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6.01 Key Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accounting | The process of keeping and interpreting financial records. |
| Accounting system | The methods and procedures used in consistently handling the business's financial information. |
| Accrual accounting method | A method of accounting that records transactions at the time they occur even if no money changes hands at the time. |
| Cash accounting method | An accounting method in which income and expenditures are recorded at the time the money changes hands. |
| Cost accounting | Used to reduce and eliminate costs in a business. Cost accounting is used to determine a price for a product or service that will allow earnings of a reasonable profit. |
| Managerial accounting | A type of accounting that involves preparing and reporting financial data to internal users, usually managers, who need financial information to control day-to-day operations and to make financial decisions and plans affecting the business. |