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What is Accounting?Accounting क्या है?

OverviewOverview

Accounting is the systematic recording, classifying and summarising of a business's financial transactions, so the owner and outsiders can see whether the business is profitable and where it stands.

Accounting किसी business के financial transactions को systematic ढंग से record, classify और summarise करना है, ताकि owner और बाहर के लोग देख सकें कि business profitable है या नहीं और कहाँ खड़ा है।

Why it mattersयह क्यों ज़रूरी है

It's the foundation everything in the software rests on — every invoice, receipt and report is accounting in action. Knowing it makes support answers clearer.यह वह नींव है जिस पर software का सब कुछ टिका है — हर invoice, receipt और report accounting का ही रूप है। इसे जान लेने से support के जवाब ज़्यादा साफ़ हो जाते हैं।

In detail

The purpose of accounting and the words you'll hear every day.

Key points

Objectives — a permanent record of transactions, find profit/loss, show financial position, aid budgeting, meet tax/legal rules.
Financial Year — in India, 1 April to 31 March.
Transaction — any exchange of money or goods (buy, sell, pay rent, receive payment).
Assets = what you own; Liabilities = what you owe; Capital = the owner's investment.
Debtors = customers who owe you (credit sales); Creditors = suppliers you owe.
Revenue = income from core work; Expenses = cost of earning it; Drawings = owner's withdrawals.

In detail

accounting का मकसद और वे शब्द जो आप रोज़ सुनेंगे।

Key points

Objectives — transactions का permanent record, profit/loss निकालना, financial position दिखाना, budgeting में मदद, tax/legal rules पूरे करना।
Financial Year — India में, 1 April से 31 March।
Transaction — पैसे या माल का कोई भी लेन-देन (खरीदना, बेचना, rent देना, payment पाना)।
Assets = जो आपके पास है; Liabilities = जो आपको देना है; Capital = owner का निवेश।
Debtors = वे customers जो आपको देंगे (credit sales); Creditors = वे suppliers जिन्हें आप देंगे।
Revenue = मुख्य काम से income; Expenses = उसे कमाने की लागत; Drawings = owner का निकाला हुआ पैसा।

Common questionsआम सवाल

When is the Indian financial year?भारतीय financial year कब होता है?

1 April to 31 March.

1 April से 31 March।

What's the difference between a debtor and a creditor?debtor और creditor में क्या फ़र्क है?

A debtor is a customer who owes you (credit sales); a creditor is a supplier you owe.

debtor वह customer है जो आपको देगा (credit sales); creditor वह supplier है जिसे आप देंगे।

What are ‘Drawings’?‘Drawings’ क्या होते हैं?

Money or goods the owner takes out of the business for personal use.

owner द्वारा अपने personal इस्तेमाल के लिए business से निकाला गया पैसा या माल।

Self Test · for support trainingSelf Test · support training के लिए

Not attemptedअभी नहीं किया

3 quick questions — pick an answer to see if it's right and why. For team practice; it doesn't affect your progress.3 छोटे सवाल — कोई answer चुनें और देखें सही है या नहीं, और क्यों। Team practice के लिए; इससे आपकी progress पर कोई असर नहीं पड़ता।

Q1.The Indian financial year runs…भारतीय financial year चलता है…

Answer:जवाब: 1 April to 31 March in India. India में 1 April से 31 March।

Q2.Debtors are…Debtors होते हैं…

Answer:जवाब: Debtors owe you (from credit sales); creditors are whom you owe. Debtors आपको देंगे (credit sales से); creditors वे हैं जिन्हें आप देंगे।

Q3.Assets are…Assets होते हैं…

Answer:जवाब: Assets = what you own; Liabilities = what you owe; Capital = owner's investment. Assets = जो आपके पास है; Liabilities = जो आपको देना है; Capital = owner का निवेश।

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