Accounting tracks your company's financial transactions so you can make smart business decisions. Learn how to set up and improve accounting for your small business.

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Quote vs. Estimate vs. Bid: What’s the Difference?
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How to Avoid Bankruptcy and Save Your Business From Closing
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What Is SEC Form D?
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How to Set Up an Emergency Fund for Your Small Business
How to Categorize the Costs of Running a Business
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How to Make a Track Spending Spreadsheet for Home Business
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How Accruals Work in Business
How to Determine the Value of a Business
How to Determine the Value of a Business
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Invoices vs. Receipts for Your Business: What's the Difference?
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What Is Cross Elasticity of Demand?
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How To Use Excel Spreadsheets for Small Business Accounting
Small business owner accounting for accrued liabilities
How the Historical Cost Principle Affects Business Accounting
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Obtaining Credit Terms With Suppliers
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What Should You Consider When Making Pricing Decisions?
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What Investors Want To See in Financial Statements
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Step-by-Step Guide to Payroll for Small Businesses
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Setting Up the Financial Oversight of a Business
Business Tips to Conserve Cash Flow and Maximize Profits
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How To Improve Your Accounts Receivable Process
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Cost vs. Expense: What's the Difference?
Taking Inventory
How Businesses Take Inventory - Tips for Improving the Process
Best Accounting Software
Best Accounting Software for Small Business
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5 Facts You Need to Know About Trade Finance
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How To Change Accounting Methods Using IRS Form 3115
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How an Accountant Can Help a Small Business Owner
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10 Ways To Reduce Small Business Costs
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10 Ways to Cut Business Costs
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Ways To Ensure You Get Paid by Customers and Clients
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Accrual Basis Accounting vs. Cash Basis Accounting
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Cash Flow Management in Business
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Cash Flow Analysis for Small Business Owners
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What Is a Balance Sheet?
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What Is a Cost-Benefit Analysis?
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What Is a Debt-to-Equity Swap?
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What a Corporate Records Book Is
Accounting income and expenses
How To Create a Payroll Register
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How Do I Do My Own Payroll and Payroll Taxes?
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What Is an Enrolled Agent (EA)?
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Bookkeeper? Accountant? CPA? What is the Difference?
Office Accounts
The Best Way to Fire Your Accountant or CPA
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Questions to Ask When Hiring an Accountant for Business
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Fixed and Variable Expenses in Business Budgets
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Why Petty Cash Is Important to Small Businesses
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How Are Pay Periods Determined?
Obsolete Business Assets
How the Term Obsolete Is Used in Business Accounting
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What Is the Difference Between Net Income, Earnings, and Profit
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Tips for Calculating Net Pay for Employees
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Multiples of Earnings Business Valuation Method
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What Is a Sales Invoice?
Earnings of Businesses
How to Calculate Earnings for a Business
Cash Flow — How It Works to Keep Your Business Afloat
What Is Cash Flow?
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What Capital Gains and Losses Mean for a Business
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Important Facts You Need to Know About a Cash Business
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Evaluating Assets That Will Be Converted into Cash
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Understanding Cost of Goods Sold (COGS)
Book Value of Business Assets
What Is the Book Value of Assets?
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What Is a Budget?
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What Is an Arm's Length Transaction?
Accumulated Depreciation on a Business Balance Sheet
Accumulated Depreciation on Your Business Balance Sheet
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What Is An Accountable Plan for Reimbursing Employees?
How Accounts Receivable Factoring Works
Selling Accounts Receivable to a Factor - the How and Why
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5 Easy Steps to Creating a Break-Even Analysis
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Recovering Lost Business Records After a Disaster