The process of recording financial transactions pertaining to a business
Financial statements
Balance sheet
Income statement
Income loss
Liabilities
Business's responsibilities
Fixed assets
Items that a company plans to use over the long term
Fixed assets
Furniture
Buildings
Vehicles
Assignment
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Dissemination
Spreading or sharing information, knowledge, or ideas to a wider audience
Notes payable
Notes receivable
Assets
Anything that has current or future economic value to a business
Owners' Equity
The capital or net worth of a business
Tax authorities determine whether a business declared the right amount of tax in its tax returns
Tax authorities conduct audits of the tax returns filed by businesses so as to verify the data with the underlying accounting records
Tax authorities cross reference accounting information of suppliers and consumers as to recognize potential tax evaders
Government ensures that a company's disclosure of accounting information is in accordance with the regulations that are in place to safeguard the interest of varied stakeholders who depends on such information in forming their decisions
External auditors examine the financial statements and the underlying accounting record of companies to form an audit opinion
Investors and other stakeholders rely on the independent opinion of external auditors on the accuracy of financial statements
General public can also have an interest in accounting information of a corporation. These could include journalists, analysts, academics, activists and individuals with an interest in economic developments
Identifying
Recognizing business transactions and events that should be recorded
Recording
Systematically keeping track of business transactions and events
Communicating
Preparing and distributing financial reports and other accounting information to users
Accounting has a long tradition, with its roots in the earliest transactions between individuals, from writing on wet clay tablets to now logging into a web spreadsheet
Accountants are those who evaluate data, keep accounts and interpret information for companies, from one-person ventures to large organizations, about financial and operational activities
The aim of accounting is to provide users who have to make decisions with helpful details
Accounting users
Internal users (management, staff, owners)
External users (government, public)
Managerial accounting describes the financial details that management needs for the primary users to schedule, monitor, and estimate the activities of an entity
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