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Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................... 2
2. Examine the purpose of the accounting function within an organization ............................ 2
Defining of accounting ............................................................................................................ 2
Purpose of accounting function ............................................................................................... 2
Defining main users of accounting information .......................................................................... 3
Interrelationships of the accounting function and other functions in order to meet
organizational, stakeholder and societal needs and expectations. ............................................... 5
Relationship between accounting and Marketing ................................................................... 5
Relationship between accounting and Finance ....................................................................... 6
Relationship between accounting and Management ............................................................... 7
Relationship between accounting and Law ............................................................................. 8
3. The context and purpose of financial and management accounting ........................................... 8
Initially identifying the roles and importance of accounting as an information system ............. 8
Distinguishing between financial accounting and management accounting in terms of purpose
and scope ..................................................................................................................................... 9
Financial accounting in terms of purpose and scope............................................................... 9
Management accounting in terms of purpose and scope......................................................... 9
Distinguishing between financial accounting and management accounting ......................... 10
Discussing the organizational constraints and threats following the concepts of accounting
regulations and principles as well as ethics in accounting ........................................................ 11
Ethics in accounting .............................................................................................................. 11
Accounting principles ........................................................................................................... 13
Constraints and threats .......................................................................................................... 14
Accounting regulations ......................................................................................................... 15
4. Provide an example to show the usefulness of accounting function ......................................... 18
5. Conclusion ................................................................................................................................. 19
REFERENCE LIST....................................................................................................................... 19
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1. INTRODUCTION
Defining of accounting
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management, investments, and loans. This information is accumulated in
accounting records through accounting transactions, which are
documented through regular business activities such as customer
invoicing and supplier invoices, or through specialized transactions
known as journal entries (Accountingtools, 2022).
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utilize this information for various purposes. Therefore, a commercial
enterprise's accounting information system must be built to generate the
reports that satisfy the information requirements of all interested parties.
Users of accounting information can be divided in to two groups: internal
users and external users. Internal users consist of managers and business
owners, whereas external users include investors, creditors, suppliers,
government agencies, the general public, customers, and employees.
In term of internal users, they are often concerned with the firm's plans,
profitability, and financial strength to help them decide whether to
continue working there or not (Mclaney, 2018). In addition to playing a
significant function in an organization, managers are accountable for the
group's performance. Consequently, managers will compare
performance to earlier plans outlined in the standards and identify the
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flexibility, capacity, and resources necessary to address new concerns.
Owners also play an important role; they assess the corporation's
investment potential and risks, and they make decisions regarding the
incentives for managers and leaders in their organization.
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responsibility of the accounting department. They are able to track sales
patterns and expense trends within the organization, which provides
management with the data necessary to plan for expansion or cost
reductions. Marketing and advertising expenses are among the most
significant a corporation can incur. A firm must be able to sell its products
and services, but it must also be able to control the expenses associated
with marketing and advertising. According to Chron (2021), every
organization has some form of accounting system that monitors its
financial health. The accounting department aids management in
determining the profitability of the business by compiling financial
accounts. Through advertising and promotions, marketing departments
develop plans and initiatives to increase sales. Marketing departments
are responsible for creating reports detailing the success or failure of
particular campaigns and sales techniques.
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financial information. On the basis of his analysis, the financial officer
assesses the accountant's statements, compiles additional data, and
makes choices. In reality, sound financial management is contingent upon
accurate accounting. Accounting and finance are essential functions for
both for-profit and non-profit businesses.
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Relationship between accounting and Law
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database for information management. Reports for Administration: After
collecting data, the Accounts department provides reports to the
decision-makers within a business, such as the sales and marketing
managers, production managers, finance managers, and department
heads. The accounting information system generates information that
enables management to analyze present operations and economic
conditions and to make decisions, plan for the future, and establish
objectives. The third primary function of the accounting information
system is to ensure that the business retains correct and secure data. The
management determines that only authorized individuals may access
such data (vedantu, 2022).
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management. It gathers information from accounting and non-
accounting sources for this purpose. Consequently, its scope is rather
expansive, as it encompasses nearly all elements of corporate operations
(Sethy, 2022). Managerial accounting varies from traditional accounting
in that it focuses on present and future trends as opposed to past
performance. This could be demonstrated by the fact that calculating
how much a company should charge for a new product and projecting
how much revenue a future product line will earn are examples of
management accounting business difficulties. It is also difficult to
determine when to upgrade office PCs. Management accounting must
rely on anticipating future markets and trends because business leaders
are typically expected to make quick operational decisions.
According to Atrill and McLaney (2018), there are six distinct points
between financial accounting and management accounting. First and
foremost, financial accounting reports will be used for general reasons in
the function of the reports, and they will give financial information to help
those who care about the organization as owners or lenders make
decisions. In contrast, management accounting reports are typically
intended for managers and serve a specific function. In addition, because
financial accounting reports are utilized by corporate stakeholders, these
reports are often made public. Despite the fact that management
accounting reports are primarily intended for managers, they are
typically kept confidential due to their potential importance to
organizational strategies. Second, in terms of the level of detail, financial
accounting frequently provides summary information such as a
company's performance or market position, whereas management
accounting focuses on specific, detailed information to aid managers in
making a particular decision (Atrill and McLaney, 2018). Third, in
regulations, on the one hand, financial accounting is required for all
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publicly traded companies to disclose their financial statements. Thus,
they are governed by accounting standard boards, corporate regulations,
and the government. On the other hand, Management has discretion
over management accounting. There is no maintenance obligation,
however organizations such as CIMA, ICWAI, etc. supply frameworks and
forms (efinancemanagement, 2022). Fourth, with reporting intervals,
financial accounting is performed for external stakeholders, including
shareholders, suppliers, customers, the government, banks, etc. While
the management accounting prepared here is beneficial to internal
parties such as the CEO, directors, promoters, and higher-level managers,
etc., it is also beneficial to external parties (efinancemanagement, 2022).
After that, with time orientation, the financial information in financial
papers is virtually always historical, but management accounting reports
rely on historical data to predict the future (Atrill and McLaney, 2018).
Finally, in terms of variety and quality of information, financial accounting
reports concentrate on financial information, which is money, and always
provide unambiguous evidence. Despite the fact that management
accounting reports may incorporate non-financial data, certain
information, such as new competitor's goods, is crucial to managers and
lacks strong evidence (Atrill and McLaney, 2018).
Ethics in accounting
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trustworthy. Integrity encompasses a large array of ethical standards,
such as honest and professionalism in all situations. A CPA must
consistently explain facts accurately and avoid accidentally skewing data.
Accountants who lack integrity are untrustworthy and lose the
confidence of their clients. The second objective is to not allow the bias,
conflicts of interest, or undue influence of others to override professional
or commercial judgment. In addition, a professional accountant is
prohibited from engaging in a professional activity if a condition or link
impairs his or her professional judgment in an unjustified manner. A
professional accountant must adhere to the principle of objectivity,
which states that an accountant's professional or commercial judgment
must not be impaired by bias, conflict of interest, or undue external
influence (Albert, Spalding, and Oddo, 2012). Thirdly, professional
competence and due care entails that members should perform their
service with due care, competence, and diligence, and have a continuing
duty to maintain their professional knowledge and skills at a level
sufficient to ensure that all relevant stakeholders, e.g. clients, employers,
credit providers, and other government departments/agencies, receive
the benefit of competent service based on the most recent developments
in the profession and in accordance with professional standards
(lawinsider, 2022). Furthermore, Respecting the confidentiality of
information obtained through professional and business connections
and, therefore, not divulging any such information to third party without
adequate and special permission from third parties unless there is a legal
or ethical reason to do so; neither a professional right nor a responsibility
to disclose use the data for your own personal gain the benefactor.
Finally, professional conduct comprises the ability to comply with all
applicable laws and regulations, as well as to avoid doing anything that
could bring disrepute to the profession (Albert, Spalding and Oddo,
2012). Professional accountants must adhere to the concept of
professional behavior, which requires them to comply with all applicable
laws and regulations and refrain from engaging in any activity that would
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or should bring disgrace to the profession. A professional accountant may
not engage in any business, occupation, or activity that jeopardizes or
may jeopardize the profession's integrity, objectivity, or good reputation
and is therefore incompatible with the core principles of the accounting
profession.
Accounting principles
Accounting principles are the rules and guidelines that businesses and
other organizations must adhere to when reporting financial information.
These standards facilitate the examination of financial data by
standardizing the terminology and procedures accountants must employ.
These principles assist companies in presenting financial statements that
are accurate and impartial. (Tuovila, 2021).
Dual-aspect concept
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According to TallySolutions (2022), this indicates that each company
selects a particular time frame for completing the accounting cycle and
financial reporting. This principle briefly addresses the periodicity of
accounting. The duration may be monthly, quarterly, or yearly.
Matching concept
Realization concept
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probability could affect the asset's value. The lower of cost or market rule,
which asserts that inventory should be recorded at the lower of its
purchase price or its current market value, is founded on the idea of
conservatism. In addition, the concept contradicts the objectives of
taxation authorities since when it is implemented, the amount of taxable
income declared tends to decrease, resulting in less reported taxable
income and reduced tax revenues.
Accounting regulations
Good accounting enables investors, managers, and regulators to directly
compare organizations, in addition to helping managers maintain control
of their business. The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)
were established as the accounting standard in the United States to
ensure that all organizations' accounting procedures could be compared
directly. The Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are a set
of accounting rules and standards used for financial reporting. In the
United States, publicly traded corporations are governed by US GAAP.
International Financial Reporting Standards are utilized by the majority of
the globe (IFRS). Through convergence, however, the United States is
transitioning from US GAAP to IFRS standards. The goal of convergence is
for US GAAP to closely resemble IFRS standards. When preparing financial
statements, corporations and their accountants must adhere to these
fundamental guidelines (Maclay, 2022).
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recently issued Circulars No. 200/2014/TT-BTC and No. 202/2014/TT-BTC
to provide local and foreign businesses in Vietnam with guidance on these
standards, which improve the comparability and transparency of
corporate financial statements and bring the two systems closer together
(Lindemann, 2020). In accordance with VAS 24, the cashbook and ledger
bank deposits relating to the side account are used to generate cash flow
statements. VAS 24 explains how to prepare cash flow statements using
the indirect method, beginning with pre-tax earnings plus or minus
adjustments for payable discrepancies, excluding payables attributable to
financial investment activities (Lindemann, 2020). According to VAS 21,
the Statement of Changes in Equity is provided in the Notes rather than
as a core element of the financial statement. In addition, VAS does not
require management to provide crucial judgments, future assumptions,
or sources of estimation uncertainty.
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2022). FASB-established GAAP is the collection of accounting regulations
that U.S. firms must follow while generating financial statements. The
GAAP seeks to improve the clarity, standardization, and comparability of
the transmission of financial information. The GAAP differs from pro
forma accounting, a non-GAAP financial reporting method. The goal of
GAAP is to ensure that a company's financial statements are complete,
standard, and comparable. The GAAP principles are guided by 10
fundamental concepts. These include the principles of Regularity,
Consistency, Sincerity, Permanence of Methods, Noncompensation,
Prudence, Continuity, Periodicity, Materiality, and Utmost Good Faith
(Fernando, 2022).
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4. Provide an example to show the usefulness of accounting function
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Figure 2 – Annual report of BIDV (BIDV, 2022)
5. Conclusion
The author's point clarifies the role of accounting within an organization,
as well as the context and purpose of financial and managerial accounting
inside the company. This report could be used to market and sell PWC's
accounting services to new and existing clients.
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