Not all accounting systems operate the same way. While most accounting systems capture basic income and expense data, whether manual or computerized, the system used varies by the type of business.

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Managerial accounting is unlike financial accounting due to its sole goal of providing useful operating information to managers, as they strive to meet business goals and objectives. Financial ...