Where records maintained are inadequate to facilitate the preparation of a trading and profit and loss accounts, this is described as

A.

Cost accounting

B.

Bookkeeping

C.

Incomplete records

D.

Double entry

Correct answer is C

Incomplete records refers to a situation in which an organization is not using double-entry bookkeeping. Instead, it is using a more informal accounting system, such as a single-entry system, to maintain a reduced amount of information about its financial results.