http://www.accountinginformation.info Accounting information for personal and business needs, including articles, basic concepts and popular software programs. en-us Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:35:22 CDT Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:35:22 CDT http://www.accountinginformation.info/ Accounting information for personal and business needs, including articles, basic concepts and popular software programs. Sun, 05 Sep 2010 12:35:22 CDT http://www.accountinginformation.info/articles/39957/Accounting-Software... Accounting Software For Small Businesses There are so many accounting software programs on the market today that it can be difficult in deciding which one to select. All of these software packages offers unique features that can help make your accounting tasks easier. When you take a closer look at the software packages, you can see that many of... 2009-10-28 http://www.accountinginformation.info/articles/19864/Accounting-Careers... Accounting Jobs There are a lot of accounting job opportunities that you might be interested in pursuing. Getting a job in the accounting field is largely dependent on your level of education. Accounting jobs can be generally classified into four groups. These include bookkeeper, accounting clerk, accountant and certified public accountant (CPA). ... 2009-07-18 http://www.accountinginformation.info/articles/3502/Assets-and-Liabilities... Assets and Liabilities Making a profit in a business is derived from several different areas. It can get a little complicated because just as in our personal lives, business is run on credit as well. Many businesses sell their products to their customers on credit. Accountants use an asset account called accounts receivable to record the total amo... 2009-03-18 http://www.accountinginformation.info/articles/3503/Gains-and-Losses... Gains and Losses It would probably be ideal if business and life were as simple as producing goods, selling them and recording the profits. But there are often circumstances that disrupt the cycle, and it's part of the accountants job to report these as well. Changes in the business climate, or cost of goods or any number of things can lead to e... 2009-03-18 http://www.accountinginformation.info/articles/3504/Revenue-and-Receivables... Revenue and Accounts Receivable In most businesses, what drives the balance sheet are sales and expenses. In other words, they cause the assets and liabilities in a business. One of the more complicated accounting items are the accounts receivable. As a hypothetical situation, imagine a business that offers all its customers a 30-day credit peri... 2009-03-18 http://www.accountinginformation.info/articles/3505/Depreciation... Depreciation Is A Noncash Expense Depreciation is a term we frequently hear about, but usually don't really understand. 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