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What is the current ratio?
What is the current ratio?

Get the inside track on the current ratio formula, right here.

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Accounting
What Is a Liquidity Ratio?
What Is a Liquidity Ratio?

Liquidity ratio formulas indicate whether you can pay off your debts.

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Accounting
Understanding the Order to Cash Cycle
Understanding the Order to Cash Cycle

The order to cash cycle covers every business process related to making a sale.

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Accounting
What is the interest coverage ratio?
What is the interest coverage ratio?

Explore the interest coverage ratio formula, different variations, and more.

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Accounting
Budget vs. forecast: what’s the difference?
Budget vs. forecast: what’s the difference?

Budgets are goals, forecasts are predictions. Read on for more information.

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Accounting
A guide to liquidity in accounting
A guide to liquidity in accounting

What are liquid assets in accounting? Get the inside track with our guide.

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Accounting
What does OPEX (operating expenses) mean for my business?
What does OPEX (operating expenses) mean for my business?

Find out everything you need to know about the OPEX formula, right here.

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Accounting
What is profit per employee and how can it help my business?
What is profit per employee and how can it help my business?

Find out how to calculate profit per employee with our simple guide.

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Accounting
What is a Pro Forma Statement?
What is a Pro Forma Statement?

Explore the benefits of pro forma financial statements with our simple guide.

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Accounting
What Are Abridged Accounts?
What Are Abridged Accounts?

Abridged accounts are simplified versions of your business’s full accounts.

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Accounting
Accounts payable: everything you need to know
Accounts payable: everything you need to know

Read about accounts payable in a little more depth with GoCardless.

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Accounting
What Does Impairment Mean in Accounting?
What Does Impairment Mean in Accounting?

Find out more about what is meant by impairment of assets with our easy guide.

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Accounting
Understanding Accruals in Accounting
Understanding Accruals in Accounting

Accruals are expenses/revenue for which cash hasn’t yet changed hands.

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Accounting
What Is the Debt Service Coverage Ratio?
What Is the Debt Service Coverage Ratio?

The debt service coverage ratio measures your firm’s ability to repay debts.

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Accounting
What Is Activity-Based Costing?
What Is Activity-Based Costing?

Explore the advantages and disadvantages of activity-based costing.

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Accounting
How to Use Trend Analysis Effectively
How to Use Trend Analysis Effectively

Understand how to use trend analysis methods to help your business.

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Accounting
What Does Goodwill Mean?
What Does Goodwill Mean?

Goodwill arises when a company acquires a business for more than its fair worth

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Accounting
Cash Basis Accounting vs. Accrual Basis
Cash Basis Accounting vs. Accrual Basis

Accrual basis accounting vs. cash basis accounting is all about timing.

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Accounting
What does dunning mean in Accounting?
What does dunning mean in Accounting?

Dunning refers to the process of asking customers for money they owe you.

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Accounting
What is a nominal ledger?
What is a nominal ledger?

Your nominal ledger contains a record of all your financial transactions.

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Accounting
Straight Line Depreciation: Which method of depreciation should you be using?
Straight Line Depreciation: Which method of depreciation should you be using?

Companies use several different depreciation methods to calculate depreciation.

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Accounting
Understanding Amortization in Accounting
Understanding Amortization in Accounting

Explore the definition of amortization in accounting, right here.

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Accounting
How to calculate life cycle costing
How to calculate life cycle costing

Life cycle costing helps you understand the total cost of a product or asset.

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Accounting
What is a chart of accounts & is it important?
What is a chart of accounts & is it important?

A chart of accounts is a complete listing of your company’s financial accounts.

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Accounting
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