If you follow your accountant’s directions explicitly, this is what is expected of you when you review your accounting system to figure out how much cash you have—once you have reconciled all accounts for accuracy, reviewed your profit and loss (P&L) and cash flow statements and then tie the numbers into your balance sheet. Next you’ll run the critical metrics, such as your OCR (operating cash ratio), inventory turn, and both the current ratio and quick ratio. Then you’ll tie those into your KPI (key performance indicators), and then you will know the health of your business. Oh, and before I
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