Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and finance from DePaul University. As the name implies, a balance sheet should reveal ...

Nearly every financial crisis can be traced back to a foundation of weak balance sheets that cracked under the pressure of excessive debt. Companies, households, and governments load up on debt during ...

The ending balance of a cash-flow statement will always equal the cash amount shown on the company's balance sheet. Cash flow is, by definition, the change in a company's cash from one period to the ...