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Scope
Classification of Accounting
Fin. Accounting
Cost Accounting
Management Accounting
Cost Accounting
Cost Accounting is the next stage in the development of
accounting. Under cost accounting total cost of goods and
the elements of total cost are studied.
Definition :ICWA London :- Cost Accounting is the technique and
process of ascertainment of costs.
Objectives of Cost Accounting
(1) Cost Determination
(2) To help Management in Cost Control
(3) To determine Selling Price
(4) To facilitate Management Decision Making
Management Accounting
Management needs detailed information on different aspects to
arrive at meaningful decisions. Financial accounting provides
some informations but these are not adequate. Management
accounting removes these limitations of financial accounting.
Thus, management accounting means- Accounting for
Management to discharge its functions including organising,
planning, directing and controlling.
Definition :- According to American Accountng Association,
Management accounting includes the methods and concepts
necessary for effective planning, for choosing among
alternative business actions and for control through the
evaluation and interpretation of performance.
R.N. Anthony :- Management accounting is concerned with
accounting information that is useful to management
Provides data
Modifies Data
Analysis and interpretation of data
Use of Qualitative Information also
To help in Planning
To help in Organising
To help in Motivation
To help in Co-ordination
Communication
To help in Control
To help in Decision Making
Fin. Acc
Cost Acc
Interim
Reporting
Internal
Audit
Budgetary
Inventory
Scope of
Mgt Acc
Statistical
Revaluation
Taxation
Acc
3.
4.
5.
Fin. Accounting
1.
Provides
information
to
creditors, shareholders, banks,
investors, govt. It is an external
reporting system.
2.
Fin acc deals with the overall
position of business because fin.
Statements explain the position
the position of business in
totality.
3.
Fin acc presents monetary
information of historic events
and transactions.
4.
Long time period.
5.
Completely accurate.
Mgt. Accounting
6.
Compulsion
:
Mgt
Accounting is voluntary
and
has
no
legal
compulsion.
7. Legal Formalities :- There
is no legal form or rules
for the statements or
reports
under
mgt
accounting.
8. Monetary Transactions :Mgt
acc.
Records
financial
and
nonfinancial information.
Fin. Accounting
6. Fin. Acc is necessary for
every business due to
legal provisions.
7.
Fin.
Accounts
are
prepared
under
the
provisions of Company
act, 1956.
2.
Mgt Accounting
1.
Mgt
Acc
helps
the
management in decision
making through cost and
financial information.
2.
Mgt acc considers both cost
and income aspects.
3.
5.