Accounting involves recording financial transactions, classifying and summarizing them, then analyzing, interpreting, and communicating the information to users. It is defined as the process of identifying, measuring, and communicating economic information to allow for informed judgments and decisions. The accounting process includes recording transactions, classifying them, summarizing, analyzing and interpreting, then communicating the results. Bookkeeping records transactions at a basic level, while accounting provides summarized and analyzed information for decision making.
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Accounting
2. 1. Meaning of Accounting
2. Definition of Accounting
3. Accounting process
4. Need of Accounting
5. Difference b/w book keeping & Accounting
4. Accounting is a primary concerned
with recording of financial
transaction , summarising them
information are proprietors,
creditors , debtors etc . Since
accounting is a medium of
communication , it is called the
LANGUAGE OF BUSINESS .
6. Accounting is the process of
identifying ,measuring &
communicating economic
information to permit
informed judgments and
decisions by users of the
information.
-AMERICAN ACCOUNTING
ASSOCIATION
8. STEPS OF ACCOUTING PROCESS
Recording
Classifying
Summarising
Analysing & Interpreting
Communicating
10. In ancient times , wants of men were very
limited due to which the number of
business transitions was also limited.
Nevertheless , with the invention
of money the speed of production &
distribution got momentum , which has
increased business activities.
11. BOOK KEEPING
Book keeping is
concerned with
financial transaction .
It is primary stage .
The objective of book
keeping is to maintain
systematic records of
financial transactions.
this job routine is
nature.
Junior staff do this.
ACCOUNTING
Accounting is concerned
with summarising the
recorded transaction.
It is a secondary stage
The objective is of
accounting is to ascertain
net of operation.
This is analytical &
dynamic .
Senior staff performs
this function.