There are many accounting concepts which underpin GAAP such as the accruals and going concern concepts in particular. Going concern-it is assumed that the organisation will continue to operate indefinitely. This just means that when we draw up financial summaries‚ we do not assume the organisation is in severe financial difficulties. Accruals concept-when calculating the profit or loss of an organisation‚ all income and related expenditure for a specified period should be included‚ not simply
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in economic benefit during the accounting period in the form of inflow or enhancement of assets or decrease of liabilities that result in increase in equity. There are two types of income. First‚ sales revenue refers to income earned in the course of business activity for example a coffee house selling coffees. Second‚ gain refers to income that does not arise from the
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ACCOUNTING ASSUMPTIONS‚ PRINCIPLES‚ AND CONSTRAINTS Phil Toms March 29‚ 2013 The basic assumptions are monetary unit assumption and the economic entity assumption. The monetary unit assumption requires that companies include in the accounting records only transaction data that can be expressed in terms of money. This assumption enables accounting to measure economic events. The monetary unit assumption is vital to applying the cost principle. An economic entity can be any organization
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ultimately the first step in the many ways that the New World created economic prospects for those yearning for a more prosperous future. Economic concerns of the settlers in North America were notably greater than religious concerns during the colonial era‚ due to the decline in the British economy and lack of financial opportunities. Economic concerns were also what ultimately led to the colonization of North America as the desire for silver and gold‚ and the need for a passageway to the Indies
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Evaluating Concepts-Based vs. Rules-Based Approaches to Standard Setting INTRODUCTION In its new project on Codification and Simplification‚ the FASB indicates its intent to evaluate the feasibility of issuing concepts-based standards rather than issuing detailed‚ rule-based standards with exceptions and alternatives.[ 1] Related to this project‚ members of the FASB board and staff asked the Financial Accounting Standards Committee of the American Accounting Association (hereafter‚ the Committee)
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U. S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (U. S. GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) There are numerous companies that use different types of accounting standards or rules. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles the most popularly used by companies. IFRS is a set of accounting standards that provides a global framework for how public companies prepare and disclose their financial statements. The U.S. Generally
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1. Accounting is an information and measurement system that: A. Identifies business activities. B. Records business activities. C. Communicates business activities. D. Helps people make better decisions. E. All of these. 2. Technology A. Has replaced accounting. B. Has not changed the work that accountants do. C. Has closely linked accounting with consulting‚ planning‚ and other financial services. D. In accounting has replaced the need for decision makers. E. In accounting is only
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requirement‚ we are assigned the topic “Carbon Accounting” by our course teacher for accomplishing our report. 1.2 Objectives of the report To attain the skill of report writing. To achieve deep knowledge about Carbon Accounting. To fulfill the partial requirement of our course of Accounting for Managers. 1.3 Methodology of the report This study was a descriptive research where we have been analyzed mainly secondary data to understand the Carbon Accounting and its application. All the data has
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Faculty of Business & Economic Department Of Accounting Seminar ACCT 437 " Environmental Accounting" Prepared By SHADEN ALMASRI "1090418" Supervised By ADNAN ABU HUMMOUS 2012_2013 | | الاهداء من شكرت جميل صنعكم بدمعي .....ودمع العين مقياس الشعور الى من بالحب غمروني وبجميل الاخلاق علموني....... الى من احببتهم حتى سار حبهم في الوجدان ........... الى من امرني ربي بطاعتهم والاحسان ............ابي وأمي............ الى من يحملون في عيونهم ذكريات طفولتي وشبابي
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*Business Ownership ( Sole Proprietorship / Partnership / Corporation *Activities ( Service Concern / Merchandising (Trading) / Manufacturing *Types of Business (Source of Income) ( Service & Merchandising / Trading {Sole Proprietorship} *Functions of Accounting Work ( Recording / Classifying / Summarizing *Accounting- “art of recording‚ classifying & summarizing in a significant matter and in terms of money; transactions and events w/c are in part at least of a financial character and interpreting
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