An accountant uses a suspense account, a temporary account in the business chart of accounts, for recording all or part of a transaction that she doesn't know how else to code. When she identifies the ...

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T-accounting is a method used by accountants and bookkeepers that gets its name from the T shape formed by the two columns used to record entries. Also called double-entry accounting, T-accounting ...

Sale and leaseback transactions have long been popular because they present benefits to both seller-lessees and buyer-lessors. The accounting for such transactions has changed significantly, though, ...

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Related-party transactions have played a significant role in accounting failures and frauds. In a study of Securities and Exchange Commission fraud allegations by the Committee of Sponsoring ...

Artificial intelligence is a new trend in the globalization of finance, and ChatGPT is at the front line of serving the finance world. Given its capabilities, ChatGPT has the potential to transform ...

Accrual accounting follows the matching principle, which aims to align revenue recognition with the expenses that helped ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board’s new standard on auditing related party transactions and significant unusual transactions. The PCAOB ...