Assets generate income and appreciate in value, while liabilities drain resources and depreciate over time. Do you want to improve your net worth? Probably so. But if you’re like many people, you ...

A balance sheet is a financial statement that provides a snapshot of a company's assets, liabilities, and shareholder's equity. A balance sheet is a type of financial statement. It gives you an ...

This report is one of a series on the adjustments we make to convert GAAP data to economic earnings. Reported earnings don’t tell the whole story of a company’s profits. They are based on ...

When investing, assessing a company’s assets and liabilities is a basic requirement to determine what the company is worth. Thankfully, public companies file their financial statements with the ...

When a business is audited, the reviewer job is to ensure that management's assertions in the financial statements are verifiably true. To assess the validity of these claims, the auditor will conduct ...

Anyone who has run a business of any size understands how confusing and, at times, complex the tax code can seem. So deferred tax assets (DTAs) can be challenging. However, understanding them is ...

Business leaders love to talk about revenues, net profits and assets. After all, those are all positive numbers on a balance sheet that can make a company look great. They are also how a company ...

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 ...

This report is one of a series on the adjustments we make to GAAP data so we can measure shareholder value accurately. This report focuses on an adjustment we make to our calculation of economic book ...