Houston Chronicle

Easy Way to Understand Accounting Terms

Assets = Liabilities + Owner's Equity is the principal equation for accounting. Many business owners understand the importance of the words, but not what they mean. Throw in debits, credits, ledgers ...
Investment U

78 Basic Accounting Terms and Concepts

Money rules the world. From Fortune 500 companies to the dollar bills in your wallet, money is what makes the world go round. Although many people lack a basic understanding of money. That’s why we ...
Houston Chronicle

Insurance Accounting Terms and Combined Ratio

Insurance companies must save a certain percentage of the premiums they receive to pay for claims. The amount set aside, the reserves, must be enough should a large group of policyholders experience a ...
CNBC

Small business accounting: 10 terms you need to know

This article was paid for by Intuit QuickBooks. Running a small business can be exciting and rewarding. But it also comes with a long list of tasks that have little to do with why you opened your ...
Investopedia

Micro Accounting: What It Means, How It Works

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...
Forbes

What Is Accounting? The Basics Of Accounting

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. Accounting is the process of keeping track of all financial ...
Investopedia

Behavioral Accounting: Impact on Decision-Making and Valuation

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...