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Profit and Loss

It might seem like a no-brainer to define just exactly what profit and loss are. But of course these have definitions like everything…
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What Is a Sole Proprietorship?

A sole proprietorship is the business or an individual who has decided not to carry his business as a separate legal entity, such…
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What Is a Corporation?

Most businesses start out as a small company, owned by one person or by a partnership. The most common type of business when…
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Personal Accounting

If you have a checking account, of course you balance it periodically to account for any differences between what's in your statement and…
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Budgeting

Ugh, budgeting is one of those topics we'd rather avoid, but in business, it's an absolute necessity. To prepare a reasoned and thoughtful…
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Accounting Terms – Profit & Loss and Other Terms

Different fields of study make use of certain terms that are not easily understood by others. If you’re an accounting student or a…
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GAAP

While many businesses assume that accountants are bound by generally accepted accounting practices and that these are inviolate, nothing could be further from…
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