Basic Accounting


Recent Basic Accounting Articles

If I Had a Great Year, I'd . . .

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1994

Graph displaying the results of small business survey that asked what would be done with a significant profit increase.  Read more

Benchmark: Farewell to Fast Payment?

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1994

A chart displaying D B data that suggests larger companies are not necessarily the quickest customers to make payments.  Read more

The Cash-Flow Quagmire

By Mary Baechler |  Oct 1, 1994

A cofounder tells a cautionary tale explaining the mistakes she made delegating control of cash flow to a controller.  Read more

Equipment Leasing: Keeping Short-Term Funds Free

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 1, 1994

A quick look at an office equipment leasing deal that explains why leasing can be a better strategy than buying.  Read more

Resource: Accounting 101

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 1, 1994

A short review of J. Tabet and J. Slater's book 'Financial Essentials for Small Business Success,' with purchasing info.  Read more

Benchmark: Money from Where?

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 1, 1994

A graph that shows various sources of capital and the percentage of growth companies that use these sources.  Read more

Tax Tip: Tax Free So Far? We Hate to Tell You, But...

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 1, 1994

An accountant offers a quick warning to companies that have yet to experience their first tax-positive year.  Read more

Advisers: You May Need the C in CPA

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Sep 1, 1994

A CEO explains why he needed a CPA instead of a public accountant, and a CPA explains the difference.  Read more

Get the Cash, Keep the Client

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Aug 1, 1994

Tips for writing collection letters that will preserve your customer relationships.  Read more

Running on Empty

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Aug 1, 1994

Ways to manage cash flow.  Read more

When Friends Are Deadbeats

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jul 1, 1994

One CEO's strategy for collecting money from friends.  Read more

Managing People: Powerful Payroll Processing

By Phaedra Hise |  Jun 15, 1994

A treasurer explains how he moved from calculating payroll by hand through a couple of computer system upgrades.  Read more

Accounts Payable: Bookkeeper in a Box

By Phaedra Hise |  Jun 15, 1994

A drug-store owner talks about how he has solved many of his accounting problems with off-the-shelf software.  Read more

Inventory Control: High-Tech Salvage Yard

By Phaedra Hise |  Jun 15, 1994

An auto-salvage businessman tells how he turned to technology to solve inventory tracking problems.  Read more

Better Returns on Spare Cash

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1994

If your company has spare cash, alternatives to bank accounts and CDs can help generate extra working capital.  Read more

Documenting Swap Deals

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jun 1, 1994

To help managers plan, company documents barter sales as separate listings on financial statements.  Read more

Assessing Deadbeats

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Mar 1, 1994

How to assess the likelihood of a customer's paying its bill by analyzing sales trends and other factors.  Read more

Growing by Numbers

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 1994

CEO of a growing chain of health clubs monitors performance using a key financial ratio.  Read more

What You Do (and Don't) Need

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Jan 1, 1994

Guidelines for determining the proper financial report for your company.  Read more

The New ABC

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Dec 1, 1993

A new accounting system helps managers identify all activities involved in their production.  Read more

Who's in Charge?

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Nov 1, 1993

Benefits of appointing a cash-flow specialist to determine why money is or isn't coming into the company.  Read more

Know Thy Custom Costs

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Oct 1, 1993

Accounting systems should reflect real total overhead costs and figure total costs and profits by customer.  Read more

Penny Wise

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Sep 1, 1993

Two common mistakes growing companies make with their accounting systems.  Read more

The Inc. Network

By Inc. staff |  Sep 1, 1993

Reader-to-reader advice.  Read more

Four Quick Ways to Cut Your CPA Costs

By Jill Andresky Fraser |  Aug 1, 1993

Tips on cutting the cost of using a CPA.  Read more