Cumulative Dividends 101: A Beginner’s Guide to Compounding Payouts

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and behavioral finance. Adam received his master’s in economics from The New School for Social Research and his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in […]

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Accounting Entry for Depreciation Journal Entry Methods, Examples & Guide

A depreciation journal entry is important because it helps businesses adhere to the matching principle and the accounting standards. Depreciation journal entries are important for businesses to accurately reflect the value of their assets in their financial statements. By recording depreciation expenses, businesses can accurately reflect the decrease in the value of their assets over […]

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GAAP Accounting for Lawsuit Proceeds and Settlements

This contrasts with US GAAP, which has a number of Codification topics that, in combination, cover the same overall scope as IAS 37. For example, separate Codification topics deal with asset retirement obligations, environmental obligations, exit and disposal obligations and guarantees. After these exclusions, journal entry for lawsuit settlement many loss contingencies and gain contingencies […]

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1031 Exchanges: Understanding Taxable Boot and Deferred Gain

The definition of “real property” determines whether gain is deferred versus taxable in a Sec. 1031 exchange. Under the proposed regulations, real property includes land and land improvements, unsevered crops and other natural products of land, and water and air space superjacent to land. The definition of real property includes an inherently permanent structure (i.e., […]

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