OFAC, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Homeland Security, Acts & Compliance, Searches and Information and Background. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (âOFACâ) of the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury enforces economic and trade sanctions based on foreign policy and national security goals.
Accounting For Stockholders' Equity. A corporation's balance sheet reports its assets, liabilities, and stockholders' equity. Stockholders' equity is the difference (or residual) of assets minus liabilities. Because of the cost principle (and other accounting principles), assets are generally reported on the balance sheet at cost (or lower) amounts.
common stock. Common stock refers to the shares in a company that are owned by people who have a right to vote at the company's meetings and to receive part of the company's profits after the holders of preferred stock have been paid.