For many businesses, tracking financial performance is essential, but not every company opts for expensive accounting software to do so. Instead, a significant number rely on Microsoft Excel to ...

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Reviewed by Charlene Rhinehart Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez Businesses depreciate long-term assets for both tax and accounting purposes. For tax purposes, businesses can deduct the cost of the ...

Over the past year or so, large language model (LLM) ChatGPT has demonstrated an uncanny ability to best humans at some of the things that are the cornerstone of our young professional lives. It has ...

Microsoft Excel was first released in 1987 and — despite popular competitors such as Google Sheets — is still used by millions of businesses throughout the world. Described as the “world’s most ...

Almost every article or report you read today talks about the advantages and sometimes the necessity of business owners to incorporate technology into every aspect of their business. But an accounting ...

Ever feel like you’re spending more time wrestling with Excel than actually analyzing your data? For accounting and finance professionals, the pressure to deliver accurate, insightful reports—often ...

Q. Could you explain how the UNIQUE function works in Excel? A. Excel’s UNIQUE is a dynamic array function that can be an essential tool for data analysts and accountants. This function allows users ...

In today’s fast-paced business environment, efficient and accurate financial reporting is crucial for making informed decisions. Manually consolidating and transforming financial data from multiple ...

For years, Excel has been the quiet workhorse of finance teams everywhere.* It’s versatile, accessible, and often feels “good enough.” But in 2025, ...

Sometimes the dollar sign in Microsoft Excel is just a dollar sign, used to indicate that a number reported by a business or in someone's personal finances is in U.S. currency. But the dollar sign in ...

While Microsoft Excel is one of the most powerful spreadsheet applications, it’s also the most intimidating tool in the Microsoft Office suite. If you’ve never used Excel before or are just a bit ...