Bookkeeping

These activities also include paying cash dividends, adding or changing loans, or issuing and selling more stock. This section of the statement of cash flows measures the flow of cash

The company’s class A shareholders (GOOGL 0.22%) have voting rights, while its class C shareholders (GOOG 0.37%) do not. Companies may return a portion of stockholders’ equity back to stockholders

Though you may not work regularly with a tax specialist year-round, you’ll want to connect with one sooner rather than later so you’re not rushed come tax time. Cash basis

Prepaid expenses might include payments to insurance companies or contractors. The supply store will record a journal entry of $25,000 in the debit column of the general ledger for notes

Bookkeepers have been around as far back as 2600 BC—when records were tracked with a stylus on slabs of clay—making bookkeeping not the oldest profession, but pretty darn close. By