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* [[Accounting equation]]
* [[Accounting equation]]
* [[Accounting exposure]]
* [[Accounting exposure]]
* [[Accounting for Sustainability]]
* [[Accounting group]]
* [[Accounting group]]
* [[Accounting period]]
* [[Accounting period]]
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* [[Accounting records]]
* [[Accounting records]]
* [[Accounting reference date]]
* [[Accounting reference date]]
* [[Accounting return on investment]]
* [[Accounting standards]]
* [[Accounting standards]]
* [[Accounting Standards Board]]
* [[Accounts]]
* [[Accounts]]
* [[Accruals accounting]]
* [[Accruals accounting]]
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* [[Cash flow statement]]
* [[Cash flow statement]]
* [[Cash accounting]]
* [[Cash accounting]]
* [[Chargeable accounting period]]
* [[Current cost accounting]]
* [[Current cost accounting]]
* [[Equity accounting]]
* [[Equity accounting]]
*[[False accounting]]
*[[False accounting]]
* [[Financial accounting]]
* [[Financial accounting]]
* [[Financial Accounting Standard]]  (FAS)
* [[Financial Accounting Standards Board]]  (FASB)
* [[Financial Accounting Standards Board]]  (FASB)
* [[Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Board]]
* [[Financial reporting]]
* [[Financial reporting]]
* [[Generally accepted accounting principles]]  (GAAP)
* [[Generally accepted accounting principles]]  (GAAP)
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* [[Income statement]]
* [[Income statement]]
* [[International Financial Reporting Standards]]  (IFRS)
* [[International Financial Reporting Standards]]  (IFRS)
* [[International Accounting Standards]]  (IAS)
* [[Management accounting]]
* [[Management accounting]]
* [[Merger accounting]]
* [[Merger accounting]]
* [[Natural capital accounting]]
* [[Public Company Accounting Oversight Board]] 
* [[Receipts and payments accounting]]
* [[Receipts and payments accounting]]
* [[Simple investment accounting]]
* [[Statement of cash flows]]
* [[Statement of cash flows]]
* [[Statement of comprehensive income]]
* [[Statement of comprehensive income]]
* [[Statement of financial accounting standard]]
* [[Sustainability Accounting Standards]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]

Revision as of 14:41, 6 July 2022

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