Accounting
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We explain the meaning of amortisation, how it’s calculated and why it matters
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Find out when and how to use the break even point formula in business
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Find out what you need to know to claim an overpaid tax refund from HMRC.
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Perform a business health check with the times interest earned ratio
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Find out everything you need to know about financial ratio analysis
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Learn how to make smarter investments using the Sharpe Ratio
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How could mark to market in accounting be useful for your business?
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Find out everything you need to know about off-sheet-financing in this guide
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Learn about the benefits of residual value and how to calculate it.
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Learn how the time period principle in accounting works with GoCardless
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Learn about incremental budgeting, advantages, and disadvantages
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Find out everything you need to know about substance over form in accounting
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Discover what basis points are and how to use this unit of measurement
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The importance of sell-through rate for retailers, and how to calculate yours.
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Is the high-low method a useful financial tool for your business?
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Distributed ledger technology looks set to revolutionise record-keeping.
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Does the theory of constraints enable managers to push for greater efficiency
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Find out what apportionment is and why it can be useful with this handy article.
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Everything you need to know about the book-to-bill ratio.
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What is business process re-engineering (BPR) and why is it important ?
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Clearing accounts: What they are and how they can help your business?
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What is a common-sized income statement and how can it form business decisions?
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What is a compensating balance and when might you need or want one?
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Learn to differentiate between revolving and non-revolving credit