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Lease Accounting Updates that May Impact Your Business

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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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Nonprofit Accounting Services: The Right Solution

The Charity CFO

What should you look for when evaluating nonprofit accounting services? Yes, they might have a board member or volunteer who takes care of the finances, but they often lack specific expertise in nonprofit accounting. Benefits of Nonprofit Accounting Services. Nonprofit organizations exist to further a mission or goal.

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What is Amortization of Intangible assets?

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Amortization of intangible assets is a routine accounting procedure, not a strategic focus for small businesses. Instead, they are created as an accounting “plug” to facilitate double-entry bookkeeping standards. This is tracked in an amortization schedule and maintained by your internal accountants.

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Where Can FP&A Career Path Take You?

Fpanda Club

Another important aspect to consider within the discussed topic is how exactly FP&A is different from other finance disciplines, namely accounting, corporate finance and financial control. All this makes financial controllers obvious candidates for communicating with external auditors and managing the audit process.

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Best Practices from the CFO Suite

BlueLight

The CFO role has evolved into a highly strategic role but needs a robust system to handle the day-to-day reporting tasks and generate accurate financial information. My motivation was to understand the responsibility of the CFO suite, the process of billing to accounting, and the software tools available to run an effective finance office.

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

Spreadym

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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Strategic Finance Focus at Year-End

VCFO

These actions might include: A blitz on collection of past due receivables to reduce cash tied up in past due accounts, reduce bad debt exposure and improve DSO (days sales outstanding – a metric often scrutinized by lenders). Read more in our blog about Lease Accounting Updates.) It is important to ensure that is happening.

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