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Cash Flow Statement Importance
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Cash Flow Statement Importance

Net cash flow can be calculated from balance sheet alone. Then why do we need a separate financial statement - cash flow statement? Read on.
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Michael "Shoe" Xu
What is Cash Flow Statement?
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What is Cash Flow Statement?

What is cash flow statement? Similar to how you bookkeep your own expenses for the house, you can do the same for your business.
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How Tax and Profit Distribution Affect Financial Statements
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How Tax and Profit Distribution Affect Financial Statements

After paying all the expenses and taxes, we've managed to get some profit. How does profit distribution affect balance sheet and income statement?
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Research and Development Expenses Accounting Treatment: Intangible Assets or Expenses?
Finance

Research and Development Expenses Accounting Treatment: Intangible Assets or Expenses?

Should research and development expenses be treated as expenses or intangible assets? This one explains the concept in depth.
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How Sales Affect Balance Sheet and Income Statement
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How Sales Affect Balance Sheet and Income Statement

Once you make a sales, you move some of your inventory (balance sheet) into cost of goods sold (income statement). But how does a sale affect these financial statements exactly? Read more.
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Variable cost vs. Fixed cost: Is Higher Gross Profit Always a Good Thing?
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Variable cost vs. Fixed cost: Is Higher Gross Profit Always a Good Thing?

Variable cost vs. fixed cost is one of the most important concepts in managing a company. Knowing it will help entrepreneurs make smarter decisions.
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How Raw Material Procurement and Manufacturing Affect Balance Sheet
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How Raw Material Procurement and Manufacturing Affect Balance Sheet

If you have read my last post, you know that our fictional
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How to Prepare Balance Sheet - Using a Company's Creation as Example
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How to Prepare Balance Sheet - Using a Company's Creation as Example

Having a financial mindset helps an entrepreneur build resource allocation skills and judgments. Here we discuss how to prepare balance sheet to help cultivate that understanding.
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Relationship Between Income Statement and Balance Sheet
Finance

Relationship Between Income Statement and Balance Sheet

The undistributed profit goes into retained earnings. This is the most direct relationship between income statement and balance sheet.
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Income Statement: the Formula that Tells if We Make a Profit or Loss
Finance

Income Statement: the Formula that Tells if We Make a Profit or Loss

To know whether your biz makes a profit, you have to understand Income Statement - the formula that tells if you make a profit or loss.
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Understanding Balance Sheet: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners
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Understanding Balance Sheet: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners

Assets equal Liabilities plus Shareholders' Equity. But what can this equation and all the information on Balance Sheet tell us? Read this guide to learn the basics.
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Shareholder's Equity: the Last Piece on Balance Sheet
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Shareholder's Equity: the Last Piece on Balance Sheet

Learn about the structure of shareholder's equity, and how capital stock, additional paid-in capital, surplus reserve, and retained earnings work.
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