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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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