Concept Introduction: The areas of accounting i.e., financial accounting,
Financial Accounting: It involves identifying, recording, summarizing and reporting the economic transactions resulting from business operation over a period of time in the form of income statement,
Managerial Accounting: It is also known as cost accounting and aims at recording and analyzing the financial data which helps the manager within the organization in making decisions. Trend analysis, capital budgeting, product costing, etc. are the output of managerial accounting.
Tax Accounting: It refers to accounting for tax purposes. It involves understanding the tax reporting requirements, supports in calculating tax provisions and filing of tax returns both for individuals and companies.
To identify: The areas of accounting that are most involved in performing each of the following responsibilities.

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