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Controllers Career Guide

(Private company CFOs make 45% less than those at public companies.) Tack on benefits and bonus and you can expect to pay $225,000 to $275,000 depending on business size. Champions of controllership find ways to innovate, automate, and scale accounti... Read more

What Is Accounts Payable?

The account Notes Payable is a liability account in which a borrower's written promise to pay a lender is recorded. (The lender record's the borrower's written promise in Notes Receivable.) Generally, the written note specifies the principal amount, ... Read more

5 Key Accounting Assumptions

Some companies that operate on a global scale may be able to report their financial statements using IFRS. The SEC regulates the financial reporting of companies selling their shares in the United States, whether US GAAP or IFRS are used. The basics ... Read more

Marketing For Accountants

These details belong to the billpayer and ideally should be made available as a matter of routine. The structure of this accounting process can only operate as designed when a full complement of information is submitted to the advertiser. At this poi... Read more

How To Use An Accounts Receivable Aging Report

Ideally, you want most of your accounts receivable balance to be in this column because it means most of your customers pay on time. In a perfect world, all your customers would pay on time — or even early — and you would have no need for accounts re... Read more

Total Absorption Costing

Therefore, variable costing is used instead to help management make product decisions. Fixed overhead is treated as a period cost and does not vary as the volume of inventory changes. This results in income increasing in proportion to sales, which ma... Read more