Through the Great Depression and the current recession, despite the Enron and Arthur Andersen meltdowns and a slew of legislation, the balance sheet – an indicator of a company’s health – has remained ...

A balance sheet is a type of financial statement that lists a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholders' equity. The assets should be in "balance" and equal the total liabilities and ...

Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and finance from DePaul University. The balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow ...

Previously, we discussed some ways to improve cash flow within a company. This evolved from a question that was posed by contractors on a message board regarding the difference between profits and ...

The link between a balance sheet and an income statement is obvious, but it's also tricky. The more income your business earns, the more value should show up on its balance sheet. But the calculations ...

Julia is a writer in New York and started covering tech and business during the pandemic. She also covers books and the publishing industry. With over a decade of editorial experience, Rob Watts ...

To understand what a provisional balance sheet is, it first helps to explain how a balance sheet works. Balance sheets are financial statements that businesses use. They provide information about the ...

Kristina Zucchi is an investment analyst and financial writer with 15+ years of experience managing portfolios and conducting equity research. Balance sheets are important financial statements that ...