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ACC 213(2903) WEEK 2 Let’s Check
ACC 213(2903) WEEK 2 Let’s Analyze Activity 1.
ACC 213(2903) WEEK 2 Research CONTRAST COMPARE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING Focused on issuing financial statements to outside parties. Only deals in historical costs (only actual costs and figures) There is no aspect of forecasting. It is simply a record of the financial position of the firm. Financial accounting is recorded at the end of a particular financial period. The recording is always done on the actual transactions only. There’s no place for estimation. Financial and Cost Acc: Both cost accounts and financial accounts involve the process of matching the costs and revenues of the related activity for the current period. Both cost accounts and financial accounts disclose the profit or loss of the business COST ACCOUNTING Inwardly focused on management decisions. Uses both historical and pre-determined costs (standard costs, estimates etc.) Cost accounting is restricted to cost-related data. Forecasting is possible using some of the budgeting technique. Cost accounting system uses quantitative cost data that can be measured in monitory terms. Cost and Management Acc: Both used by internal management at different level. A timely forecasting is needed with taking consideration of market uncertainties to budgeting. MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING To assist the management in taking rational policy decisions and to evaluate the impact of its decisions and actions. Provides historical and predictive information for future decision-making. Uses financial accounting data as well as cost accounting data. Uses both quantitative and qualitative data. It also uses those data that cannot be measured in terms of money. Efficient and effective performance of a concern is the primary role of management accounting. Management and Fin Acc: Both deal with economic and business events. Both try to quantify the results of business activity and transactions. Both use the same set of data and information systems to produce their required results. Every report generated in both systems has a direct or indirect influence on each other.
ACC 213(2903) WEEK 2 REFERENCES: Bragg, S. (2020, January 04). The difference between cost accounting and financial accounting. Retrieved August 28, 2020, from https://www.accountingtools.com/articles/what-is-the-difference-between-cost- accounting-and-financial.html Difference Between Cost Accounting and Financial Accounting. (2020, July 16). Retrieved August 28, 2020, from https://www.wallstreetmojo.com/cost- accounting-vs-financial-accounting/ Chandran, M. (2016, November 03). Difference between financial,cost and management accounting. Retrieved August 28, 2020, from https://www.slideshare.net/MidhunChandran1/difference-between-financialcost- and-management-accounting