Like it or not, managing your accounting books is all part of being a business owner. And if you’re like the majority of entrepreneurs, you probably worry about making accounting mistakes that can ...

The accounting cycle tracks a transaction until it’s added to your company’s financial statement. Follow this eight-step ...

In our recent article on the flaws in return on equity, we showed how it has no correlation with several different measures of valuation. However, there is one valuation metric, price-to-book (“P/B”), ...

This column is a review of an exciting new book, "The Definitive Success Guide to Client Accounting Services (CAS)," by Hitendra Patil. I remember calling Hitendra a few years ago about an article he ...

Refinancing a business property is similar to refinancing any type of loan. Typically, a refinance allows the business owner to renegotiate the terms of the loan, including length of the note, ...

Luca Pacioli’s groundbreaking text on bookkeeping, accounting and mathematics, Somma di arithmetica, geometria, proporzioni e proporzionalità, also known as the Summa de Arithmetica, sold for ...

After pitting Xero vs Zoho Books against each other, our research determined that Zoho Books is the better accounting software overall – especially for sole traders and micro businesses. The platform ...

We’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Accountancy news every morning. A rare copy of a 15th-century printed book that set down the principles of modern accounting and ...