Accounting

Accounting is the recording of financial transactions pertaining to a business. Learn how to use accounting to summarize, analyze, and report the financial activity of a company.

Corporate Finance & Accounting

Financial Analysis
Corporate Finance
Financial Statements
Financial Ratios
Accounting
Debt
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Insurance

Marketable Securities

Marketable securities are liquid financial instruments that can be quickly converted into cash at a reasonable price.

Inventory Valuation — LIFO vs. FIFO
The Difference Between Profitability and Profit
Depreciation Expense vs. Accumulated Depreciation

Is Net Income the Same as Profit?
Accrued Liability Definition
Additional Paid-In Capital Definition
Accounting Rate of Return – ARR Definition
Cost-Volume-Profit – CVP Analysis Definition
Debit Definition
Days Payable Outstanding – DPO Definition
Days Sales Outstanding – DSO Definition
EBITDA Definition
Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
Financial Asset Definition
General Ledger Definition
Operating Cost Definition
Prime Cost Definition
Retained Earnings Definition
Variable Cost Definition
Understand Capital Expenditures vs. Operating Expenses
Understanding Accrued Expenses vs. Accounts Payable
Relationship Between Marginal Revenue and Total Revenue
Understanding Gross Revenue Reporting vs. Net Revenue Reporting
Understanding Revenue vs. Income
Bill of Lading Definition
Cash on Delivery (COD) Definition
Contribution Margin Definition
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Definition
Depletion Definition
Equivalent Annual Cost – EAC Definition
Economic Order Quantity – EOQ Definition
Factors Of Production
Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment – FF&E Definition
Invoice Definition
Just in Time (JIT)
Per Capita Definition
Royalty Definition
Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act of 2002
Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Definition
Work-in-Progress (WIP) Definition
What Is Year-Over-Year (YOY)?
Auditor Definition
Compound Return Definition
Translation Exposure
Challenging the EBITDA Metric
Introduction to Accounting Information Systems – AIS
Why Does GAAP Require Accrual Basis Accounting?
Accumulated Depreciation and Depreciation Expense
Mark-To-Market vs. Historical Cost Accounting
Common Concepts and Techniques of Managerial Accounting
IFRS vs. U.S. GAAP: What's the Difference?
Comparing Amortization vs. Impairment of Tangible Assets
Industries That Cannot Claim Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Accounting Method Definition
Acquisition Accounting Definition
Agency Costs Definition
Asset/Liability Management Definition
Average Daily Rate (ADR) Definition
Branch Accounting Definition
Cash Accounting Definition & Example
Consolidate Definition
Discounted Payback Period Definition
Double Entry Definition

Accounting

Accounting is the recording of financial transactions pertaining to a business. Learn how to use accounting to summarize, analyze, and report the financial activity of a company.

Marketable Securities

Inventory Valuation — LIFO vs. FIFO

The Difference Between Profitability and Profit

Depreciation Expense vs. Accumulated Depreciation

Is Net Income the Same as Profit?

Accrued Liability Definition

Additional Paid-In Capital Definition

Accounting Rate of Return – ARR Definition

Cost-Volume-Profit – CVP Analysis Definition

Debit Definition

Days Payable Outstanding – DPO Definition

Days Sales Outstanding – DSO Definition

EBITDA Definition

Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

Financial Asset Definition

General Ledger Definition

Operating Cost Definition

Prime Cost Definition

Retained Earnings Definition

Variable Cost Definition

Understand Capital Expenditures vs. Operating Expenses

Understanding Accrued Expenses vs. Accounts Payable

Relationship Between Marginal Revenue and Total Revenue

Understanding Gross Revenue Reporting vs. Net Revenue Reporting

Understanding Revenue vs. Income

Bill of Lading Definition

Cash on Delivery (COD) Definition

Contribution Margin Definition

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Definition

Depletion Definition

Equivalent Annual Cost – EAC Definition

Economic Order Quantity – EOQ Definition

Factors Of Production

Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment – FF&E Definition

Invoice Definition

Just in Time (JIT)

Per Capita Definition

Royalty Definition

Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act of 2002

Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Definition

Work-in-Progress (WIP) Definition

What Is Year-Over-Year (YOY)?

Auditor Definition

Compound Return Definition

Translation Exposure

Challenging the EBITDA Metric

Introduction to Accounting Information Systems – AIS

Why Does GAAP Require Accrual Basis Accounting?

Accumulated Depreciation and Depreciation Expense

Mark-To-Market vs. Historical Cost Accounting

Common Concepts and Techniques of Managerial Accounting

IFRS vs. U.S. GAAP: What's the Difference?

Comparing Amortization vs. Impairment of Tangible Assets

Industries That Cannot Claim Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)

Accounting Method Definition

Acquisition Accounting Definition

Agency Costs Definition

Asset/Liability Management Definition

Average Daily Rate (ADR) Definition

Branch Accounting Definition

Cash Accounting Definition & Example

Consolidate Definition

Discounted Payback Period Definition

Double Entry Definition