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This chapter explains why managerial accounting is important to the future careers of all business students. It answers three questions: What is managerial accounting? Why does managerial accounting matter to your career? What skills do managers need to succeed? It also discusses the importance of ethics in business and corporate social responsibility. | Managerial Accounting: An Overview Chapter 1 Chapter 1: Managerial Accounting: An Overview This chapter explains why managerial accounting is important to the future careers of all business students. It answers three questions: (1) What is managerial accounting? (2) Why does managerial accounting matter to your career? and (3) What skills do managers need to succeed? It also discusses the importance of ethics in business and corporate social responsibility. Financial and Managerial Accounting: Seven Key Differences What is Managerial Accounting? There are seven key differences between financial accounting and managerial accounting: Users: Financial accounting reports are prepared for external parties, whereas managerial accounting reports are prepared for internal users. Emphasis on the future: Financial accounting summarizes past transactions. Managerial accounting has a strong future orientation. Relevance of data: Financial accounting data should be objective and verifiable. . | Managerial Accounting: An Overview Chapter 1 Chapter 1: Managerial Accounting: An Overview This chapter explains why managerial accounting is important to the future careers of all business students. It answers three questions: (1) What is managerial accounting? (2) Why does managerial accounting matter to your career? and (3) What skills do managers need to succeed? It also discusses the importance of ethics in business and corporate social responsibility. Financial and Managerial Accounting: Seven Key Differences What is Managerial Accounting? There are seven key differences between financial accounting and managerial accounting: Users: Financial accounting reports are prepared for external parties, whereas managerial accounting reports are prepared for internal users. Emphasis on the future: Financial accounting summarizes past transactions. Managerial accounting has a strong future orientation. Relevance of data: Financial accounting data should be objective and verifiable. Managerial accountants focus on providing relevant data even if these data are not completely objective and verifiable. Less emphasis on precision: Financial accounting focuses on precision when reporting to external parties. Managerial accounting aids decision makers by providing good estimates as soon as possible rather than waiting for precise data later. Segments of an organization: Financial accounting is concerned with companywide reports. Managerial accounting focuses on the segment reports. Examples of segments include: product lines, sales territories, divisions, departments, etc Managerial accounting–no externally imposed rules: Financial accounting conforms to GAAP and IFRS. Managerial accounting is not bound by GAAP and IFRS. Managerial accounting–not mandatory: Financial accounting is mandatory because various outside parties require periodic financial statements. Managerial accounting is not mandatory. Work of Management Planning Decision Making Controlling Managerial .

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