Two major branches of accounting

Question

Explain the differentiation between the two major branches of accounting.

Answer 1

• Financial accounting is apprehensive with evaluating, classifying and recording the economic transactions of the entity in reference to established principles, legal wants as well as accounting standards principles.

• Management accounting is apprehensive with gathering and determining financial and other quantitative detailed information. It is primarily apprehensive with communicating detail information to management to aid effective performance measurement, controlling, planning and decision creation.