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What accounting is for

Sort who is asking the question — someone inside FastForward, or someone outside it.

External users
  • A bank deciding whether to lend money
  • An investor deciding whether to buy shares
  • A supplier deciding whether to extend credit
  • The IRS, checking taxes owed
Internal users
  • A manager deciding whether to hire
  • An officer setting next year's prices
  • A department head tracking a budget

identifies, records, and communicates an organization's activities to the people who rely on that information. serves outsiders with general-purpose statements. serves the people running the business, with more detail.

Every accountant works under an ethical obligation to report honestly. Fraud tends to need all three legs of the : an opportunity to commit it, pressure to do so, and a way to rationalize it as acceptable.