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Evaluate the context and purpose of the accounting function in meeting organizational, stakeholder and societal needs and expectations

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  Information from a company's enterprise accounting is used by many stakeholders. Different parties utilize this information for different purposes based on their needs. In order to produce the reports required to satisfy the information needs of all interested parties, a commercial enterprise's accounting information system must be designed. Internal users and exter

Assess the accounting function within the organization in the context of regulatory and ethical constraints

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  What is an Accounting Standard A fundamental guiding principle that establishes the processes and practices of financial accounting is known as an accounting standard. Accounting standards provide financial transparency while simultaneously boosting financial accountability. A corporation's financial reporting must consider an accounting standard. A few examples of accounting rules that are often applied are segment reporting, goodwill accounting, an authorized method of depreciation, company mergers, lease classification, a measure of outstanding shares, and revenue recognition. For international corporations with headquarters outside of the United States, the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) provides rule- and principle-based accounting guidelines. The set of rules known as GAAPs, which were created in the United States, serve as the basis for widely accepted accounting standards for preparing and disclosing financial reports (Team, 2022).   What A...

Examine the purpose of the accounting function within an organization

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  What is accounting?   The practice of recording a business's financial transactions is known as accounting. The financial statements of an organization provide an overview of its operations, financial situation, and cash flows. An accounting period's worth of financial transactions are summarized in financial statements. These transactions are gathered, looked through, and reported to oversight groups and tax collecting agencies (Fernando, 2022). The practice of documenting, classifying, and summarizing items that are, at least in part, pecuniary in character is known as accounting. The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants' Committee on Terminology created the phrase. The identification, measurement, recording, and communication of financial information can be summed up as accounting. Accounting is the process of documenting financial data regarding business activities and producing reports that show the capital, assets, and liabilities of the organiza...