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* Comparability
 
* Comparability
 
* Consistency
 
* Consistency
 
Intermediate Accounting Basic Elements
 
 
* Assets
 
* Liabilities
 
* Equity
 
* Investments by Owners
 
* Distributions to Owners
 
* Comprehensive Income
 
* Revenues
 
* Expenses
 
* Gains
 
* Losses
 
 
Intermediate Accounting Recognition Assumptions Etc.
 
 
* Economic Entity
 
* Going Concern Assumptions
 
* Monetary Unit Assumption
 
* Periodicity Assumption
 
* Historical Cost Principle
 
* Revenue Recognition (realized, earned, recognition)
 
* Matching Principle
 
* Full disclosure
 
  
 
Intermediate Accounting Constraints
 
Intermediate Accounting Constraints

Revision as of 09:19, 18 October 2008

Intermediate Accounting Aims

  • Capital allocation and investment decisions
  • Help investors assess amounts, timing, and uncertainty of prospective cash receipts
  • Clearly portray economic resources of an enterprise and claims on them

Intermediate Accounting Qualitative Concepts (Concepts No. 2)

  • Understandablity
  • Relevance (Predictive value, feedback value, timeliness)
  • Reliability (Verifiability, representational faithfulness, neutrality)
  • Comparability
  • Consistency

Intermediate Accounting Constraints

  • Cost-benefit of producing information
  • Materiality
  • Industry practices
  • Conservatism – choose least likely to overstate assets and income

Conceptual Framework Aims

  • Capital allocation and investment decisions
  • Clearly portray economic resources of an enterprise and claims on them
  • Help investors assess amounts, timing, and uncertainty of prospective cash flows
  • Help investors assess management's stewardship

Intermediate Accounting Qualitative Concepts

  • Relevance (predictive value, feedback value)
  • Representational faithfulness (completeness, neutrality, accuracy)
  • Verifiability
  • Timeliness
  • Comparaibility
  • Understandability

Conceptual Accounting Constraints

  • Materiality
  • Cost