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Accounting - the systematic process of measuring and reporting relevant financial USERS OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION

information about the activities of an Economic organization or unit.


- provides financial information Internal Users
- expressed in monetary term
1. Investors/ Owners/ Stockholder
NATURE OF ACCOUNTING 2. Management
3. Employees
1. Accounting is a systematic process. (Process is a series of actions that produce
something or that lead to a particular result. External Users
2. Accounting is an art. (Art is a skill acquired by experience, study, or observation)
3. Accounting is service activity. (Service is the occupation or function of serving) 1. Financial Institutions/ Creditors
2. Government
THE 4 ASPECTS OF ACCOUNTING 3. Potential Investors/ Creditors

1. Recording – writing down of business transaction.


2. Classifying – sorting similar and related business transaction in categories. Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)
3. Summarizing – preparing financial statements design to meet the information needs Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
of its users.
4. Interpreting – language of business Cooperative Development Authority (CDA)

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)


TYPES OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES/OPERATIONS
THE DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF ACCOUNTING
1. Service (dental clinic, barbershop, laundry service)
1. Financial Accounting - 2. Trading/Merchandising (sari-sari store)
2. Management accounting – partnering in management decision making 3. Manufacturing (shoe factory)
3. Government accounting – receipt in governments funds and property
4. Auditing -
5. Tax accounting -
6. Cost accounting -
7. Accounting education -
8. Accounting research -

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