Businesses make advance payments for a variety of different expenses. Any expense that is paid in advance of actually receiving the benefit of the payment is considered a prepaid expense for ...

Expenses are an unavoidable cost of doing -- and staying in -- business. When a business incurs an expense, there are two accounting methods it may use to record the expense to its books -- the cash ...

CapEx has a longer-term view while OpEx focuses on day-to-day business expenses Companies often face a variety of financial needs that are categorized as capital expenditures (CapEx) or operating ...

Andrew Bloomenthal has 20+ years of editorial experience as a financial journalist and as a financial services marketing writer. Chip Stapleton is a Series 7 and Series 66 license holder, CFA Level 1 ...

Fixed expenses are easier to plan around because they stay the same from one month to the next. Variable expenses, on the other hand, are less predictable. Understanding both types and how they impact ...

Maryland business owners face many early decisions, but few affect day-to-day operations as much as selecting an accounting method. Cash accounting and accrual accounting each shape how revenue, ...