Meaning Definition Characteristics Scope Objectives and Function Financial accounting and Management accounting - Management accounting and Cost accounting - Cost accounting and Management accounting and Financial accounting - Tools and Technics- Advantages and limitations
4. MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
Meaning
In management accounting or managerial
accounting, managers use the provisions of
accounting information in order to better
themselves before they decide matters within
their organizations, which aids their
management and performance of control
functions.
5. Definition
According to Cost and Management Accounts,
London, “Management Accounting is
concerned with the presentation of professional
knowledge and abilities to reveal accounting
information which may help to the management
in policy formulation, planning and control for
the undertakings.”
6. Characteristics of Managerial Accounting
Reporting to managers and internal personnel
Tailored to specific decision-making tasks
Focused on products, departments, and activities
Often uses real-time data for quick responses
Forecasted outcomes for planning.
8. SCOPE OF MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTING
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING: FINANCIAL
ACCOUNTING PROVIDES HISTORICAL INFORMATION
USEFUL FOR FUTURE PLANNING AND FINANCIAL
FORECASTING.
COST ACCOUNTING: IT PROVIDES VARIOUS
TECHNIQUES OF COSTING WHICH ARE USED IN THE
PROCESS OF PLANNING AND DECISION-MAKING.
FORECASTING AND BUDGETING: MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTING EXERCISE THE TOOL FORECASTING
AND BUDGETING IN THE PROCESS OF PLANNING,
CONTROLLING AND DECISION-MAKING.
TAX ACCOUNTING AND TAX PLANNING: THE
ANALYSIS OF IMPLICATION OF TAX PROVISIONS ON
FUTURE PROJECT COMES UNDER MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTING.
11. Financial Accounting Management Accounting
Requirement Mandatory Optional
Primary Audience External
Investors, Regulators, Tax
authorities, etc.
Internal
Management & decision
makers
Purpose Communication of
financial position
Decision making
Regulation/guidelines GAAP,IFRS,IAS None
Frequency Quarterly, Annual or per
period
As needed and ongoing
Focus Past transaction Information to aid
decisions for the future
Scope Company wide Narrow per segment,
product, etc. as needed.
DISTINCTION BETWEEN FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
12. and summarising of cost
data of an organisation is
known as cost accounting.
both financial and non-
financial information are
provided to managers is
known as management
accounting.
Information Type Quantitative Quantitative and
Qualitative
Objectives Ascertainment of cost of
production
Providing information to
managers to set goals and
forecast strategies.
Scope Concerned with
ascertainment, allocation,
distribution and
accounting aspects of
cost.
Impart and effect aspect
of costs.
Specific Procedure Yes No
Recording Records part and present
Data.
It gives more stress on the
analysis of future
projections.
Planning Short range planning. Short range and long
range planning.
Interdependency Can be installed without
management accounting.
Cannot be installed
without cost accounting.
13. TOOLS AND TECHNICS OF MANAGEMENT
ACCOUNTING
1. FINANCIAL PLANNING
2. ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
3. HISTORICAL COST ACCOUNTING
4. STANDARD COSTING
5. BUDGETARY CONTROL
6. MARGINAL COSTING
7. DECISION ACCOUNTING
8. REVALUATION ACCOUNTING
9. RATIO ACCOUNTING
10. INTERNAL AUDITING
11. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
12. STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES