What is Accounting?

Answer Posted / ridwan

The definition took from accounting terminology bulletin no.1:
Accounting is the art of recording, classifying and
summarizing in a significant manner and in terms of money,
transactions and events, which are in part at least of a
financial character and interpreting the result there of.

Second definition took from A statement of basic accounting
theory (ASOBAT)
Accounting is the process of identifying, measuring and
communicating economic information to permit informed
judgment and decision by users of the information.

Third definition took from A Principles board statement no
4. The title is " Basic concepts and accounting theories
underlying financial statement of business enterprises.

Accounting is a service activity, it's functioned to provide
quantitative information, primarily financial in nature of
economic entities, that is intended to be useful in making
economic decisions, in making reasoned choices among
alternative courses of action.

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