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Bookkeeping is important because it provides an accurate financial picture of a business, helps in making informed decisions, ensures compliance with tax regulations, and allows for effective budgeting and financial planning.
Bookkeeping involves recording and organizing financial transactions, while accounting involves analyzing, interpreting, and summarizing the financial data to produce reports, such as financial statements, and guide business decisions.
Bookkeeping records should typically be kept for at least 5 to 7 years for tax and auditing purposes, but the exact duration may vary depending on legal requirements in your region.
When it comes to types of bookkeeping systems, there are two main types, i.e., single-entry bookkeeping and double-entry bookkeeping systems. Single-entry bookkeeping systems require the recording of only one side of transactions. This method is often preferred by small businesses, sole proprietors and companies for minimal transaction activity. On the other hand, the double-entry bookkeeping system is a practice of recording both sides of a transaction in at least two accounts, such as a debit or credit account