Why businesses keep accounts

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Session:
Why businesses keep accounts
Primary topic:
Purpose of accounting
Level:
Foundation
Mastery:
Likely strong80%

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Why do businesses even need accounting?

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For HKDSE you need three audiences: the owner (decisions), lenders and investors (is this business safe?), and the Inland Revenue Department (tax). Accounting turns raw transactions into information those three groups can act on. Exam answers that only say "to know profit" usually score one mark out of three — name the users.

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