Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Accounting VS Finance


Accounting
Finance
1.Accounting is the process or way of the preparation of accounting records.
1. Finance is the process of selection, collection, management, proper utilization of fund.
2.Main purpose is to collect and present financial information.
2.Main purpose is managing and controlling cash flow.
3.It’s goal is to see how the company is performing to monitor day to day accounting operation.
3.It’s goal is to forecast the future performance of the business.
4.Tools are: balance sheet, ledger, cash flow statements
4.Tools are: performance reports, ratio analysis, risk analysis
5.Revenue is acknowledged at the point of sale and expenses are acknowledged when they incurred.
5.Revenue is acknowledged as the receipt of cash as cash inflow and expenses are acknowledged when payment is made as cash outflow