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Departmental Accounting

Departmental accounting tracks income, expenses, and profitability separately for individual departments within an organisation. It helps management evaluate performance at a granular level. This approach supports better budgeting, cost control, accountability, and strategic decision-making by highlighting which departments contribute most to overall business results.

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