Introduction to Accounting BM0010
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Which of the following best describes the objective of accounting?

  • Ensuring compliance with taxation regulations
  • Controlling and monitoring the firm's day-to-day operations
  • Providing useful information about the firm’s financial position & financial performance to stakeholders through financial statements (correct)
  • Maximizing profits for the firm's stakeholders

    • According to the American Accounting Association, what is the definition of accounting?

  • The process of identifying, measuring and communicating economic information to permit informed judgments and decisions by users of the information (correct)
  • Ensuring compliance with taxation regulations
  • Maximizing profits for the firm
  • Controlling and monitoring the firm's day-to-day operations

    • Who are the users of financial statements?

  • Only the firm's shareholders
  • Government agencies only
  • Only the firm's employees
  • The firm's stakeholders and general public (correct)

    • What is the main objective of accounting in terms of providing information?

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    What does the process of accounting involve according to the American Accounting Association?

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