Got to love that accounting equation

A company’s financial position indicates the amount of resources that they have, and also the claims against those precious resources at any time. Claims can also be referred as equities. So, a company can be known as a combination of economic resources and equities. Economic Resource=Equities. No mater what type of business your in, every type of company has two different types of equities. They are creditor’s equity and owner’s equity. In another way Economic Resources= Creditors... Read more »

DIY Accounting Small Business Accounting Software Questions And Answers

A number of questions are asked by clients either before purchasing or after downloading the accounting software. Many of these questions and the answers are the same the most typical of which are produced here. Why is the monthly profit and loss account not updating from the sales and purchases entered. Updating the profit and loss account in the financial accounts file is automated. If the financial accounts file is not updating automatically the links from the sales accounting spreadsheet and... Read more »

Small Business Accounting Software Selection And Priorities

The best choice is often dependent upon the size of the business and the employment of full time accountants, accounting staff, bookkeepers or management of the accounting records by the proprietor. Every business needs to choose the most appropriate accounts package according to both the requirements of the business and the capabilities of the person or people who will operate the accounting solution. Many small businesses do not benefit from sophisticated accounting software if the technical requirements... Read more »

Sunk Costs: Assets With Little Or No Market Value

The text book definition of “sunk costs” reads something like this: Sunk Costs: Costs that were incurred in the past that cannot be recovered and thus are irrelevant for decision making. Well most costs are incurred in the past so that part of the definition is not all that helpful. More central is the idea of recoverability. But the key underlying idea, which is not spelled out in the definition, is that sunk costs are assets. Huh? How can costs be assets? Well keep in mind that costs... Read more »

How Business Bookkeeping Can Make Budgeting Easy

Small business owners generally fall into two categories. There are the business owners that let their accounting tasks, invoicing, and payables pile up on their desk - or even in a shoe box, until they’re forced to face the music. Usually this happens around tax time. The other sides of the coin are the business owner that are amazingly organized and know where every penny of their money is going. What do these business owners have that the rest of us don’t? More time? A PhD in accounting?... Read more »

Can Your Accounting Staff Take You to the Next Level?

When your company is just beginning, you’re not necessarily thinking about the talents and skills your employees are going to need in the years to come. At first, you just focus on surviving, and that sometimes means that you’re willing to hire just about anyone who will work at the pay level you can afford. As oftentimes happens, a business owner hires someone they already know and trust, such as a neighbor or sister, to do the bookkeeping for them. Now, it’s true that this person... Read more »

Tips For Creating A Business Budget

Creating a business budget is very similar to creating a personal budget. However there are some differences. When you own a business, taxes are not directly taken out of your income, which makes your income and any quarterly tax payments extra important to track. Having an accurate and realistic budget will help you make accurate spending decisions and make it easier to predict profits. Which means the more frequently you track you costs, the better. Here are the recommended steps for creating... Read more »

Organizing Your Business Accounting System

Many small business owners wonder if accounting is a necessary evil. Those who run the accounting system speak a language of credits and debits. Most business owners feel they can not speak this language. An efficient accounting system contributes to overall profitability. An accounting system is for communication. The system produces information that tells specific things about the company. An accounting system provides the information to run the company, at the owners fingertips. The system includes... Read more »

Small Savings Can Add Up To Big Ones Over Time

Benjamin Franklin coined the phrase, “A penny saved, is a penny earned.” What was thought wise advice in his time, has become even more provident in todays world where debt seems an epidemic among American consumers. Todays financial experts agree that it can be the small day to day savings that add up to big results as we work to eliminate consumer debt. Here are a few of there tips for cutting out excess spending: Keep track of all your monthly expenditures, even fifty cents for a... Read more »

Algebra Help and SAT Help

For those seeking algebra help, topics may include basic math help of learning the number line; concepts of sets on a number line; integers; fractions; decimals; percentages; coordinate plane algebra; linear functions; quadratic functions; polynomial functions [monomial; binomial; trinomial; etc] and the like. For a glimpse of a more detailed description, we can use quadratic functions as elaborated below. Quadratic functions are second degree polynomial functions. Through the study of quadratic... Read more »