IRS PUBLICATION 538
A document that outlines several commonly recognized accounting methods. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) mandates taxpayers to employ a consistent accounting method when reporting income and expenses, which is reported according to a tax year.
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Infrastructure
Basic physical systems of a business or country such as roads, utilities, transportation, communication, sewage, and water and electric systems, am ...
Cost Control
Act of managing and/or reducing business expenditures done by determining the costs and evaluating if such expenses are affordable and reasonable. ...
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| 05:00 | Credit Card Spending | Mar | |
| 14:30 | Industrial Product Price Index | Mar | |
| 14:30 | New Housing Price Index | Mar | |
| 14:30 | Raw Materials Price Index | Mar | |
| 16:00 | Consumer Confidence | Apr | |
| 02:30 | PMI Manufacturing | Apr | |
| 02:30 | Tertiary Industry Index | Apr | |
| 02:30 | PMI Composite | Apr | |
| 08:00 | Public Sector Net Borrowing | Mar |
