When it’s not necessary to give an exact value, numbers can be rounded. Rounding means making a number simpler but keeping its value close to what it is. When rounding numbers the result is less ...

The method used to round numbers in accounting may portray an accurate or inaccurate appraisal of a company's financial condition. The amount of error increases with ...

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It’s so tempting to round off numbers and present your audience with pretty whole numbers rather than cluttering up the text with decimal points and a string of digits. Sometimes rounding a number up ...

I learned something surprising this weekend. A rule I was taught back in elementary school turned out not always to be true. In the process, I discovered something worrisome about myself and how we ...

Robert Breunig receives funding from the Australian Research Council, the Australian Treasury and the Australian Taxation Office. Australia’s tax system is needlessly complex, and that’s making it ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...