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   <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:27:54 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Understanding Basic Accounting Principles and Basic Accounting</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/basic-accounting-principles.html</link>
    <description>Illustrated guide to basic accounting and basic accounting principles.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:27:53 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Accounting Equation|Basic Accounting Equation</title>
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    <description>Understanding the basic accounting equation is key to understanding accounting basics and other accounting formulas.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:24:44 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Basic Financial Statements</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/basic-financial-statements.html</link>
    <description>Illustrated guide to basic financial statements.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:37:17 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Small Business Taxes Made Easy</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/small-business-taxes.html</link>
    <description>Small Business Taxes Made Simple with clear and concise explanations of the best business tax deductions and business tax help.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:18:58 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Sample General Ledger Journal Entry with General Ledger Examples.</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/sample-general-ledger-journal-entry.html</link>
    <description>Sample general ledger journal entry, general ledger examples, and sample general ledgers</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:18:04 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Balance Sheet Formats and the Classified Balance Sheet</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/balance-sheet-formats.html</link>
    <description>Balance sheet formats and the classified balance sheet illustrated.</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 19:46:26 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Cash Flow Statement Analysis</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/cash-flow-statement-analysis.html</link>
    <description>cash flow statement analysis</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:07:11 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Net Profit Margin: the Bottom Line Goal for Business</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/net-profit-margin.html</link>
    <description>How a strong net profit margin increases a company&#39;s worth.</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:26:43 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Sample Cash Flow Statement</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/sample-cash-flow-statement.html</link>
    <description>Illustrated guide with a sample cash flow statement.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:00:24 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Basic Accounting Principles, Business Accounting Terms, and Financial Ratios</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/index.html</link>
    <description>Illustrated guide to basic accounting principles, business accounting terms, financial ratios, GAAP, and the accounting cycle to quickly measure business performance and profitability.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:42:36 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Working Capital Definition, also called Net Working Capital</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/working-capital-definition.html</link>
    <description>Working capital definition, also called net working capital, and working capital calculation used to measure short term financial strength and liquidity. </description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:01:03 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Understanding Cash Flow Statement with Cash Flow Statement Example</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/understanding-cash-flow-statement.html</link>
    <description>Guide to understanding cash flow statement with cash flow statement example</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:52:23 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>The Accounting Trial Balance Sheet with Sample Trial Balance Workshseet</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/unadjusted-trial-balance-sheet.html</link>
    <description>Guide to the unadjusted accounting trial balance sheet in the accounting cycle with sample trial balance worksheet illustration.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:44:30 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>The final trial balance sheet with sample trial balance worksheet</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/trial-balance-sheet.html</link>
    <description>Guide to the accounting trial balance sheet in the accounting cycle with sample trial balance worksheet illustration.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:35:30 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>What is Treasury Stock: Accounting for treasury stock</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/treasury-stock.html</link>
    <description>Define treasury stock with examples of accounting for treasury stock</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:27:41 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Straight Line Depreciation:  the most common of accounting depreciation methods</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/straight-line-depreciation.html</link>
    <description>Straight line depreciation illustrated, the most widely used of the accounting depreciation methods.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:22:03 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Stockholders Equity, Shareholders Equity, and Statement of Stockholders Equity</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/stockholders-equity.html</link>
    <description>Understanding stockholders equity, also called shareholders equity, and the statement of stockholders equity.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:15:36 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Statement of Retained Earnings</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/statement-of-retained-earnings.html</link>
    <description>Illustrated guide to the statement of retained earnings</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:05:28 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Accounting for Goodwill and Goodwill Impairment</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/accounting-for-goodwill.html</link>
    <description>Accounting for goodwill on the balance sheet illustrated, with recent examples of goodwill impairment</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:01:34 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>The Statement of Cash Flows</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/statement-of-cash-flows.html</link>
    <description>Using the Statement of Cash Flows to Measure the Lifeblood of Your Business. How To Use the Statement of Cash Flows with the Other Financial Statements.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:51:45 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Sample Income Statement and with Income Statement Format</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/sample-income-statement.html</link>
    <description>Sample income statement example to measure three levels of accounting earnings with income statement format.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:36:51 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Sample Balance Sheet Example</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/sample-balance-sheet.html</link>
    <description>Sample balance sheet with basic balance sheet example </description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:37:53 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Property Plant and Equipment</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/property-plant-and-equipment.html</link>
    <description>Accounting for property plant and equipment using the historical cost principle.</description>
    <pubDate>Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:50:36 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>What are Retained Earnings,  Definition Retained Earnings</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/retained-earnings.html</link>
    <description>Illustrated guide with definition retained earnings, stock dividend, and other economic events affecting retained earnings.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:32:33 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Calculate Quick Ratio to Determine Financial Strength and Liquidity</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/quick-ratio.html</link>
    <description>Calculate Quick Ratio To Measure Short Term Financial Strength and Liquidity</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:20:19 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Prior Period Adjustment</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/prior-period-adjustment.html</link>
    <description>Illustrated guide to prior period adjustment</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:08:49 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Prepare Cash Flow Statement with Cash Flow Statement Example</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/prepare-cash-flow-statement.html</link>
    <description>How to prepare cash flow statement in the accounting cycle with cash flow statement example.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:05:19 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Perpetual Inventory System Illustrated Guide</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/perpetual-inventory-system.html</link>
    <description>Illustrated Guide to using the perpetual inventory system, including cost of goods sold and accounting journal entries.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:50:04 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Periodic Inventory System Illustrated Guide and Journal Entries</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/periodic-inventory-system.html</link>
    <description>Using the Periodic Inventory System to measure cost of goods sold and inventory.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:43:36 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>What is Owners Equity: An Illustrated Guide to the Owners Equity Account</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/owners-equity.html</link>
    <description>What is owners equity: An illustrated guide including the balance sheet and retained earnings.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:39:11 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Operating Profit Margin: Measuring the Profitability of Operations</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/operating-profit-margin.html</link>
    <description>Illustrated Guide to operating profit margin to measure the profitability and efficiency of operations.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:32:55 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Applying Net Realizable Value to Inventory and Other Assets</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/net-realizable-value.html</link>
    <description>Illustration of Net Realizable Value and Inventory Valuation</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:23:02 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>The Matching Principle</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/matching-principle.html</link>
    <description>How to Apply the Matching Principle</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:13:22 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Macrs Depreciation for Income Tax Reporting</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/macrs-depreciation.html</link>
    <description>Illustrated Guide to Macrs Depreciation for Income Tax Reporting.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:07:16 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>How the Leverage Ratio Uncovers Debt</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/leverage-ratio.html</link>
    <description>Using the Leverage Ratio to Pick Up Hidden Debt</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:55:03 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Last in First Out (LIFO) Cost Flow for Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/last-in-first-out.html</link>
    <description>Understanding last in first out (LIFO) Cost Flow for Cost of Goods Sold and Inventory Accounting.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:50:35 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Using the Inventory Turnover Ratio to Measure Inventory</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/inventory-turnover-ratio.html</link>
    <description>Using the Inventory Turnover Ratio to Monitor Inventory Levels</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:38:48 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Using the Interest Coverage Ratio to Analyze Debt Expense</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/interest-coverage-ratio.html</link>
    <description>Using the Interest Coverage Ratio to Measure a Firm&#39;s Ability to Meet Interest Payments</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:23:10 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Accounts Receivable Definition and Accounts Receivable Description</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/accounts-receivable-definition.html</link>
    <description>Accounts receivable definition and illustrated guide with accounts receivable desciption.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:58:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Examples of Cash Flow Statements and Analysis</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/examples-of-cash-flow-statements.html</link>
    <description>Examples of Cash Flow Statements: The Story Behind Cash Flow Statement Patterns</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:29:12 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Sitemap for GAAP, Small Business Accounting Terms, and Financial Ratios</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/sitemap.html</link>
    <description>Visual Sitemap of Business-Accounting-Guides.com, including understanding financial statements, business accounting terms, financial ratios, and the accounting cycle.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:28:16 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>About Kenneth Meunier</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/about-me.html</link>
    <description>About Kenneth Meunier</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:18:01 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Feedback</title>
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    <description>Tell us what you think! Leave us your feedback here.</description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:03:03 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Historical Cost Method -  Assets Don&#39;t Gain Value?</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/historical-cost-method-assets-dont-gain-value.html</link>
    <description>I think this method should be changed by GAAP because, as discussed above, the historical cost method does not give the current value of the asset. I</description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:50:40 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Accounting for Treasury Stock Using the Cost Method</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/accounting-for-treasury-stock-cost-method.html</link>
    <description>Illustrated guide to accounting for treasury stock using the cost method</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:56:35 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Accounting for Treasury Stock Using the Par Value Method</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/accounting-for-treasury-stock-par-value-method.html</link>
    <description>An illustrated guide to accounting for treasury stock using the par value method.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:49:44 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Fair Value Accounting - Ripe for Fraud?</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/fair-value-accounting-ripe-for-fraud.html</link>
    <description>I think fair value has too broad of a range and Wall Street has demonstrated an inclination to take profits whenever they can. This means they will</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:05:51 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Debt Service Coverage Ratio in Finance &amp; Investment Property Mortgage Loans</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/debt-service-coverage-ratio.html</link>
    <description>The debt service coverage ratio is used in corporate finance, home mortgages, and investment property mortgage loans.</description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:06:15 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Accounting Software Packages and Accounting Software Small Business</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/accounting-software-packages.html</link>
    <description>Accounting Software Small Business: Top 5 reasons why small businesses should use accounting software packages</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:57:19 GMT</pubDate>
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    <title>Accounting Software Reviews: Compare Accounting Software</title>
    <link>http://www.business-accounting-guides.com/accounting-software-reviews.html</link>
    <description>Small business accounting software reviews: Compare accounting software to find best acccounting software</description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 23:38:28 GMT</pubDate>
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