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What items might be in the financial statements but not actually on the balance sheet income statement statement of retained earnings or statement of cash flows?
Since the notes to the financial statements form part of the financial statements and are a component of financial statements, certain disclosures found in the notes may not be found in the balance sheet, income statement, statement of retained earnings or statement of cash flows.
List of financial and non financial incentives given by the companies?
A financial incentive a company might give an employee is a bonus for joining the company or staying with the company a certain length of time. A non-financial incentive from a company might be a day care center, an exercise room, or free coffee.
How long do you keep bank statements from a closed account?
You should keep all your financial records for at least three years. After that, you are probably safe to shred old documents, although you may want to keep the "final" statement. If space is tight, you might want to scan old records and just store the electronic copies.
Where might one learn more about the 1031 exchange tax?
Forbes Magazine is a financial publication providing numerous articles about various financial entities and vehicles. The Forbes website contains articles that explain about a 1031 Exchange, and what taxes might be involved with them.
What is meant by consistency when discussing financial accounting information?
Basic accounting concept that once an accounting method is adopted, it should be followed consistently from one accounting period to the next. If, for any reason, the accounting method is changed, a full disclosure of the change and an explanation of its effects on the items of the financial statements must be given in the accompanying notes (footnotes). One of the duties of an auditor is to make sure the consistency principle is being followed because, otherwise, any change might make interpretation of the financial data a futile exercise. Also called consistency concept. See also accounting concepts.
What items might be in the financial statements but not actually on the balance sheet income statement statement of retained earnings or statement of cash flows?
Since the notes to the financial statements form part of the financial statements and are a component of financial statements, certain disclosures found in the notes may not be found in the balance sheet, income statement, statement of retained earnings or statement of cash flows.
Financial statements are prepared as a management tool and as a legal requirementwhat are some of the financial statements that would be needed for management decision making and which are required by?
As far as management goes, you might need a statement of cash flows, and an assessment of inventories. You might want to also look at the balance sheet
How might creditors use this information that contained in financial statements?
To improve the company's performance in other to maximize shareholders wealth
Should quarterly financial statement be audited?
In the US, there is no law requiring that quarterly financial statements be audited.Financial statement audits are extremely expensive and time-consuming, so there should be some compelling reason for a company to have its financial statements audited.For the typical US company, the expense of having its financial statements audited is probably not worth any benefit it might receive as a result of the audit, and for US nonpubliccompanies, audits are not required by law. An outsider such as a bank might want to see audited financial statements from a prospective borrower, but even then, audits are so expensive that this would be relatively rare. The company might need another loan just to pay for the audit!However, publicly owned companies (companies that sell shares of stock to the general public), howver, are required by law to have an annual audit of their financial statements by an independent CPA. This is to help protect the public.However, not even publicly owned companies are required to have their quarterly financial statements audited. Only their annual financial statements must be audited.Although public companies must submit quarterly financial report information to the SEC, the first three quarters' financial statements need only be "reviewed" by an independent CPA. A review involves limited testing procedures that are much less in-depth and time-consuming (and expensive) than audit procedures, and this permits the company to submit its financial information to the SEC on a timely basis. However, the fourth quarter report submitted by a public company must include audited financial statements for the entire year.
What are some challenges you might encounter when interpreting financial statements?
finding out how much you thought you would have to pay visversa how much you actually have to play
How might global warming affect us in 30 years?
In 30 years, global warming may affect is by changing our climate. This will change many things, such as vegetation and energy. It may also increase skin cancer.
Why are chihuahuas made for?
they might be made for fashion statements or just to have a dog.
If you get married during bankruptcy will it affect your new spouse?
The only impact it might have would be relating to future joint financial transactions; for example applying for a mortgage or vehicle loan.
Why do companies use financial ratios and what do they help you to determine?
Financial ratios are used to compare any two entities in the financial statements of enterprises. Calculating such ratios for current year and comparing them with the past year helps to determine the progress made by it. For e.g. last years Gross Profit Margin might be 10% but current year will be 15% indicating a higher sales or lower cost etc.
What is the difference between an income statement and financial statement?
Financial report means any report about monitory matters. In other words a financial report is about the transactions that have financial effects. To run a business financial reports play important role as relevant financial information is transmitted to relevant users inside and outside the entity to help them in making decisions. For example; bank statement, aged debtors analysis report etc.Some financial statements are prepared on regular basis at equal intervals and some are prepared as and when needed. Some financial reports are meant only for management and some are communicated to people outside the entity as well.Financial statements on the other hand are also financial reports. But in the business and accounting the term financial statement has more of a formal status.Usually financial statements refer to either a statement included in the complete set of general purpose financial statements or a complete set of general purpose financial statements. And due the same reason whenever the term financial statement is used, it is often assumed that a report is about entity's financial position, financial performance, cash flows or fluctuations in equity.The term financial statement is usually used for all or any of the following statements:Statement of financial positionStatement of Comprehensive Income or Income StatementStatement of Cash FlowsStatement of Changes in EquityAs said earlier that financial statements are in fact financial reports but presented following a certain set of instructions as given by applicable financial reporting framework. For example International Financial Reporting Standards.Majority of financial reports for internal purposes have such format or presentation rules that are set by the management or the user himself and sometimes no particular format is followed. In addition to that some financial reports are prepared on regular basis after equal intervals and some are prepared only when they are needed and are named as contingency reports. Financial statements are one of such reports that are prepared on regular basis as specific entities are required to do so according to applicable laws.In the end, again there is no difference between the terms financial statement and financial report. But their usual interpretation and meaning in the financial and accountancy world is somewhat different.
What is the difference between group financial statements and company financial statements?
group is multiple you see. EDIT: Often an organisation will release both a group statement and a company statement. Group refers to the company in question and all its subsidiary holdings. This is because users of financial statements might want to know how the companies "core" operations are going as opposed to looking at the group statement which could have profits boosted by a different operation etc. Edit2: There is only a difference between the two statements for firms that hold shares in subsidiaries. A subsidiary is a company that the parent company has control over, usually (but not necessarily) when the parents holds more than 50% of the shares. In the company statements a financial interest in a subsidiary is shown as a line item ('subsidiaries') on the balance sheet. Depending on the valuation method used, dividends received or a profit share can be included in the income statement. (depending whether the cost method or equity method is used) In the group financial statement (also called consolidated financial statement) the item subsidiaries is no longer included. Instead, the underlying assets and liabilities of the subsidiaries are shown. Similarly for the income statement, the subsidiaries expenses and revenues are included. The group statements are usually informative, while the company statements provide little information. For example, the balance sheet of a listed company which is a holding company will have subsidiaries as its main asset (hence a single item as its assets). The consolidated balance sheet will show the actual assets (PPE, inventories, cash, etc) of the various subsidiaries. (Same principle for income statement).
Why might one need financial intermediary?
A financial intermediary is a financial institution that connects surplus and deficit agents. There are three major reasons one might need a financial intermediary these include maturity transformation, risk transformation, and convenience denomination.
