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The Accounting Tools site contains all of the tools that an accountant needs - books, podcasts, articles,  jobs, newsletters, and updates to the latest accounting standards - all from the perspective of accounting author Steve Bragg. Enjoy!

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The Accounting Best Practices Podcast (with more than 750,000 downloads!)

Episode 109: GAAP vs. IFRS for Fixed Assets - Learn about the differences between GAAP and IFRS for how you account for tangible and intangible fixed assets. Listen now!

Episode 108: XBRL Tagging - Patrick Quinlan, CEO of Rivet Software, describes XBRL tagging, who must use it, and how to set up tagging. Listen now!

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Accounting Topics

Accounting Principles	Financial Ratios	Investor Relations	Procedures
Assets	Financial Statements	Jobs	Public Company
Chart of Accounts	Financing	Liabilities	Revenue Recognition
Costing Systems	Fixed Assets	Mergers & Acquisitions	Taxation
Equity	General Ledger	Payroll Accounting	Throughput
Financial Analysis

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Latest Book by Steve Bragg

Running an Effective Investor Relations Department There is a great deal to being a good investor relations officer, including event management, issuing press releases, handling proxy solicitations, monitoring the market, maintaining the investor relations section of the company web site, dealing with analysts and investors, and providing guidance. Investor Relations addresses all of these topics and many more...[more]

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Accounting Best Practices

Auditing/Oversight	Fast Close	Inventory	Payroll
Billing	G/L & Budgeting	Other Topics	Systems
Credit & Collection	Insurance	Payables	Treasury

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Latest Book Review

Rating: The second edition of Valuation for M&A tells you how much your private company may be worth if it is acquired, what factors drive that value, and how you can enhance that value. This book  deserves the recognition of being released as a new edition, because it is rich in detail, and is supported by strong, comprehensive examples.[more]

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Latest Answers to Accounting Questions

Sep 4	What is an Accounting Period?
Sep 2	What is a Chart of Accounts?
Aug 31	How Do I Reconcile an Account?
Aug 29	What Are Net Credit Sales?
Aug 23	Does an Expense Appear on the Balance Sheet?
Aug 22	What is Book Value?

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Updates to Accounting Standards

FASB Update 2010-23 (Measuring Charity Care for Disclosure) - The FASB mandates the use of a cost measurement for calculating the amount of charity care generated by a health care entity... [more]

FASB Update 2010-20 (Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses) - This Update requires disclosures about the nature of the credit risk of an entity's financing receivables... [more]

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Accounting Dictionary

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