Accelerated Deposit Rule – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Taxation

What is the Accelerated Deposit Rule?The Accelerated Deposit Rule says that if the employment taxes of an employer total $100,000 or more in one business day, the tax withholdings must be deposited in a tax withholding account or paid to the IRS the next day. If an...

Accomplished Bill of Lading – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Operations, Project, & Supply Chain Management

What is an Accomplished Bill of Lading?A bill of lading is a document issued by a carrier of a ship’s cargo to the shipper evidencing the cargo and ownership. The bill of lading is a contract, often issued as a receipt of carriage that serves as a reference that...

Full Employment Equilibrium – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Economic Analysis & Monetary Policy

What is the Above Full-Employment Equilibrium?When an economy manufactures goods or products at higher economic rates than normal, it is regarded as above full-employment equilibrium. The gross domestic product (GDP) of an economy often reflects the normal rate at...

Absorption Pricing – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Managerial & Financial Accounting & Reporting

What is Absorption Pricing?When a price is set for a product and the price covers all costs, including variable and fixed costs, it is an instance of absorption pricing. Absorption pricing is a pricing method in which all costs (variable and fixed) involved in the...

Abusive Tax Shelter – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Taxation

What is an Abusive Tax Shelter?An abusive tax shelter is a financial scheme that reduce income tax and minimize other tax liabilities. Usually, abusive tax shelters are regarded illegal and often attract fines if the Internal Revenue Service proves that they have...

Amortization Period (Loans) – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Banking, Lending, and Credit Industry

Update Table of Contents What is a Loan Amortization Period?How Does the Amortization Period Work?Example of Amortization Period What is a Loan Amortization Period?An amortization period refers to the total amount of time that a company uses before a loan, a mortgage...

Yield (Finance) – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Investments, Trading, and Financial Markets

What is Yield?A yield refers to the returns that an investment generates over a period of time. It is the earnings of the investment or interest that an investor receives for holding a security. The amount of investment, current market value, face value or par value...

White Hat SEO – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | SEO, Social Media, Direct Marketing

What is White Hat SEO?A White Hat SEO is Search Engine Optimization strategy that focuses on the use of SEO techniques focused on human audience that are acceptable by the search engines. White hat uses tactics and techniques that seem overboard but approved by major...

Value-Added Tax – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Business Taxation

What is a Value-Added Tax?Value Added Tax or commonly known as VAT is a type of indirect tax which is imposed on the domestic consumption of goods and services. Food, essential medicines, and certain other items are exempted from this tax. This tax is levied at each...

Unearned Income – Explained

by TheBusinessProfessor | Feb 23, 2025 | Managerial & Financial Accounting & Reporting

What is Unearned Income?According to the Internal Revenue Service and American Social Security Administration, unearned income is all the income which are not earned through an employment or business. These incomes are derived from means other than the provision of...