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Accounting Solver

Archive for February 2008

February 29th, 2008

ACCOUNTING FOR A LEAP FROM YEAR TO YEAR

For the accounting solver, the web has always been a source of information –valuable, practical, timely.

For the accounting solver, the leap from leap year 2004 to leap year 2008: to be a source of information –valuable, practical, timely, and understandable by the widest array of non-accountants.
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Tags: common sense […]

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February 28th, 2008

ACCOUNTING NOISE 2

Basically, Accounting is a common sense way of looking at and recording your wealth and how changes in your income and expenses affect it –whether you are a corporation, a small business which is a corporation or a small business which is a proprietorship, or whether you are looking at and recording your own personal […]

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February 27th, 2008

ACCOUNTING NOISE 1

Accounting is basically common sense. But there is such a thing as “accounting noise.”

Accounting noise is basically used by companies in financial trouble who are trying to hide their problems by employing all sorts of esoteric accounting jargon. If you look closely, these companies are usually overstating revenues or understating expenses or […]

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February 26th, 2008

FINDING & KEEPING THE WOW FACTOR

For any wannabe business –small and aspiring to be big– success lies in the intersection of three circles:

Other posts on this theme are at http://www.commonsensepr.com/2008/02/26/finding-the-wow-factor-in-business/
Tags: business success, good to great, success formula, wow factor

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February 25th, 2008

ACCOUNTING FOR CALORIES

A study published in the Journal of Consumer Research (http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20070831/calorie-catch-in-healthy-fast-food?) showed that people tended to underestimate the calories in restaurant advertising themselves as “health food” restaurants by an average 21%. In a 1000-calorie serving, that would mean an extra 210 calories you think you are not taking in.
Considering that a 3500 imbalance in calorie […]

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February 23rd, 2008

PERSONAL FINANCE: SHELTER FROM SUBPRIME FALLOUT 6

Many are losing their jobs from the downsizing of many businesses that have been hit by the subprime fallout. For many, it is job-hunting time or a time to consider a career change.
If you still have your job and your employer appears to be having problems meeting the payroll, start looking for […]

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February 22nd, 2008

PERSONAL FINANCE: SHELTER FROM SUBPRIME FALLOUT 5

Many are losing their jobs from the downsizing of many businesses that have been hit by the subprime fallout. For those who have been lucky enough to keep their jobs, there will be hard times ahead. There will be no wage increases in the face of the costs of basic necessities going up.
Whether […]

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February 21st, 2008

PERSONAL FINANCE: SHELTER FROM SUBPRIME FALLOUT 4

Many are losing their jobs from the downsizing of many businesses that have been hit by the subprime fallout. For those who have been lucky enough to keep their jobs, there will be hard times ahead. There will be no wage increases in the face of the costs of basic necessities going up.
What […]

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February 20th, 2008

PERSONAL FINANCE: SHELTER FROM SUBPRIME FALLOUT 3

The windfall from the “stimulus” bill can provide some shelter from subprime fallout.

In addition to paying down debt to stave off arrears or default in credit card and mortgage payments in the looming tough times, another productive use which will have an effect longer and more permanent than paying down debt is to enroll […]

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February 19th, 2008

PERSONAL FINANCE: SHELTER FROM SUBPRIME FALLOUT 2

Some relief can be obtained from the recently passed stimulus bill. Before the end of the first semester of this year, people will be receiving the windfall from the recently passed “stimulus” bill:
individuals = $600
couples = $1200, $300 additional for each child.

This can be part of a source for shoring up personal / […]

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