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Suspense Accounts: When to Use One and How to Clear It Before Close
Posted Oct 27 2026 by Sherman Hsieh
Suspense account entries in and out, a worked clearing example, aging rules, audit risk, and how QuickBooks, NetSuite and Business Central handle them. Read More
Consolidation Worksheet Template: Combining Entities, Eliminations and Noncontrolling Interest
Posted Oct 27 2026 by Sherman Hsieh
Consolidation worksheet template for Excel: parent, subsidiary, elimination and consolidated columns, worked NCI entries, tie-out checks and software. Read More
Flux Analysis: How to Explain Balance Sheet and P&L Fluctuations at Month End
Posted Oct 27 2026 by Sherman Hsieh
Flux analysis at month end: pick comparison periods, set dollar and percentage thresholds, and write explanations reviewers accept, with a worked template. Read More
Record-to-Report Process: How Finance Teams Close and Report
Posted Oct 27 2026 by Sherman Hsieh
Record to report process guide for US controllers: journal entries, reconciliations, consolidation, reporting, who owns each stage, controls and systems. Read More
Vendor Statement Reconciliation: A Step-by-Step Process for Accounts Payable
Posted Oct 27 2026 by Sherman Hsieh
How to reconcile a vendor statement to the AP ledger: seven stages, owners, common differences, how often to do it and AP tools that automate the match. Read More
Accounts Receivable Reconciliation: Matching the AR Subledger to the General Ledger
Posted Oct 27 2026 by Sherman Hsieh
Accounts receivable reconciliation step by step: tie the AR aging to the GL control account, clear common differences, and use a reconciliation template. Read More
Trial Balance Template: How to Prepare and Check a Trial Balance
Posted Oct 27 2026 by Sherman Hsieh
Trial balance template with unadjusted, adjusted and post-closing layouts, a review checklist, out-of-balance fixes, and how accounting systems produce it. Read More
Deposits in Transit: What They Are and How to Handle Them in a Bank Reconciliation
Posted Oct 27 2026 by Sherman Hsieh
Deposits in transit explained: where they go in a bank reconciliation, why no journal entry, auditor cutoff tests, and QuickBooks, Intacct and NetSuite. Read More
Vendor Onboarding Software: Collecting W-9s, Banking Details and Compliance Documents
Posted yesterday by Sherman Hsieh
Vendor onboarding software compared: W-9 collection, IRS TIN matching, bank account checks and ERP sync in Oracle, Coupa, PaymentWorks and Tipalti. Read More
Duplicate Payment Detection in Accounts Payable
Posted yesterday by Sherman Hsieh
Duplicate payment detection in AP: why ERP duplicate invoice checks miss duplicates, how to confirm each cause, recovery audits and tools that help. Read More