List of “Difference Between” Topics in Commerce

Commerce refers to the exchange of goods and services among two or more entities/parties. It usually includes buying and selling of things of value and is often done for profit. The two branches of commerce are Trade and Auxiliaries to Trade. Commerce is a subset of businesses focusing on the sale of finished or semi-finished products instead of marketing, sourcing, manufacturing, or transporting them. Selling a single good or service is a transaction and the collection of all the transactions is known as Commerce.

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The difference between articles will help the readers/students gain an in-depth knowledge of the topics by making them aware of the major differences between the two concepts. Besides, with the help of a tabular presentation of the differences, the students can easily memorize the points.

Below are the Difference between articles on different subjects of Commerce, including Business Studies, Accountancy, Economics, Management, Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Finance, Income Tax, Auditing, Law, Money & Banking, and several other subjects.

Business Studies

1.	Difference between Business, Profession, and Employment
2.	Difference between Private and Public Sector
3.	Difference between Goods and Services
4.	Difference between Life, Marine, and Fire Insurance
5.	Difference between E-business and Traditional Business
6.	Difference between Articles of Association and Memorandum of Association
7.	Difference between Wholesale And Retail
8.	Difference between Wholesaler and Retailer
9.	Difference between Departmental Stores and Multiple Stores
10.	Difference between Supermarket and Hypermarket
11.	Difference between International Trade and International Business
12.	Difference between Domestic Business and International Business
13.	Difference between International Trade and International Business
14.	Difference between Efficiency and Effectiveness
15.	Difference between Coordination and Cooperation
16.	Difference between Unity of Command and Unity of Direction
17.	Difference between Time Study and Motion Study
18.	Difference between Fayol and Taylor Theories of Management
19.	Difference between Standing Plans and Single-Use Plans
20.	Difference between Policies and Objectives
21.	Difference between Policies and Strategy
22.	Difference between Policies and Procedures
23.	Difference between Procedures and Methods
24.	Difference between Procedures and Rules
25.	Difference between Policies and Rules
26.	Difference between Rules and Methods
27.	Difference between Functional Structure and Divisional Structure
28.	Difference between Formal and Informal Organisation
29.	Difference between Authority, Responsibility and Accountability
30.	Difference between Centralization and Decentralization
31.	Difference between Delegation and Decentralisation
32.	Difference between Internal Recruitment and External Recruitment
33.	Difference between Recruitment and Selection
34.	Difference between Transfer and Promotion
35.	Difference between On-the-Job Training Methods and Off-the-Job Training Methods
36.	Difference between Training and Development
37.	Difference between Training, Development and Education
38.	Difference between Financial and Non-financial Incentives
39.	Difference between a Manager and a Leader
40.	Difference between Money Market and Capital Market
41.	Difference between Primary Market and Secondary Market
42.	Difference between NSEI and OTCEI
43.	Difference between Selling and Marketing
45.	Difference between Convenience Products, Shopping Products and Speciality Products
46.	Difference between Consumer Products and Industrial Products
47.	Difference between Branding and Packaging
48.	Difference between Packaging and Labelling
49.	Difference between Advertising and Personal Selling
50.	Difference between Advertising and Publicity
51.	Difference between Businessman and Entrepreneur
52.	Difference between Entrepreneur and Manager
53.	Difference between Saving Account and Current Account
54.	Difference between Debt and Equity

Accountancy

1.	Difference between Assets and Liabilities
2.	Difference between Accounting and Accountancy
3.	Difference between Cash Basis and Accrual Basis of Accounting
4.	Difference between Accounting Concept and Accounting Convention
5.	Difference between a General Ledger and a Ledger
6.	Difference between Bookkeeping and Accounting
7.	Difference between Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account
8.	Difference between Bank Statement and Bank Reconciliation Statement
9.	Difference between Depreciation and Amortization
10.	Difference between Straight Line and Written Down Value Method of calculating Depreciation
11.	Difference between Provisions and Reserves
12.	Difference between Capital Reserve and Revenue Reserve
13.	Difference between Bills of Exchange and Promissory Note
14.	Difference between Capital Expenditure and Revenue Expenditure in Accountancy
15.	Difference between Capital Receipts and Revenue Receipts in Accountancy
16.	Difference Between Not for Profit Organisation and Profit Earning Organisation
17.	Difference between Receipt and Payment Account And Income and Expenditure Account
18.	Difference between Income and Expenditure A/c and Profit and Loss A/c
19.	Difference between Limited Liability Partnership and Partnership Firm
20.	Difference between Profit and Loss Account And Profit and Loss Appropriation Account
21.	Difference between Fixed Capital Account and Fluctuating Capital Account
22.	Difference between Sacrificing Ratio and Gaining Ratio
23.	Difference Between Normal Loss and Abnormal Loss
24.	Difference between Insolvency and Bankruptcy
25.	Difference between Dissolution of Firm and Dissolution of Partnership
26.	Difference between Firm’s Debt and Private Debt
27.	Difference between Realisation Account and Revaluation Account
28.	Difference between Public Company and Private Company
29.	Difference between Preference Shares and Equity Shares
30.	Difference between Oversubscription and Undersubscription
31.	Difference between Capital Reserve and Reserve Capital
32.	Difference between Shares and Debentures
33.	Difference between Balance Sheet and Financial Statement
34.	Difference between Balance Sheet and Consolidated Balance Sheet
35.	Difference between Profit and Loss Account And Profit and Loss Appropriation Account
36.	Difference between Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement
37.	Difference between Statement of Affairs and Balance Sheet
38.	Difference between Manual and Computerised Accounting
39.	Difference between Management Information System (MIS) and Accounting Information System (AIS)
40.	Difference between Cost Centre and Profit Centre
41.	Difference between Cash Market and Future Market
42.	Difference Between Accounting and Finance
43.	Difference between Costing and Cost Accounting

Economics

1.	Difference between Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
2.	Difference between Budget Line and Budget Set
3.	Difference between Individual Demand and Market Demand
4.	Difference between Expansion in Demand and Increase in Demand
5.	Difference between Contraction in Demand and Decrease in Demand
6.	Difference between Substitute Goods and Complementary Goods
7.	Difference between Normal Goods and Inferior Goods
8.	Difference between Substitution Effect and Income Effect
9.	Difference between Normal Goods, Inferior Goods, and Giffen Goods
10.	Difference between Returns to Factor and Returns to Scale
11.	Difference between Explicit Cost and Implicit Cost
12.	Difference between Stock and Supply
13.	Difference between Perfect Competition and Monopoly
14.	Difference between Perfect Competition and Monopolistic Competition
15.	Difference between Monopoly and Monopolistic Competition
16.	Distinction between the four Forms of Market(Perfect Competition, Monopoly, Monopolistic Competition and Oligopoly)
17.	Difference between Price Ceiling and Price Floor
18.	Difference between Direct Personal Investigation and Indirect Oral Investigation
19.	Difference between Questionnaire and Schedule
20.	Difference between Census Method and Sampling Method of Collecting Data
21.	Difference between Frequency Array and Frequency Distribution
22.	Difference between Real Flow and Money Flow
23.	Difference between Stock and Flow
24.	Difference between Nominal GDP and Real GDP
25.	Difference between Commercial Bank and Central Bank
26.	Difference between APC and MPC
27.	Difference between APS and MPS
28.	Difference between Induced Investment and Autonomous Investment
29.	Difference between Excess Demand and Deficient Demand
30.	Difference between Direct and Indirect Tax
31.	Difference between Revenue Receipt and Capital Receipt
32.	Difference between Revenue Expenditure and Capital Expenditure
33.	Difference between Fiscal Deficit and Revenue Deficit
34.	Difference between Primary Deficit and Fiscal Deficit
35.	Difference between Devaluation and Depreciation
36.	Difference between Current Account and Capital Account of BoP
37.	Difference between Balance of Payment and Balance of Trade
38.	Difference between Relative Poverty and Absolute Poverty
39.	Difference between Physical Capital and Human Capital
40.	Difference between Human Capital and Human Development
41.	Difference between Formal Sector and Informal Sector
42.	Difference between Commercial and Non-commercial Sources of Energy
43.	Difference between Economic Infrastructure and Social Infrastructure

Management

1.	Difference between Entrepreneur And Intrapreneur
2.	Difference between Management and Administration
3.	Difference between Creativity and Innovation
4.	Difference between Coaching and Mentoring
5.	Difference between a Project Manager and Product Manager
6.	Difference between Traditional and Learning Organisation
7.	Difference between Group and Team
8.	Difference between Authority and Power
9.	Difference Between Management by Objectives (MBO) and Management by Exception (MBE)
10.	What is the difference between a Job Application, a Resume and a CV?

Entrepreneurship

1.	Difference between Male Entrepreneurs and Female Entrepreneurs

Marketing

1.	Difference between Vertical Marketing System and Horizontal Marketing System

Digital Marketing

1.	Difference between CPM and CPS
2.	Difference between Programmatic Ads and Direct Ads

Finance

1.	Difference between KPI and KRI
2.	Difference between Dividend Yield Mutual Funds and Dividend Options
3.	Difference between Hedge Funds and Mutual Funds

Income Tax

1.	Difference between AIS and Form 26AS

Auditing

1.	Difference between Audit and Review

Law

1.	Difference between Strict Liability and Absolute Liability
2.	Difference between Agreement and Contract

Money & Banking

1.	Difference between External Debt and Internal Debt
2.	Difference between Private Debt and Public Debt
3.	Difference between Public Sector and Private Sector Banks
4.	Difference between Commercial and Cooperative Banks

Miscellaneous

1.	Difference between Capitalism and Communism
2.	Difference between Authoritative, Democratic and Laissez Faire Style of Leadership
3.	Difference between Cash Market and Derivative Market
4.	Difference between Mission and Vision
5.	Difference between Public Finance and Private Finance
6.	Difference between Stock Dividend and Stock Split
7.	Difference between Tariff and Non-tariff Barriers
8.	Difference between Financial Accounting and Management Accounting
9.	Difference between Motivation and Morale
10.	Difference between Reward and Incentive
11.	Difference between Entrepreneur and Entrepreneurship
12.	Difference between Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
13.	Difference between Bilateral Trade and Multilateral Trade
14.	Difference between Cost Accounting and Management Accounting