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Tax and accounting treatment for website development costs

The Startup Magazine

Not sure how to account or tax the website development costs? Or does it go on the balance sheet and count as an asset? Before you can start determining the tax treatment for your website development costs, you need to determine what you use your website for. During that time he also built a website that cost him £10,000.

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Praying to the God of Valuation

Both Sides of the Table

We had nascent revenues, ridiculous cost structures and unrealistic valuations. I learned to avoid unnecessary conferences, avoid non-essential costs and strive for at least a neutral EBITDA if for no other reason than nobody was interested in giving us any more money. Until we weren’t.

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Revenue Recognition’s Effect On M&A

YoungUpstarts

There has been a lot of chatter regarding changes in revenue recognition criteria lately, but the effects it will have on the evaluation of companies planning an exit is just beginning to emerge. Specifically, the new standard will follow a five step model for revenue recognition: Identify the contract (the deal that has been reached).

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A Brief Look At Understanding Income Statements And Balance Sheets

YoungUpstarts

The two key documents are the income statement and balance sheet, though there are more that come into play like the cash flow reports. So why are these documents important, and what is the difference between the income statement and balance sheet? Why You Need Income Statements And Balance Sheets.

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What is the Right Burn Rate at a Startup Company?

Both Sides of the Table

So if your costs are $500,000 per month and you have $350,000 per month in revenue then your net burn (500-350) is equal to $150,000. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok. but that’s our firm’s money on your balance sheet. Gross burn is the total amount of money you are spending per month.

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SayAhh’s Revenue Projections

Feld Thoughts

While Jane was building SayAhh’s revenue projections , Dick focused his attention on building the expense side of the projections. A simple cash forecast is just that – it is a model that helps anticipate cash balances over time. Since this was addressed on the revenue side, we won’t go into details on the expense side.

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Why large companies acquire small companies

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Revenue multiples, profit multiples, premium over the previous financing — these are metrics used by sellers to help determine a minimum acceptable price. In terms of acquisition, they ask more specifically: “How can we trade balance sheet assets (cash, equity) in exchange for executing our strategy better?”.