Question

Which of the following is not a sub-field/Branch of Accounting?

• A. Cost Accounting.
• B. Management Accounting.
• C. Social Responsibility Accounting.
• D. Automated Accounting.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Automated Accounting.

The process of recording financial transactions in a systematic manner and classifying them into ledgers is termed as book keeping. It is a part of accounting. It is the basis for accounting. Whereas, information relating to the cost have specialized branch named as cost accounting and the information relating to the funds and its cost and profit have a branch called management accounting. A new dimension to accounting is the social responsibility accounting which looks after the entity's responsibility towards the society. Automated accounting is no branch or field to accounting.