Accounting and auditing
Accounting is language of finance
which all business decision-makers must understand. It is the process of
capturing, possessing and communicating financial information. So it is an
information system that accumulates, records, classifies, summaries and report
commercial transactions. The aim of this process is to show the financial
condition of a business entity.
Bookkeeping is a small part of the
system and deals with record-keeping.
Accounting information are uses by
managers, investors, and different groups in society such as tax authorities,
labour unions, local governments, financial analysts and others.
There is public, private and governmental
accountings are the major branches of accounting. Private accountants are employed
by business firms. They prepare budgets and performance reports witch are
needed to decision-makers. Public accountant are people who provide services
for a fee. One their main functions is auditing. They analyze financial
information, statements and offer their opinion on their accuracy and
reliability. Governmental accounting is
the accounting function performed for central and local governmental
institutions
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