Types of information ?

When you read the accounting information, What type of information do you need?

User	Types of needs to accounting information
Investors/shareholders	-      Assess how effectively the managers are running the business. -      Assess the ability to pay dividends. -      Make decisions to buy, hold or sell ownership shares of a company.
Lenders	-      Evaluate the risks of granting credit or lending money. -      Assess the ability to pay interest and repay the amount borrowed.
Suppliers and other trade creditors.	- Determine whether amount owned to them will be paid when due trade creditors are likely to be interested in an entity over a short period than lenders unless they are dependent upon the continuation of entity as a major customer.
Customers	-      Know if the company will continue to honor product warranties and support its products lines specially for long term plans.
Competitors	-      Compare performance
Employees.	-      Know about the stability and profitability of their employee -      Assess the ability of entity to provide remuneration, retirement benefits and employment opportunity.
Governments, tax authorities, regulatory agencies.	-   Determine and assess taxation policies. -   Calculate national income and statistic -   Decide whether financial support is needed -   Tax authority need to know whether the company complies or not. To calculate how much should they pay. -   Regulators need to know whether the company is operating or not.
General public	-   Entities contribute to the local economy in many ways including number of people they employ and their  positions and salaries.