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Accounting Solver

May 24th, 2008

ACCOUNTING FOR THE PARETO PRINCIPLE 6: Which 20% of a Small Business is Critical

The Pareto Priniciple (also called the 80% - 20% Rule) has been applied in a variety of fields & disciplines; e.g., business management, time management, management of sales people, project management, development economics, etc. Basically, the Pareto Principle states: in any endeavor, a 20% segment can explain the status of almost anything […]

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May 9th, 2008

SYNERGY BETWEEN ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE & ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 3

AccountingSolver received an insightful comment from Mary Schaeffer, Author Controller & CFO’s Guide to Accounts Payable (John Wiley & Sons 2007) & 12 other business books, Editorial Director Accounts Payable Now & Tomorrow (http://ap-now.com/blog/):
“I just read a post on another blog recommending payment stretching as a way of improving cash flow. And, to be honest, […]

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May 7th, 2008

HOW TO GROW SALES 3: Synergy between accounts receivable & accounts payable

One of the most effective ways of stimulating sales is by injecting a credit program into your sales program (i.e., set up an accounts receivable).  If / when your credit program / accounts receivable results in a growth in Revenues as expected, your Cost of Goods will also grow in step with your Revenues.
In most […]

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May 5th, 2008

HOW TO GROW SALES 1: Manage your accounts receivable

One of the most effective ways of stimulating sales is by injecting a credit program into your sales program (i.e., set up an accounts receivable). However, you don’t want to have a lot of sales, but end up lacking enough cash to continue production and pay for operating expenses. Prudent thumb rules to […]

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May 3rd, 2008

HOW TO REDUCE WORKING CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS 3: Manage your accounts receivable

Working Capital funds the cost of the labor & materials that go into the goods you sell or the services you render (i.e., your Cost of Goods Sold or Cost of Sales) and what you use to pay for salaries, rent, office supplies, etc (i.e., your operating expenses). In most businesses (specially where goods […]

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March 3rd, 2008

ACCOUNTING NOISE 4: Cooking the Books

A company who has had a poor performance resorts to “accounting noise” to make it look better than it really is (e.g., Enron, WorldCom, etc).
In addition to fudging revenue figures (recording future / potential income that may or may not actually be realized) and fudging expense figures (postponing the recording of expenses into the future), […]

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