Practical Accounting, Finance & Business Analysis
Introduction: You realize that your business needs to expand to meet clients’ demands or decide to benefit from available opportunities. But your funds do not match your need; what do you do? You borrow, debt becomes part of your business financing. Your financing structure becomes capital and external funds (debt). Wait, debt should not be…
Introduction: Your business is improving; you are growing into success. You decide to invest in other assets to increase your revenues. But do you invest your money or borrow funds? Your money in long-term assets might affect your working capital,, and borrowing too much money increases financing expenses. To answer these questions or situations, you…
Introduction: In accounting and finance, a liquid asset means how easily an asset can be converted into cash without losing its original value. Therefore, if we look at the financial statements, we will review the balance sheet. In the balance sheet, a section of assets orders the account groups in order of liquidity. In this…
Understanding how financial ratios tell the story This site contains affiliate links to products and services. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. Introduction: Owning a business is more than buying and selling, more than trying to sell services to clients. You must understand every aspect of the business. Every year,…
Managers must understand the terms and concepts behind managerial accounting for planning, directing and better decision making.
Breakeven analysis shows managers how much revenues needs to accomplish profits.
Using Microsoft Excel Businesses acquire several types of fixed assets or plant assets for their operations. Those long term assets benefit more than one period; thus, the cost must be allocated between reporting periods. As we know, various methods for allocating exist such as straight line, sum of the years, double declining and others. As…
Savings: First Step to Success Savings is the action of setting aside. In the financial world, you set aside certain amount of your funds. The idea to save means that you have for the future, for whatever plan you may have. How do you open a savings account? In the old days, people visited their…
Using Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets Do you have credit sales? Do you feel cumbersome keeping track of due dates and aging accounts receivable? Would you like to have your clients on a worksheet easy to maintain? The answers to these and other questions can be answered with an Account Receivable Subsidiary with an Aging….
Using Google Sheets / Microsoft Excel This post is about creating a Payroll worksheet. You can create a functional payroll worksheet using Google Sheets or Microsoft Excel. You can keep track of one or more employees, with different rates and deductions. In the image, I show you an example with some data for purposes of…