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The information needs of management go far beyond those of other account users. Managers have the 

responsibility of planning and controlling the resources of the business. Therefore they need much more 

detailed information. They also need to plan for the future (eg budgets, which predict future revenue 

and expenditure). 

Management (or cost) accounting 

is a management information system which analyses data to 

provide information as a basis for managerial action. The concern of a management accountant is to 

present accounting information in the form most helpful to management. 

 

You need to understand this distinction between management accounting and financial accounting.  

The principles of financial reporting will be dealt with in Chapter 3. 

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