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Accounting links decision makers with economic activities and with the results of their decisions.
Accounting provides information about:
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Accounting information users include:
Accounting information supports:
1. Which statements describe the purpose of accounting?
2. An investor is reviewing a company’s reports before deciding whether to invest. Which information does accounting provide?
3. An accounting board uses a set of principles to guide new reporting practices and assess existing ones. Which statements describe this framework?
What is accounting?
The process of identifying, measuring, and communicating an entity’s financial information for informed user decisions.
What does accounting link decision makers with?
Economic activities and the results of their decisions.
What three areas does accounting provide information about?
Profitability, financial position, and cash flows.
What is an accounting conceptual framework?
A statement of principles guiding the development and evaluation of reporting practices.
Who receives external financial accounting reports?
People outside the day-to-day running of a business.
Who uses internal management accounting reports?
People managing a business on a day-to-day basis.
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