Financial statements report the business activities and financial performance of a company. Learn how they are used by executives, investors, and lenders.

Editor’s Note: This post is focused on helping you understand profit and loss statements. This financial statement is used by most small business owners to help assess business profits and losses ...

An income statement is a financial document that details the revenue and expenses of a company. Some investors and analysts use income statements to make investing decisions. The income statement, ...

All publicly traded companies are required to release financial statements quarterly so investors can get a sense of how the business is doing. There are three main financial statements investors ...

Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting and finance from DePaul University. Katrina Ávila Munichiello is an experienced editor, ...