Category: Bookkeeping

Useful Life: The Lifecycle of Assets: Determining Useful Life for Depreciation

From the perspective of a financial analyst, the depreciation method chosen can significantly affect a company’s financial statements and, consequently, its financial ratios. For instance, using the straight-line method versus ...


Are You Accounting for Your IOLTA Correctly?

Our intuitive software automates the busywork with powerful tools and features designed to help you simplify your financial management and make informed business decisions. While this primarily applies to new ...


What is a Contra Account: Definition and Explanation

Baking in room for bad debt, asset depreciation, and returned goods means fewer surprises and more confident stakeholders. A Contra Asset Account is an asset account having a credit balance ...


Quick Guide to Master Contra Accounts: Definition, Types & Examples Simplified

Contra account accounting plays a crucial role in financial accounting by offsetting the balance of another account. It is used to track and report adjustments, reversals, or reductions in the ...


Mastering Financial Reporting: A Guide to Consolidation Entries

Full consolidation is applied when the parent company owns more than 50% of the voting rights in its subsidiary, giving it full control. This method combines all the subsidiary’s revenues, ...