Monthly financial reports are a management way of obtaining a concise overview of the previous month’s financial wellbeing and performance. When reviewing these reports, there are common ratios that can give you insight into your company’s liquidity, financial leverage, and the overall efficiency of assets used, which can help when making future plans and decisions. One of …
Generally, when your business requires outside financing, there are two different sources of funds, debt financing or equity financing. Both methods of financing can have a significant impact on your business and should be considered carefully. Debt Most of us are familiar with debt, whether you have had a credit card, taken out a student …
Recently, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) voted to delay implementation of the new revenue recognition standards for nonpublic companies that have not yet issued their financial statements for calendar year 2019 and those with fiscal year ends ending after December 31, 2019. Leading up to this standard, the FASB proposed an optional extension of …
On June 9, 2020, the AICPA issued Technical Question and Answer (TQA) 3200.18 in conjunction with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) summarizing their responses relating to Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan accounting technical inquiries. PPP loans were made available through Congress’ passage of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act in March …
Quite often, debt with lending institutions will contain certain covenants within the agreement that your company must abide by. Included with these may be certain financial covenants that must be met. For example, your company may need to maintain a level of debt service coverage or a minimum level of net worth. When these are …
While millions of businesses in the United States are grappling with the economic impact of COVID-19 and the uncertainly that lies ahead, there are potential items resulting from the pandemic that you need to consider as part of your financial reporting. You need to keep these in mind when reporting financial information to third parties. …
Internal controls should be designed to safeguard assets and help prevent or detect losses from employee dishonesty or error; the owner’s involvement in a small organization is important in maintaining good internal controls. One area of focus should be segregation of duties, which largely means having different people responsible for authorizing transactions or contracts, recording …
Many companies look to other forms of compensation to reward employees outside of standard cash paid wages and salaries. One common form is equity compensation. Equity compensation is the practice of granting non-cash pay that represents partial ownership in a company in exchange for services. The purpose of equity compensation is to allow the company’s …
In the accrual world of accounting, GAAP says that expenses should be recorded in the period in which the related revenues are earned. When it comes to your customers or clients paying their bills, it might not always happen and depending on the terms of the arrangement, it could be months before you are sure …
On July 17th, 2019, the FASB voted to give privately held companies until 2021 to follow the new lease standard, rather than having to implement it next year. Private companies can all let out a sigh of relief. The reasoning behind this decision comes down to the fact that changing from the old standard to …