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How to Balance Your Checkbook

If your check register and bank statement don’t balance, double-check your math to see if there are any adding or subtracting errors on your register….

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Where do I enter my sales taxes paid?

Usually your business tax ID is issued at the time of tax or business registration. You can find this number on tax or business documents…

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What are Retained Earnings? Guide, Formula, and Examples

This financial metric provides insight into a company’s profitability, and more importantly, its financial health. As a business owner, understanding how to calculate retained earnings…

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How to calculate Cost of Goods Sold COGS

The balance sheet only captures a company’s financial health at the end of an accounting period. This means that the inventory value recorded under current…

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What is the double declining balance method of depreciation?

If you would like a depreciation schedule included in the results so you can print it out, move the slider to the “Yes” position. If…

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Consolidated Financial Statements Formula: Accounting Explained

Similar eliminating entries would be made for intercompany debt, asset transfers, dividends, and other balances. The parent company’s investment account balance related to the subsidiary…

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