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This article was paid for by Intuit QuickBooks. Running a small business can be exciting and rewarding. But it also comes with a long list of tasks that have little to do with why you opened your ...
Financial accounting is a specific type of accounting that uses standardized processes and guidelines for businesses to record their financial transactions and prepare financial statements for ...
Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...
Students graduate college with accounting degrees, but that doesn’t mean they’re ready to be accountants. I spoke with Ben Mulling, CMA, CPA, CITP, who became CFO of TENTE Casters Inc. at the age of ...
Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...