Accounting is the language of business.
Accounting is the art of interpreting, measuring, and communicating the results of economic activities. Whether you are paying your phone bill, balancing your checkbook, preparing your income tax return, or managing an international business, you are working with accounting concepts. In other words, since every individual, regardless of major, will be engaged in some economic activity, knowledge of basic accounting terminology and applications will be important. Analytical problem-solving skills. Use of computerized spreadsheets.