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AR Acct II-11concept
Arkansas Accounting II - 11 accounting concepts
Question | Answer |
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Accounting Period Cycle | Changes in financial information are reported for a specific period of time in the form of financial statements. |
Adequate Disclosure | Financial statements contain all information necessary to understand a business' financial condition. |
Business Entity | Financial information is recorded and reported separately from the owner's personal financial information. |
Consistent Reporting | The same accounting procedures must be followed in the same way in each accounting period. |
Going Concern | Financial statements are prepared with the expectation that a business will remain inoperation indefinitely. |
Historical Cost | The actual amount paid for merchandise or other items bought is recorded. |
Matching Expenses with Revenue | The revenue from business activities and the expenses associated with earning that revenue are recorded in the same accounting period. |
Materiality | Business activities creating dollar amounts large enough to affect business decisions should be recorded and reported as seperate items in accounting items in accounting records and financial statements. |
Objective Evidence | A source document is prepared for each transaction. |
Realization of Revenue | Revenue is recorded at the time goods or services are sold. |
Unit of Measurement | Business transactions are reported in numbers that have common values - that is, using a common unit of measurement. |