What is Accounting? Accounting is the process of recording financial transactions pertaining to a business. The accounting process includes summarizing, analyzing, and reporting these transactions to oversight agencies, regulators, and tax collection entities.
Accounting is essential to the health and success of a business, and is required to honestly and accurately report your income and profit to your county, state and federal government entities. Accounting also provides you with the information you need to run your business and make better financial decisions.