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Use historical data to forecast financial trends with regression analysis
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Track your company's efficiency with the gross profit margin formula
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Discover when the equity method of accounting applies and how it works
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Find out how ad valorem taxes are calculated and when they apply to you
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Vertical analysis is a way of analysing your financial statements
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Management accounting is all about using accounting data to boost efficiency