Need Cash? Look inside your company This article was very interesting to read and brought to my attention several issues. Following the world financial crisis‚ a common scenario in today’s business world sees organizations always struggling for capital. However‚ with the ability to better manage their internal policies and processes‚ organizations may discover that considerable cash flow can be unlocked while making significant difference between failure and survival. The authors highlight six
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depends on the error. Assume the budget stated no overdraft would necessary and it now appears one is required because the sales forecast was used to predict cash inflows rather than the debtor payments. There are two options: Go to the bank and ask for an overdraft‚ or take some other action to improve cashflow to stay within the budget cash figure. The original budget numbers will need to be changed to reflect the new circumstances and future reporting should be against the revised budget (often
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Payroll plays a major role in a company for several reasons. From an accounting point of view‚ payroll is crucial because payroll and payroll taxes considerably affect the net income of most companies‚ and they are subject to laws and regulations. The primary mission of the payroll department is to ensure that all employees are paid accurately and timely with the correct withholdings and deductions‚ and to ensure the withholdings and deductions are remitted in a timely manner. Because of the self-policing
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CASH FLOWS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT SUNSET BOARDS Below are the financial statements that you are asked to prepare. 1. The income statement for each year will look like this: | Income statement | | | 2008 | | 2009 | | Sales | $247‚259 | | $301‚392 | | Cost of goods sold | 126‚038 | | 159‚143 | | Selling & administrative | 24‚787 | | 32‚352 | | Depreciation | 35‚581 | | 40‚217 | | EBIT | $60‚853 | | $69‚680 | | Interest | 7‚735 | | 8‚866 | |
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and Contrast Cash Basis Accounting and Accrual Basis Accounting The major objectives for business entity are to earn profit. Every company keeps their financial records and prepares their financial reports. There are two main accounting methods which are used to keep recording of the business. They are cash basis accounting (cash method) and accrual basis (accrual method). Either of any method can use in businesses. Company can choose the method which is benefit for them. The cash basis is the
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& contrast Comparison Between Credit Cards and Cash People may prefer to have cash in their pockets while others tend to put money in their bank accounts using credit cards. Paying cash is a direct way to purchase things between the costumer and the cashier. Credit card stores a big amount of money which makes things easier‚ for some people‚ than carrying a lot of cash. Even though both cash and credit cards have about the same role‚ there are notable differences and similarities
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Should Replace Cash Shihao Chen Azusa Pacific University Why Credit Cards Should Replace Cash One hundred years ago‚ people had a lot of bills and coins in their wallets. The wealthier they were‚ the bigger wallets they had. Now‚ things have changed. More and more people have only one piece of plastic inside their wallets. In 1949‚ when a man named Frank McNamara had dinner in a restaurant‚ he found out that he left his wallet. After the dinner‚ he decided to create an alternative to cash. He and his
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Purchasing real estate or making a transaction of this size will always maintain a level of risk. The low liquidity of real estate poses the biggest risk. As the investment carries substantial upfront costs and for length of time I own the property‚ expenses can be high. The risk may be higher for this particular home as it has been listed for a number of months with a number of times where they lowered the price. Suggesting the perceived market value of the home to be less than what it is listed
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Analyze company cash flows East Coast Yachts has a strong operating cash flow highlighted by strong earnings before interest and taxes of $88‚416‚000. With the addition of $20‚160‚000 in depreciation and subtraction of $30‚921‚000 in taxes‚ they managed an operating cash flow of $77‚654‚400. East Coast Yachts appears to be in or approaching a growth mode with their capital spending on fixed assets increasing by $60‚000‚000 during the fiscal year. However‚ they made the wise move of reducing
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