Accounting

What Does Accounting Mean?
To provide a record such as funds paid or received for a person or business. Accounting summarizes and submits this information in reports and statements. The reports are intended both for the firm itself and for outside parties.

Investopedia explains Accounting
Concise accounting helps management make accurate decisions.

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