Accounting

1. Financial reporting - bookkeeping.

The practice and theory of preparing financial accounts for an organisation, whether for internal or for external use.

2. Record keeping and reporting.

More broadly, the practice and theory of preparing any important records or reports for an organisation, whether about financial matters or any other matters.

For example, carbon accounting.

See also

• Account
• Accounting bases
• Accounting concepts
• Accounting equation
• Accounting exposure
• Accounting group
• Accounting period
• Accounting policies
• Accounting practice
• Accounting rate of return
• Accounting records
• Accounting reference date
• Accounting standards
• Accounts
• Accruals accounting
• Acquisition accounting
• Balance sheet
• Book keeper
• Carbon accounting
• Cash flow statement
• Cash accounting
• Current cost accounting
• Equity accounting
• False accounting
• Financial accounting
• Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
• Financial reporting
• Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
• Hedge accounting
• Historical cost accounting
• Impact accounting
• Imprest system
• Income statement
• International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
• Management accounting
• Merger accounting
• Receipts and payments accounting
• Statement of cash flows
• Statement of comprehensive income