Full cost (FC) accounting allows companies to capitalize all operating expenses related to locating new oil and gas reserves, regardless of the outcome.

Discover what applied cost means in accounting, how it works with allocation rates, and see an example to understand its role ...

This story was originally published on Retail Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Retail Dive newsletter. To determine the value of ending inventory and, ultimately, ...

Inventory management is an important aspect of every retail business. To maximize profits, companies need the right amount of inventory items at all times. Inventory count determines both inventory ...

Cost accounting examines how a company spends money. All expenses are recorded and analyzed in detail and then reported to management, who uses this information to identify ways to increase efficiency ...

The cost and equity methods of accounting are used by companies to account for investments they make in other companies. In general, the cost method is used when the investment doesn't result in a ...

If your company has issued stock privately or publicly, it has the ability to reacquire some outstanding shares for later use or for permanent retirement. Until they are retired, reacquired shares are ...

Cost accounting in healthcare has never been more important, but is often considered too difficult, expensive or resource intensive for many healthcare organizations. Additionally, other critical ...

On August, 15, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued PLR 202033002, in which it addressed whether cost of removal (COR) is “protected” by the normalization rules of section 168(i)(9). COR is ...

Cost accounting is a critical input to the planning process, providing insight into volume, cost, and margin analytics across patient populations and clinical service lines. Although cost accounting ...

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 ...