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What is Amortization of Intangible assets?

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It’s also outside the management’s control, set by accounting standards rather than business decisions. For small business owners, the key takeaway is that while amortization of intangible assets is part of accounting compliance, it shouldn’t be a priority in your strategic planning or financial decision-making.

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Lease Accounting Updates that May Impact Your Business

VCFO

ASC 842 is a new accounting standard set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). These impacts will include major changes to accounting practices and financial reporting, as well as increased scrutiny of contracts, service agreements, and all leases starting now and moving forward.

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What is Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)?

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FP&A is a process used by organizations to develop and manage their financial plans and make informed decisions based on financial analysis. It involves forecasting, budgeting, analyzing, and reporting financial information to support strategic planning and operational decision-making. The primary objectives of FP&A.

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Nonprofit Accounting Services: The Right Solution

The Charity CFO

As a result, the organization might not adhere to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), which can trip them up come tax time or during an audit. Governance issues, tight regulations, and high public accountability standards mean strong accounting practices are more important than ever. Improves compliance.

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Where Can FP&A Career Path Take You?

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Both functions are essential in the organization as accounting is supposed to ensure accurate records and data which can be further analyzed by the FP&A team to generate valuable insights and support strategic and operational decisions.

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Strategic Finance Focus at Year-End

VCFO

Assessing Accounting For entities preparing GAAP compliant financial statements, adoption of Revenue Recognition Standard (ASC 606) and Lease Accounting Standard (ASC 842) is now mandatory. It is critical to engage in strategic planning for the year ahead. What About Borrowing?

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166: Nicolaas van Wyk

CFO Talks

CIARAN RYAN: I think one of the things that I’ve noticed in doing CFO Talks over the course of the year is that I get sense that there’s a lot of attention on compliance, the CFOs are aware of this, maybe the climate change thing is still quite new and they’re still getting their teeth into it. You’ve mentioned the PIC.

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