General accepted accounting principles (GAAP) recommend that businesses use an accrual method of accounting. This means that the income statement reflects expenses and income earned but not yet ...

Companies that use accrual basis accounting can assemble their statement of cash flows in one of two ways, using either the direct method or the indirect method. The more commonly used indirect method ...

The general tax rules for income recognition under an accrual method of accounting were changed in the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), P.L. 115-97, which added new Secs. 451(b) and (c).

A cash flow statement is a financial report that describes the sources of a company’s cash and how that cash was spent over a specified time period. It does not include non-cash items such as ...

Income statements detail revenue, expenses, and net income from top to bottom. Reading starts with revenue, deducts expenses, and ends with net income. Subtotal figures help identify missing account ...