Accounting involves recording financial transactions, classifying and summarizing them, then analyzing, interpreting, and communicating the information to users. It is defined as the process of identifying, measuring, and communicating economic information to allow for informed judgments and decisions. The accounting process includes recording transactions, classifying them, summarizing, analyzing and interpreting, then communicating the results. Bookkeeping records transactions at a basic level, while accounting provides summarized and analyzed information for decision making.