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What are the two main classifications of accounting activities?
What are the two main classifications of accounting activities?
- Managerial accounting and tax accounting
- Tax accounting and financial accounting
- Financial accounting and managerial accounting (correct)
- Tax accounting and external accounting
What serves as the basis for tax accounting?
What serves as the basis for tax accounting?
- Data gathered for financial accounting (correct)
- Financial statements
- Data gathered for managerial accounting
- Guidelines from the Internal Revenue Service
What is the primary purpose of financial accounting?
What is the primary purpose of financial accounting?
- Adhering to the guidelines of the Financial Accounting Standards Board
- Managing the financial state of the organization
- Documenting all transactions of a company
- Creating reports for investors and external parties (correct)
Which agency's guidelines must financial statements follow?
Which agency's guidelines must financial statements follow?
What are the typical reports created in financial accounting called?
What are the typical reports created in financial accounting called?