Assets are quantifiable things — tangible or intangible — that add to your company’s value Liabilities are what your company owes to others, whether that’s an investor or a bank that issued a loan ...

If you're interested in investing, you've probably read quite a few articles that say "do your homework" before buying a stock. Reading and understanding a balance sheet is part of that homework.

Norwalk, Conn. (May 16, 2003) -- In an effort to improve how issuers account for certain financial instruments with characteristics of both liabilities and equity, the FASB has issued a new Standard, ...

It is not uncommon for private equity funds to reconsider the desirability of a prospect when they learn that the company contributes to an underfunded multiemployer defined benefit pension fund. But ...

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is seeking comment on proposed guidance that seeks to clarify when a financial instrument should be classified as a liability or as equity. The ...

The expanded accounting equation builds upon the basic accounting equation's use of assets, liabilities and equity by incorporating additional components such as revenues, expenses and withdrawals.

Almost everyone understands home equity — this private equity is the percentage of your home you own after paying down your mortgage. More technically, it’s the value of an asset, like property, minus ...

Equity is how much money you or your shareholders would have left if you were to liquidate the company and pay off all the debts. On your balance sheet, your company's assets equal your liabilities ...

The Financial Accounting Standards Board released a proposed accounting standards update Wednesday with the goal of enhancing the guidance for financial instruments with the characteristics of ...

Stockholders' equity is the value of assets a company has remaining after eliminating all its liabilities. Companies with positive trending shareholder equity tend to be in good fiscal health. Those ...