Financial reports need context

Financial reports need context Financials are relatively meaningless without context. The context is what gives them their real weight, significance, and, well, meaning. Otherwise, they’re just numbers on a page. For example, the same set of financial statements...

Cash vs accrual basis

Cash vs accrual basis Accounting seems simple, at first. It’s just a bunch of transactions and numbers that need to be categorized and reported. But, when you report the numbers is a much bigger issue than you first realize. For simple transactions (like buying...