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Types of accounting

Accounting Tools

Related Courses Bookkeeping Guidebook CFO Guidebook New Controller Guidebook What are the Types of Accounting? There are several types of accounting that range from auditing to the preparation of tax returns. Accountants tend to specialize in one of these fields, which leads to the different career tracks noted below.

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Common Accounting Mistakes: Government Edition - Issue #11 What is GAAP?

SMB Accounting and Consulting

Many small business government contractors are exempt from complying with cost accounting standards (CAS) and defined by the code of federal regulations (CFR). However, compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) is required. These should be integrated in any federal contractors accounting policies.