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The major differences between accounting and bookkeeping are as follows −AccountingBookkeepingIncludes summarising, analysing, interpreting and communicating.Language of business.Balance sheet, profit and loss account and cash flow statements.Financial accounting, cost accounting, management accounting, human resource accounting, social responsibility accounting.Helps in taking critical decisions based on information.Plays a part in preparing financial statements.Requires analysis to interpret and compile the data.Seen by certified public accountant (CPA).Management can help important decision based on data.Require special skills because of its complex nature.Includes identifying, measuring, recording and classifying.Basis of accounting.Journal, ledger and trial balanceMain objective is to record all financial transactions in systematically.Not a part of ... Read More

The major differences between accounting and financial management are as follows −AccountingFinancial managementIt is a process of identifying, recording, measuring, classifying, verifying, summarising, interpreting and communicating financial information.Primarily used by both internal and external users.It reports financial related information within specific rules and principles.Accrual basis of fund.Prepared quarterly, half-yearly and yearly.Mainly focus on past activities.Financial accounting and management accounting are types.Main objective is to report about financial wealth of a firm.Prepares financial statements.It is a general managerial application used in the area of finance for decision making.Primarily used by company management and shareholders.Informs about assets and resources of a company ... Read More

The major differences between cost accounting and financial accounting are as follows −Cost accountingRecords information related to production activities.Records both historical and forecasted costs.Main objective is fix selling price of the product by calculating per unit cost.Both monetary and non-monetary transactions are recorded.Prepared whenever is necessary.Not necessary to prepare any statements for public.No specific format.Forecasted using budgeting technique.Stock is valued at cost.Financial accountingRecords information which are financial in nature.Records only historical cost.Main objective is to assess the profitability and financial position.Only monetary transactions are recorded.Prepared at the end of accounting period.Public companies prepared as a part of financial accounting.Not possible ... Read More

The major differences between cash accounting and accrual accounting are as follows −Cash accountingRevenue and expenses are recognized when it’s made through cash only.Simple and intuitive.Not recognized by GAAP.No holistic approach.Tax are not paid for money yet to receive.Mostly used by small business or sole proprietors.Focus on liquidity.Not more accurate.Helps to estimate how much cash is generated.Accrual accountingAll expenses and revenue are recognized.It is complex and difficult to understand.Recognised by GAAP and companies act.Holistic approach.Tax paid on paid for money yet to receive.Mostly used by business having high revenues.Focus on revenue/expenses/profit/loss.More accurate.Helps to estimate how much loss or profit occurred ... Read More

The major differences between depreciation and amortization are as follows −DepreciationIt determines asset useful life.Charged on tangible assets.Annual depreciation = (cost of tangible asset – salvage value)/useful life.Have salvage value.International accounting standard (IAS-16)/accounting standard (AS-6).Residual value is considered.Straight line method, reducing balance method, units of production method.AmortisationDetermined on the basis of its legal or economic life.Charged on intangible assets.Annual amortisation = (cost of intangible asset)/useful life.Don’t have salvage value.International accounting standards (IAS-38)/accounting standard (AS-26).Doesn’t considered residual value.Straight line method.

The major differences between Net present value and internal rate of return are as follows −Net present valueInternal rate of returnExpressed in absolute terms.The surplus amount of project.Helps in decision making.No effect of Variation in cash outflow.If NPV is greater than 1 then the project is accepted.Helps to take constructive investment decisions.Consider market rate of interest.Expressed in percentage terms.Tell me about the breakeven point.Will not help in decision making.Variation in cash flow will have negative or multiple IRR.The concept of the sensitivity of cost of capital is used.Doesn’t consider market rate of interest.Cash inflows are reinvested at IRR (Assumption).It is ... Read More

The major differences between cash flow statement and fund flow statement are as follows −Cash flow statementInflows and outflows of cash and cash equivalents.Main purpose is to show the movement of cash.Cash basis of accounting.Short term analysis.Inflows and outflows of cash.Contains both opening and closing balances of cash and its equivalents.Part of financial statement.Calculates net cash position.Mandatory to report as per GAAP guidelines.External use.Cash flow from operating, financing and investing.Fund flow statementShows change in financial position of the entity.Main purpose is to show the reason in change in financial position between two accounting periods.Accrual basis of accounting.Long term analysis.Sources and ... Read More

The major differences between the general ledger and sub-ledger are as follows −General ledgerMaster account in which accounting transactions are recorded.Account receivables account payable, cash management, bank management and fixed asset.Have different characteristics for different transactions.One ledger account.Data volume is limited.Have a chart of accounts.Controls sub-ledger.Trail balance prepared.Sub ledgerIntermediate set of accounts linked to the general ledger.Customer accounts, vendor accounts, bank accounts and fixed assets.All transactions have the same characteristics.Can have multiple sub-ledger accounts.Data volume is large.Don’t have charts of accounts.Part of the general ledger.Trail balance is not prepared.Read More

The major differences between general journal and general ledger are as follows −General journalAll financial transactions are recorded.Subsidiary book.The primary step to record before ledger.The process of recording transactions are called journalizing.Narration is compulsory.No need of balancing.It has simple format.Recorded as per transaction date.Debit and credit recorded in column-wise.Follow concept of duality.General ledgerAll financial transactions are recorded in the respective accounts.Principal book.Second step and created from general journal.Process of transferring the entries is called posting.Narration is not compulsory.Require balances.T- Format.Entries recorded account wise.Debit and credit are recorded at different sides.Follows concept of duality.Read More

The major differences between a cash account and cash book are as follows −Cash accountCash bookIt is an account in a ledger.Transactions are made from journals.Serves the purpose of a ledger.Dependent on journal daybook.One type of cash account.Represents only cash balances.Journal folio.Cash transactions are recorded in the journal and then posted in a cash account.Don’t have any narrations.It is a separate book.Transactions are recorded directly.Serves as both journal and ledger.Independent of other books.Three types of cash books.Cash balances, bank balances, discount allowed, discount received.Ledger folio.Transactions are recorded directly.It has narration.Read More