Advantages of Accrual Accounting for Business
Advantages of Accrual Accounting for Business Every business is required to maintain books of accounts for keeping a track of its financial transactions. Accounting and Bookkeeping are crucial to evaluating business performance and it is imperative that these tasks are carried out as per the accepted methods of accounting. Broadly, globally there are two most prominent forms of accounting methods viz., Accrual method and Cash method. The simplest differentiator between the two methods is that Cash method is easier compared to Accrual method while recording transactions, apparently because under Cash method the transactions are recorded as and when they actually happen i.e. when Cash is received or paid. The Accrual method on the contrary caters to recording transactions as and when they are incurred for a particular financial period, irrespective whether they are realized or paid for. The Accrual method is considered more transparent as it rep...