Cost accounting may not be the most exciting way for a business owner to spend a Friday night. However, understanding the basics of cost accounting can help you track costs, increase profits, and ...

What’s a story worth? Last week, I looked at a single investigative story (California Watch’s “On Shaky Ground“), and we saw the tab of half a million dollars for a 20-month-long tale of sleuthing.

Not all forms of accounting are the same. Some focus on costs, others on audits and some focus on taxes. While having a solid handle on your business’s finances is essential, how you track business ...

Cost accounting and product costing are two accounting methods for determining the cash needed to create goods and services. A company's decision to use either accounting technique can have lasting ...

This guide was reviewed by a Business News Daily editor to ensure it provides comprehensive and accurate information to aid your buying decision. The cost principle is an important part of financial ...

Editorial Note: We earn a commission from partner links on Forbes Advisor. Commissions do not affect our editors' opinions or evaluations. There are a number of types of accounting, serving a wide ...

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The Cost Accounting Standards Board, a group set up by Congress in 1970 to make sure federal contractors charge their costs appropriately, is finally making some progress in aligning its 19 cost ...

40 McNuggets for $13.99 sounds like an unbelievable deal. So, maybe it is. Groups like the Sustainable Food Trust are on a mission to demonstrate how, in the current commodity food system, big ...

In a prior article, I wrote about the appeal of counting the Federal Government as a customer, because of the size of the government’s budget, as well as its creditworthiness. In that article, I ...

In today’s fast-moving consumer goods environment, consumers demand an increasing degree of differentiation. Serving this need comes at a cost. Think about your favorite beverage, for example. Many ...

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