Equity is the value of an asset minus its liabilities. And while there are many different kinds of equity such as home equity, stock and shareholder equity, owner’s equity, and business equity (to ...

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 ...

The first wave of private equity investments in the accounting space are coming to the end of their terms, and it's time to see what direction they will take. Processing Content Private equity has ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board has issued a standards update aimed at clarifying the interaction between the rules related to equity securities, equity method investments and certain ...

Managing the financial accounts for one company is tough. If your business invests in another business, keeping the books becomes even more complicated. If, say, you buy one of your suppliers, do you ...

Entities raising capital must apply the highly complex, rules-based guidance in U.S. GAAP to determine whether the securities they issue are classified as liabilities, permanent equity, or temporary ...

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 ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Private-equity investors are circling accounting firms as ...

Christopher Geier is an unusual CEO for an auditing firm. He isn't a CPA. Geier, who majored in criminal justice in college and later ran a turnaround consulting firm, was hired by Sikich in 2008 to ...

Andriy Blokhin has 5+ years of professional experience in public accounting, personal investing, and as a senior auditor with Ernst & Young. Investors should understand financial statements for ...