Learn how to analyze a company's balance sheet, including assets, liabilities, and equity, for smarter investment decisions.

When one company has an interest in another company it has equity in that company. Under certain circumstances, the appropriate way for the company to account for that investment on its own books is ...

Private equity fund accounting is quite complex to other investment vehicles. What separates fund accounting from general accounting is that, while small businesses, for example, make purchases with ...

A statement of shareholder equity can tell you if your business is doing well or if it's time to fine-tune some of your ...

A company may invest in another private or publicly traded company. The accounting for this investment depends on the level of control of the parent company in the subsidiary. The consolidated method ...

More than a few eyebrows were raised in August when the news broke that TowerBrook Capital Partners had struck a deal to purchase an ownership interest in EisnerAmper LLP, the first such deal between ...

Private equity capital is driving a "revolution" in the wealth management and accounting industries, but its ties to credit from non-bank lenders could pose risks, a new study found. Those elevated ...

Learn how accounting spreadsheets work with real examples of journals plus when to switch to accounting software.