Accounting whether it is good or bad, it is what makes or breaks a business. A good accounting system will offer the management with the tools to make money-making business decisions. Management, large or small, can see what's profitable and what's causing the business to be unable to find money. A poor accounting system, whether it is disordered or simply illegal can collapse a business. Management will make poor decisions based on poor or non-existent accounting systems. Management sometimes chooses to use accounting for unethical motives. In either case, accounting is ingrained in society and affects the economic system for better or worse. Accounting is important because it is a device that gives an indication of how well the economy is growing, the areas that need improvement and the areas that need to be improved.
