Accounting Basics

Basic

What is accounting?

The big picture in five minutes.

What is accounting?

Accounting is simply keeping track of the money that flows in and out of your business — recorded in a consistent way so you always know where you stand.

Think of it as a diary for your business's money.

  • Money in is income
  • Money out is expenses
  • What is left over is profit

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