The balance sheet provides a look at a business at a snapshot in time, often at the end of a quarter or year. In some cases, the accounts on the balance sheet -- assets, liabilities, and equity -- can ...

When you process payroll, not only are your employees subject to tax withholding, but your business must pay employer contributions to Social Security, unemployment insurance and Medicare. Most ...

Fueled by low interest rates, stock and bond prices have been kind to savers in recent years. But don't sit back and admire your fat 401(k) balance. That same depression in rates is killing you on the ...

Stock options are offered by companies that want to provide their employees with additional compensation and benefits. Employees are generally given the option to exercise their rights to receive a ...

Assets generate income and appreciate in value, while liabilities drain resources and depreciate over time. Do you want to improve your net worth? Probably so. But if you’re like many people, you ...

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Defined-benefit pension funds calculate their liabilities using gilt yields as an indicator of the long-term return they are likely to get. But that could expose them to a whole lot of new problems, ...