In: Accounting
Difference between financial accounting and management accounting
SOLUTION:
DEFINITIONS:
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING- Financial accounting is a branch of accounting concerned with the summary ,analysis and reporting of financial transactions related to a business.
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING-Management accounting is a special branch of accounting,manager use the provisions of accounting information in order to better inform themselves.It helps the manager to identify,measure,analyse,interpret and communicate the required information.
PERIOD:
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING- Financial statements are due at the end of an financial or accounting year.
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING-Managerial statements and reports issued many times during the year to provide manager the required information.
VALUATION:
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING- In Financial accounting, Assets and liabilties of company are valued at proper value(either historical or depreciable)
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING-In Management accounting,Items are valued keeping in view the production ability.
STANDARDS:
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING-Financial accounting must follow various accounting standards.
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING- This accounting is made for internal matters,hence there is no standard to compile