A significant portion of my career has been spent working with small or medium sized businesses that share two things in common. They use QuickBooks for their accounting software and their accounting personnel are not trained on how to effectively use QuickBooks. Without being trained on how to effectively use QuickBooks, the risk that errors …
As a follow up to the September 20th posting “Big GAAP vs. Little GAAP – Where are we at?” the Financing Accounting Foundation’s (FAF) Board of Trustees released its proposed plan last week to address constituents concerns over the standard-setting process for private companies. The proposed plan calls for the establishment of a “Private Company …
Real estate and personal property taxes can be a little tricky for some people to account for. For instance, in Arizona, taxes for the calendar year are generally due in two installments. The first installment for the first half of the year is due on October 1 and delinquent on November 1. The second installment …
Banks and other interested parties are increasingly requesting financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (or other applicable financial reporting framework) that have either been compiled, reviewed or audited by an independent Certified Public Accountant. There are varying degrees of service and reliability provided by a compilation, review or audit engagement so …
Get a high-level summary of the new leasing standard and what it means for you and your restaurant.