Learn how to tell if your business could be facing a cash crunch—and what to do about it Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor ...

The statement of cash flows shows where a company’s cash comes from and is used. Cash flow statements are divided into operations, investing, and financing sections. Accrual and cash accounting affect ...

A cash book, or petty cash log, is a ledger for keeping track of small cash purchases. Some small businesses such as restaurants find cash books especially useful because these companies tend to need ...

Today's small-business owner most likely uses accounting software to maintain the books. The software records all transactions as they occur, both debits and credits and then runs reports of what is ...

Cash generation is “king” for many investors selecting stocks. Earnings, dividends and asset values may be important factors, but it is ultimately a company’s ability to generate cash that fuels the ...