How to explain deferred tax in one sentence (for non-accountants):
"Deferred tax is the timing difference between when transactions affect profit and when they affect taxable income — think of it as tax timing owed or recoverable in the future."
How to explain deferred tax in one sentence (for non-accountants):
"Deferred tax is the timing difference between when transactions affect profit and when they affect taxable income — think of it as tax timing owed or recoverable in the future."
Footnotes are the story behind the numbers. Quick method to turn them into insights:
• Read the heading — what's changing vs prior year?
• Pull the cause (policy, estimate, transaction)
• Ask: does it change decision-making? Write a one-sentence implication
Footnotes are the story behind the numbers. Quick method to turn them into insights:
• Read the heading — what's changing vs prior year?
• Pull the cause (policy, estimate, transaction)
• Ask: does it change decision-making? Write a one-sentence implication
3 audit red flags I teach students to spot on day one:
1) Repeated unusual adjusting entries just before close — ask why
2) Revenue that spikes without explanatory notes — request contracts
3) Missing audit trail for manual changes — verify approvals
3 audit red flags I teach students to spot on day one:
1) Repeated unusual adjusting entries just before close — ask why
2) Revenue that spikes without explanatory notes — request contracts
3) Missing audit trail for manual changes — verify approvals
Quarterly close in sight? Try this 5-minute sanity check before sign-off:
• Reconciles: top 3 accounts match (cash, AR, AP)
• Unusual journal entries flagged and explained
• Cutoff: last-day transactions verified
• Estimates: reasonableness note added
Quarterly close in sight? Try this 5-minute sanity check before sign-off:
• Reconciles: top 3 accounts match (cash, AR, AP)
• Unusual journal entries flagged and explained
• Cutoff: last-day transactions verified
• Estimates: reasonableness note added