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What is accounting? Define its objectives.

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Accounting is the art of recording, classifying , and summarising in a significant manner and in terms of money, transactions and events which are, in part at least, of financial character, and interpreting the results there of.
Objectives of Accounting are:
  • To keep systematic record of business transactions: The main objective of accounting is to keep complete record of business transaction according to specified rules. It helps to avoid the possibility of errors and fraud.
  • To calculate Profit and loss: Accounting helps in ascertaining the net profit or loss suffered on account of business transaction during a particular period. For this purpose trading and profit and loss account are prepared. It gives information regarding how much of goods have been purchased and sold, expenses incurred and amount earned during a year.
  • To ascertain the financial position of the business: Ascertaining profit or loss is not sufficient for a businessman. The businessman must also know the financial health of the business. This purpose is served by preparing the balance sheet that facilitates in ascertaining the true financial position of the business.
  • To ascertain the progress of business from year to year: Accounting helps in assessing the progress of business from year to year, as accounting facilitates the comparison both inter-firm as well as intra-firm.
  • To prevent and detects errors and frauds.
  • To Provide informations to various parties: Another main objective accounting is to communicate financial and accounting information to various users including both internal and external users like owners, management, government, labour, tax authorities, etc. The information helps them in taking sound and judicious decisions about the business entity.

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