• Accrual Accounting is an accounting method where revenue or
expenses are recorded when a transection accour rather then when payment receive or made. • Also called cash accounting. • In the real world things are different costumer don’t always pay in cash they often buy some things and pay later. When this happened theseller is owned money and has an account receivable • Companies don’t pay cash for material and other expences they often pay latter if this is the case a company has a account payable Uses in small business • Manipulation • Outflow • A small business owner keeping an accurate amount of your expences is vital if you are going to keep your business in the blank • Even if you don’t handle your own financial reporting its vital to know how each one works Avoiding Basic of Accounting • Accounting is important for small business owners as it helps the owners, managers, investors and other stakeholders in the business evaluate the financial performance of the business. Accounting provides vital information regarding cost and earnings, profit and loss, liabilities and assets for decision making, planning and controlling processes within a business. • The main objective of accounting is to record financial transactions in the books of accounts to identify, measure and communicate economic information. Moreover, tax reporting agencies require you to keep books at a minimum level that tracks income and expenditure.