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What is accounting?
What is accounting?
Accounting is the measurement, processing, and communication of financial and non-financial information about economic entities such as businesses and corporations.
Why is accounting known as the 'language of business'?
Why is accounting known as the 'language of business'?
It measures the results of an organization's economic activities and conveys this information to stakeholders such as investors, creditors, management, and regulators.
What are the different fields of accounting?
What are the different fields of accounting?
Financial accounting, management accounting, tax accounting, and cost accounting.
What is the focus of financial accounting?
What is the focus of financial accounting?
What is the focus of management accounting?
What is the focus of management accounting?
What is a private company limited by shares?
What is a private company limited by shares?
In which countries is a private company limited by shares incorporated?
In which countries is a private company limited by shares incorporated?
What does it mean for a company to be 'limited by shares'?
What does it mean for a company to be 'limited by shares'?
What protection do shareholders have in the event of the company's insolvency?
What protection do shareholders have in the event of the company's insolvency?
What are the differences between a private limited company and a public limited company?
What are the differences between a private limited company and a public limited company?