Part I. A. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. GAAP is not a fixed set of rules. It is a guideline or more precisely a group of objectives and concepts that have evolved over 500 years from the basic concepts of Luca Pacioli set forth in the 1400s. It governs how financial statements are prepared and presented in the United States. The Financial Accounting Standards Boards (FASB)‚ the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
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“Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) is the methods‚ rules‚ practices and other procedures that have evolved to govern the preparation of financial statements” Justify the statement with suitable examples. Accounting is the language of business and it is used to communicate financial information. In order for that information to make sense‚ accounting is based on some fundamental concepts. Transactions are recorded in accounts‚ following certain fundamentals concepts and conventions
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Healthcare is continually evolving and has become a business and an economic force in current society. Historically‚ stakeholders such as physicians and other health care professionals are adept at making clinical and health-related decisions. However‚ they often lack the ability to make informed financial decisions. Many have come to realize financial criteria and cost-effective health care delivery is paramount to the success of modern healthcare systems
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Accrual concept Accrual Concept is a fall-out of Accounting Period concept. This concept requires that expenses incurred for a particular accounting period should be reckoned in the same period‚ irrespective of the fact whether these expenses have been paid in cash or not in that year. The same holds true for revenues‚ i.e.‚ revenues earned in a specific accounting period are construed as incomes of the same period‚ irrespective of their receipts. This concept is also known as the accrual theory
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles HCS/571 July 11‚ 2011 Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Generally Accepted Accounting Principles‚ or GAAP‚ is an accounting language of business used in health care facilities that have specific policies they must abide by when making choices for the direction of the institution. The Financial Accounting Standards Board‚ also known as FASB‚ developed these rules to guide them in recording and reporting financial information. Organizations use
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Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Stephanie R. Stewart HCS/571 September 24‚ 2012 Anne Harney Finlon Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) are important ideas to understand when discussing finances of any kind. It is important for all nurses‚ especially those in management roles‚ to understand financial concepts and be involved in the budgetary process. This paper will help to create an understanding of GAAP‚ the purpose of the principles
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The Accrual basis of accounting is far superior to the Cash basis of accounting. Discuss. The difference between accrual and cash basis of accounting is cash basis accounting recognizes revenues and expenses depends upon on timing. Cash basis accounting is simple‚ recognizes revenues when cash is received and recognizes expenses when cash is paid out only. It does not record accounts payable or receivable. For example‚ paid a service invoice on Feb‚ the expenses will be recognized as expenses on
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Running head: ACCOUNTING BASIS Accrual Basis and Cash Basis Accounting Paper University of Phoenix ACC 290 Pretty much any and all businesses need feedback to see how they are doing and determine if any changes are necessary. This information comes as a result of accounting practices. This information is so crucial that a set of rules have been established to make sure that the information is not only properly represented but in a uniform that is easy to understand
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ACCRUAL BASIS OF ACCOUNTING Accrual accounting records the effect of a business transaction as it occurs. When the business performs a service‚ makes a sale‚ or incurs an expense‚ the accountant records the transaction even if it receives or pays no cash. Net income from this activity equals the amount of cash received from customers minus the amount of cash paid for raw materials‚ labor‚ and the services of production facilities. If the entire operating cycle occurred in one accounting period
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Cash basis accounting predicts a periodic measure of performance that is used to predict future cash flows. This is the difference between cash receipts and cash payments from transactions related to providing goods and services during a reporting period. “Revenue is recognized when cash is received and expense is recognized when cash is paid”. ("Accrual basis accounting‚"). “When transactions are recorded on a cash basis‚ they affect a company’s books only once a completed exchange of value has
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