Whether it is a small-scale business or a multinational corporation, corporate accounting and bookkeeping is a crucial task that helps businesses run smoothly and transparently. As mandated by the Companies Act, corporate accounting is a mandatory requirement that ensures companies comply with statutory and regulatory norms. Unlike individual accounting, the task of corporate accounting and bookkeeping is a complex task that involves an in-depth understanding of corporate accounting principles, tax laws, and regulations along with statutory and regulatory compliance. With accurate and efficient corporate accounting and bookkeeping, businesses can analyse their financial positions which can help them make sound financial decisions, aiding their future growth.
Corporate accounting is a holistic procedure that involves summarizing, analyzing, recording and classifying all financial transactions of a corporation or entity. With sound corporate accounting, corporations can ensure hassle-free regulatory and statutory compliance. A key task involved in corporate accounting includes corporate bookkeeping which entails maintaining a detailed recording of a corporation’s financial transactions such as purchases, sales, payments and receipts. With analysis of this in-depth data, financial statements such as income statements, cash flow, profit and loss statements, balance sheets etc. are prepared.