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The components of GAAP can be broken down into two main categories: accounting procedures and reporting standards. On the accounting side, GAAP requires specific methods for recording transactions, such as double-entrybookkeeping, which involves debiting one account while crediting another in order to maintain accuracy in recording data.
It’s necessary to distinguish between accounting and bookkeeping because people often confuse these two notions. Bookkeeping is a part of a business accounting system that focuses on recording and administering financial transactions. Set up a general ledger. It’s a place where you record all your transactions.
We spoke about cash basis and accrual basis accounting when discussing 3 main financial statements. Single-entrybookkeeping vs. double-entrybookkeeping. The single-entry method suggests entering each transaction only once. Cash basis accounting vs. accrual basis accounting.
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