This glossary uses Visual Finance™ to bring financial terms to life. Each example shows data from the Round Number Company, a fictional business with simplified figures to make learning easier. For more details, visit 'How to Read Visual Finance'.
Adjustments are Revenues and Expenses, reported on the Income Statement, that are not part of the regular business operation. Look at the Notes to the Financial Statement for a full explanation (Notes are part of the Financial Report).
In the Visual Finance graphics, adjustments indicating increased revenues to the business are represented by gold stacks. Adjustments indicating increased expenses are represented by silver stacks.
The above is our generic explanations of common corporate financial terminology. Actual meanings can vary widely from company to company; in order to have the correct internal definition you need to ask your Finance Department, "What do you mean by that?"
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