Amortization of a company's intangible assets can take as long as 40 years, depending on the types of assets disclosed on the company's financial statements. How these assets affect financial ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Khadija Khartit is a strategy, investment, and funding expert, and an educator of fintech ...

Financial statements are written records of a business’s financial situation. They include standard reports like the balance sheet, income or profit and loss statements, and cash flow statement. They ...

The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation has published a set of near-final examples showing how companies can improve the reporting of uncertainties in their financial statements ...

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 ...

All publicly traded companies are required to release financial statements quarterly so investors can get a sense of how the business is doing. There are three main financial statements investors ...

As the chief operating officer at a firm specializing in financial and accounting services, I've seen firsthand the immense value that accurate financial reporting brings to a business. Whether you're ...

IN CERTAIN INSTANCES CPAs SHOULD CONSIDER preparing and reporting on financial statements using an “other comprehensive basis of accounting” (OCBOA). Tax-basis and cash-basis, including ...

Businesses regularly put out financial statements such as the income statement, balance sheet and statement of cash flows. When these financial statements are released, they can have large impacts on ...