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When one company has an interest in another company it has equity in that company. Under certain circumstances, the appropriate way for the company to account for that investment on its own books is ...

Managing the financial accounts for one company is tough. If your business invests in another business, keeping the books becomes even more complicated. If, say, you buy one of your suppliers, do you ...

Renee Ann Butler is a finance writer with 15+ years of professional services experience. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an Illinois CPA Society committee, and has a degree in accounting ...

Equity represents the accounting (book) value of a company or it can represent ownership of a specific asset, such as a car or house. Learn more about equity in finance and how investors use it to ...