SMB Accounting and Consulting

DECEMBER 2, 2020

However, compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) is required. GAAP are a set of accounting principles established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) to provide clarity, consistency, and comparability of financial reporting and information. What exactly is GAAP?

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MineralTree

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Its primary purpose is to ensure the accuracy and completeness of financial records so that financial statements can be prepared for internal and external reporting purposes. This is important for recognizing expenses in the correct accounting period.

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Accounting Tools

JUNE 20, 2023

Accountants tend to specialize in one of these fields, which leads to the different career tracks noted below. Financial Accounting Those in the financial accounting field are concerned with the aggregation of financial information into external reports. This career tends to attract auditors.

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Accounting Tools

MAY 21, 2023

Adjusting Journal Entry An adjusting entry is used at month-end to alter the financial statements to bring them into compliance with the relevant accounting framework , such as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles or International Financial Reporting Standards.

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Accounting Tools

JULY 12, 2024

The primary organization that is responsible for creating and updating these standards is the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB). The sum total of these adjustments is referred to as the modified accrual basis. Most expenditures should be reported when a related liability is incurred.

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Remote Quality Bookkeeping

JULY 24, 2023

This set of accounting principles provides standard rules and methods for businesses to collect and report financial information. In the United States, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requires publicly-traded companies to follow GAAP in their financial reporting. What is GAAP?

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IMA's Count Me

OCTOBER 16, 2022

They do have secure environments where they're checked by the exchanges for the veracity of their financial reporting and you can get in trouble with an exchange too, if you're a public company listed and you don't play by the rules. I've dubbed the Main Street Growth Act, the Accountants Full Employment Act.

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