Contextual parliamentary material is only admissible to the extent necessary to understand parliamentary statements establishing parliamentary intent.

"We understood budgets and profit-and-loss statements," Ms. Shyavitz explained.

Easily understood invoices and statements which are sent out as early as possible get better results than those that are unclear and late.

They must also be financially literate, and thus be able to understand financial statements.

"Councilman Liu simply cannot understand financial statements," Mr. Kalikow said.

He didn't understand profit-loss statements.

"I was in banking and I had seen that business owners who came into the bank didn't really understand financial statements," Hamilton said in a 2011 interview.

Poorly understood businesses and footnote-filled financial statements are not the only warning signs, Mr. Schilit said.

A. I don't think I've seen a political candidate that understands financial statements like I do.

Sudden confusion or trouble understanding simple statements.