Question: What is the difference between Finance and Accounting ? 

Answer: Similar to the difference between market value and book value.  Accounting is more keeping track of assets, liabilities, and such.  Making sure everything is lined up correctly.\n\nFinance can apply accounting, but they deal more with trying to figure out how much something is actually worth based on the accounting and other things.
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