Class 11 Accountancy — Chapter 1: Introduction to Accounting

What you'll learn

• ▸Meaning and Definition of Accounting
• ▸The Accounting Process
• ▸Economic Events and Transactions
• ▸Objectives of Accounting
• ▸Users of Accounting Information
• ▸Role of Accounting
• ▸Basic Accounting Terminology
• ▸History of Accounting

Chapter Summary

--- PAGE 1 --- 11110CH01 Introduction to Accounting 1 Over the centuries, accounting has remained confined to the financial record-keeping functions of the accountant. But, today's rapidly changing business environment has forced the accountants to reassess their roles and functions both within the organisation and the society. The role of an accountant has now shifted from that of a mere recorder of transactions to that of the member providing relevant information to the decision- making team. Broadly speaking, accounting today is much more than just book-keeping and the preparation of financial reports. Accountants are now capable of working in exciting new growth areas such as: forensic accounting (solving crimes such as computer hacking and the theft of large amounts of money on the internet); e-commerce (designing web-based payment system); financial planning, environmental accounting, etc. This realisation came due to th…

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6. Who is considered to have spread the knowledge of the double-entry book-keeping system with his book in 1494? Get Solution →
7. The modern accounting term 'Debit' (Dr.) comes from which Italian word? Get Solution →
8. An economic event that occurs entirely between the internal wings of an enterprise is known as what? Get Solution →

Did you know?

• 💡 Ancient Sumerians used clay tokens to record transactions over 5,000 years ago.
• 💡 The word "audit" comes from a Latin word meaning "to hear" because auditors listened to accounts.
• 💡 Double-entry bookkeeping, still used today, was popularized in 15th-century Italy.
• 💡 Egyptian scribes tracked Pharaohs' wealth and taxes using detailed records on papyrus.
• 💡 The earliest known coins were created in Lydia around 600 BC for trade and payment.

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