Forensic accounting – The concept of forensic accounting

Forensic accounting, forensic accountancy or financial forensics is the specialty practice area of accounting that describes engagements that result from actual or anticipated disputes or litigation. “Forensic” means “suitable for use in a court of law”, and it is to that standard and potential outcome that forensic accountants generally have to work. Forensic accountants, also […]

Introduction To Fixed Cost

In economics, fixed costs, indirect costs or overheads are business expenses that are not dependent on the level of goods or services produced by the business. They tend to be time-related, such as interest or rents being paid per month, and are often referred to as overhead costs. This is in contrast to variable costs, […]

Why Is The Going Concern Concept Important In Accounting?

A going concern is a business that functions without the threat of liquidation for the foreseeable future, which is usually regarded as at least the next 12 months. “Going concern” implies for the business the basic declaration of intention to keep operating its activities at least for the next year, which is a basic assumption […]

The History Of Double-entry Bookkeeping System

Image by/from RaphaelQS Double-entry bookkeeping, in accounting, is a system of bookkeeping so named because every entry to an account requires a corresponding and opposite entry to a different account. The double-entry has two equal and corresponding sides known as debit and credit. The left-hand side is debit and right-hand side is credit. In a […]

What Are Expenses In Accounting?

##IMAGE_HERE##Expenditure is an outflow of money to another person or group to pay for an item or service, or for a category of costs. For a tenant, rent is an expense. For students or parents, tuition is an expense. Buying food, clothing, furniture or an automobile is often referred to as an expense. An expense […]