The Practice of Accounting in Cameroonians Very Small Enterprises(VSEs)

While accounting practices(APs)are inherent to all businesses,factors to identify them are not always unanimous in the literature.This paper aims to analyze the contingency factors and accounting practices factors(APFs),to see if and how very small enterprises(VSEs)produce and use accounting data.This research focuses on 10 semi-structured interviews with VSEs promoters or managers in Yaounde and surrounding.Content analysis is used to identify theirs accounting practices.That is,how and if accounting figures are produced and used.Very small enterprises(VSEs)use accounting practices.The majority is involved on forecasting and analyses or cost calculation.Mostly,cost calculation(management accounting)is used but,some are also applying daily registration of transactions(general accounting)and the assessment of financial situation(financial analysis).The principal implication here is in regard with accounting standards for VSEs.Taxation must be based on accounting.But that is not the case in our context.At least,75%of companies in Cameroun are VSEs.This means that they should be taken into account for accounting rules revisions.It emerges that the accounting practices of very small enterprises depend on the retention capacity of the manager,its profile,and the nature of the activity.The emergence of these variables can permit to apprehend the Information Accounting System of VSEs.