Category: Accounting

World leaders have debated the merits of sustainable development and a green economy at Rio + 20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro. Protesters have used the event to highlight injustice. And something substantive benefiting the environment may actually get done. This year’s theme is after all “a green economy…

For many people, an accountant is something that they feel they only need once a year when they are doing their taxes, if then – but the truth of the matter is that a chartered accountant is an individual who can help you out in a great many financial areas. Whether you are looking on…

Not surprisingly, assets are often hidden in a divorce situation. Why – well simply greed, or the feelings of betrayal or anger at the need to divide assets in the divorce, or the fear of not having enough after the divorce all motivate the behavior of hiding assets. In divorce, the parties assets are divided….

Corporate Finance is the process of matching capital needs to the operations of a business. It differs from accounting, which is the process of the historical recording of the activities of a business from a monetized point of view. Captial is money invested in a company to bring it into existence and to grow and…

As banks are foreclosing hundreds of thousands of properties across the country, the question keeps arising, “Can banks make profits on foreclosed properties?” The simple answer is yes, but it does take some special circumstances for it to happen. If the homeowner is aware of how to protect his equity, he may get paid even…

All of us do some bit of planning to manage our income, savings, expenses, future liabilities (money we expect to spend in the future) whether we understand anything about financial planning or not. While we may be managing it well for now, it may not be the best way to do or it may not…

Good cash flow is the key to a ‘Companies Health’ and it is the ‘Life Blood’ of all businesses so to plan and forecasting what will happen and when it will happen is tantamount to a successfully run business. Having the tools to optimise those cash flows and being able to forecast cash flow and…

Investing in Renewable and Efficiency Energy is on the verge across the world. Individuals are becoming more sensible towards their environment, which resulted in more businesses adopting environmentally friendly business practices and becoming a sustainable green business. Converting into green business has been a wakeup call for many companies and for some companies it was…