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What Are The Similarities Between Management Accounting And Financial Accounting?

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    Financial accounting and management accounting are almost similar but difference lies in the usage of the accounting information. Financial accounting addresses to all of its stake holders such as shareholders, general public, investors, lenders, creditors, financial institutions etc. Management accounting mainly is used for the financial managers for internal purposes and involves accounting techniques for monitoring their internal processes. For example a company using Activity Based Costing (ABC) method does not need to display the whole process in its annual reports, it is more of useful for the internal managers of the company. The techniques and accounting procedures are the same in financial and management accounting. In fact, some of the educational institutions teach financial and management accounting as one subject.
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    Ellie82  

    answered 1 year ago

      Management accounting has got to do with making decisions based on financial reports i.e. Balance sheets etc. Financial accounting is the actual compilation of the financial statements. Accountants do this. Very boring...hope this helps?
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      Ramone  

      answered 1 year ago

      It's just overview..I need complete answer especially one that explains which is better management accounting or financial accounting?
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      Wowsandhu

      Wowsandhu

      commented 1 year ago

        Both systems using book of accounting. For example cash book, journal and ledger.
        Both systems use double entry of bookkeeping
        Both systems preparing balance sheet in the end of financial year in order to determination financial position of an organization.
        Both systems records transactions in the books in chronological manner and in systematical way
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        Guest

        Guest  

        answered 8 months ago

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