Project 1

Project 1: Accounting Careers

 

Project Introduction

 

Accounting is a service activity, which means that its main function is to provide financial information about businesses. All businesses need accounting as part of what they do. Therefore, the types of businesses that you could work for as an accountant or bookkeeper are unlimited.

 

Accounting information is used by businesses to make decisions and meet government obligations, such as taxes. When gathering information about a business, accountants generally begin by asking questions about the business. Therefore, accounting is about people and finances.

 

A career in accounting could be a professional accounting designation requiring university or other post-secondary school training or a clerical position that might begin with an entry-level accounting position right after high school. Both these pathways are explored in this project.

 

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