The most common organizational structure in business is a hierarchy of functional departments and units through which work flows in order to achieve maximum performance. Its alignment enables ...

Accounting is the basis of business decisions. While you may not be an accountant, or even like accounting, you are likely a decision-maker. You are asked to make numerous business decisions every ...

Tax accounting is a critical field that focuses on preparing and analyzing tax payments and returns. It differs from other accounting fields in that it is guided by specific tax-related provisions set ...

Over the course of my 25 years of financial and business consulting, I have seen many companies make the mistake of putting the cart before the horse—reversing the proper order of actions to be ...

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. — Starting a business can be both exciting and daunting, and while the potential upside can seem promising, the path for a startup may be packed with pitfalls, especially those that ...

Purpose: To provide an overview of the fundamentals for basic fund accounting and the financial reporting structure within the context of higher education accounting, Generally Accepted Accounting ...

After years of growing a financial and accounting services firm from the ground up, one insight has stayed with me: A corporate budget is far more than a set of numbers; it’s the heartbeat of a ...

The primary difference between financial and managerial accounting is one of audience. There are certain measures and metrics that may be more important to the operational control of business elements ...

The list below offers a representative sample of the courses you can expect in the study of accounting and finance for decision making at DePauw. From theoretical foundations to practical experiences, ...