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Accounting Information and Its Use
Accounting Information and Its Use
In this article, we will learn in-depth about accounting information, including its definition,
sources, users, how users use it, and much more.
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Business transactions are the main source of accounting information. From the business
transaction, various accounting statements are prepared and published.
The company’s accounting department prepares and publishes reports of the company’s
financial operations.
Different individuals and organizations use accounting information to suit their needs.
Internal users:
Internal users of accounting information are those who plan, organize and run the
business. Internal users include:
Owners
Manager
Internal Auditors
Production Supervisor
Finance Directors
Company officers
Line manager
Board of Directors
Top-Level Officers
Treasurer
Company Officers
Marketing Manager
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External Users:
External users are individuals and organizations or institutions outside a company that
wants financial information about the company. External users Include:
1. Suppliers
2. Banks
3. Customers
4. Investors
5. Potential investors
6. General Public
7. External Auditors
8. Tax Authorities
9. Regulatory Agencies
10. Labor union
11. Researchers
12. Economic Planner
13. Financial Institutions
14. Securities Exchange Commission
15. A prospective Buyer
Internal Users
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Owners:
The main purpose of the business is to make a profit. Owners are keen to know the profit
rate on their invested money and the security information of their invested money.
They can get a good idea about this from the accounting information.
Management Authority:
Internal Auditor:
Internal auditors use various accounting information and take important decisions in the
organization.
Accounting Department:
External Users
Government:
The government imposes various taxes directly and indirectly on the income, sales, etc.
of the organization.
Accounting information helps the government to impose various types of taxes on the
income of an organization.
Lenders:
The Business institution relies on lenders to collect additional money. The lenders want to
check the financial statements of the company before making a loan.
Investors:
Consumers:
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Consumers use accounting information to determine the consumer rights are protected or
not.
Consumers also use this information to determine that companies are doing their
business fairly.
Researcher:
Therefore, researchers use accounting information to help improve the quality of research
in various fields.
Chamber of Commerce:
The Chamber of Commerce can find out the financial status of the organization by using
accounting information.
The Association uses accounting data to make decisions on various issues of interest.
Again, they use the accounting information to determine the contribution of the merchant
association and to collect the contribution.
General Public:
The general public of society uses accounting information to know the financial status of
the institution.
The general public uses accounting data to analyze whether business organizations are
operating well and whether prices are increasing for inefficient management.
Creditor:
The creditor is created for the purchase of goods. Before deciding whether to sell the
product under the creditor, creditors use the accounting information.
External Auditors:
External auditors disclose the mistakes and frauds of the accounts by properly examining
the accounts.
The auditor needs accounting information to perform these tasks.
Stock Exchange:
The stock exchange can use accounting information to maintain stability in the capital
markets and to know the financial status of any company.
Therefore, the usefulness of accounting information is very important to both internal and
external users.
However, all users use accounting information from their location and where they need it.
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