The difference between the two types of accounting is when revenues and expenses are recorded. Accrual basis accounting is described as a company’s income, which is reported in the actual fiscal period the income is earned. It is reported no matter when the income is actually received and the expenses are subtracted in the fiscal period they are incurred regardless if they are paid or not paid. Cash-basis is better managed by a company who does not have many receivables to record. They are more likely used when a payment is made at the time a good or service is sold. Accrual basis accounting provides information that is more useful than cash-basis financial statements because it provides all of the exchanges an organization has made even when they are made on account. In a cash-basis, you will see cash transactions only. The issue with cash basis is many transactions in an organization are not made using cash. The accrual-basis and cash-basis are different because, accrual-basis is revenues and expenses incurred of cash collected or cash released. However, cash-basis is keeping accounts that includes as income received in cash and as expenses paid in cash. Accrual basis is a type of accounting that each item is entered as it is earned or incurred regardless of when the actual payment is made or received or made. This means that a business enters account status as earned revenue in the time period that is current not when we receive the payment. However, cash-basis is keeping accounts that includes as income received in cash and as expenses paid in cash.

B). Why would politicians prefer the cash basis to the accrual basis?
The accrual basis system deals with depreciation of the value of equipment land and etc. Politicians prefer cash basis to accrual basis accounting because they will be able to see the cash value remain the same throughout.