a way for managers and analysts to measure a company’s total carbon emissions. It’s a comprehensive approach to analyze how a company uses energy for its buildings, offices, conveyances and production processes. Carbon accounting examines firsthand, secondhand and tertiary energy uses. … Continue reading “Understanding Carbon Accounting”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readLooking at accounting and journal entry considerations, if accounts receivables are debited and revenue is credited, it can be interpreted as the business recognizing revenue without the customer paying. As such, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sees the potential for intentional manipulation of earnings. It is important to review … Continue reading “Breaking Down Bill-and-Hold Arrangements”
