Income Statement and

GAAP
Dr. Rachappa Shette

Session 3: Topics
1. Link between Balance Shee and Income Statement
2. Accounting Period Principle
3. Accounting Methods to measure the performance
4. Measurement Principles of Accrual Accounting
5. Principle of Consistency
6. Principle of Materiality

Link between Balance Sheet and Income Statement

LiabLiabilities
ilities

LiabLiabilities
ilities

ContriContributed
buted
Capital
Capital

ContriContributed
buted
Capital
Capital

ContriContributed
buted
Capital
Capital

Assets
Assets

Assets
Assets

Assets
Assets

Assets
Assets

LiabLiabilities
ilities

LiabLiabilities
ilities

Shareholders
Shareholders
Equity
Equity

Retained
Retained
Earning
Earning

+
+

Retained
Retained
Earning
Earning
Beginning
Beginning
of
ofPeriod
Period

Retained
Retained
Earning
Earning
Beginning
Beginning
of
ofPeriod
Period

Net
NetIncome
Income
for
forperiod
period

Expenses
Expenses - Dividends
Dividends
-for
period
for
for period
forperiod
period

Revenues
Revenues
for
forperiod
period

Dividends
- Dividends
for
forperiod
period

2. Accounting Period
Financial reports are prepared at the end of time periods
of uniform length, for example, months or quarters or
years.
Uniform time periods facilitate comparisons and
analyses.
Many companies use the end of the financial year as the
end of their accounting period.

3. Accounting Methods for

Measuring Performance
a) Cash basis of accounting.
Revenues are recognized when cash is received and expenses
are recognized when cash is paid.

(b) Accrual basis of accounting.

Revenues and expenses are recognized on an economic basis
without regard for the actual flow of cash.

3.a. Cash Basis of Accounting

Easy.
Provides reliable information about cash flows and
liquidity of a firm.
Subject to manipulation, for example, the firm can delay
having to recognize an expense by postponing cash
payment.

3.b. Accrual Basis of Accounting

More difficult conceptually.
Revenues and expenses are recognized independent of
the timing of the cash flow.
Subject to manipulation by the choice of recognition
rules.

4. Measurement Principles of
Accrual Accounting
Measurement involves both the amount and the timing of
the recognition for both revenues and expenses.
(a) Timing of revenue recognition.
(b) Measurement of amount of revenue.
(c) Timing of expense recognition.
(d) Measurement of amount of expenses.

4.a & b. Revenues Timing and

Amount
When does the accountant recognize revenue?
When both of the following are met:
1. The firm has performed all or most of the services or it has
delivered the goods, that is, it has earned the revenue.
2. The firm has received a good, service or right in exchange
and can reasonably measure the value of the good, service or
right. A promise to pay (such as a receivable) is a right.

Accounting Principles:
1. Conservatism
2. Realisation

4.a & b. Revenues Timing and

Amount
In March 2007, Mr.X agreed to purchase 100 units of output from
Reddy Lab. Ltd. in the month of April 2008.

Can it be treated as revenue in the hand of Reddy for the financial year
2006-07?

For each of the following indicate how much revenue is

earned and the amount of receivable or liability on the
BS.
We sold subscriptions for $1,200. The magazines will be sent
next year.
We shipped goods for which the customer will pay $1,500
next year.
On 9/30 we loaned $1,000. 8% interest and principal are to be

4.a & b. Revenues Timing and

Amount
For each of the following, how much revenue should be
recorded:
The list price of the product sold to a customer is $100,000.
Because of the large quantity, we agreed to a 15% discount
off of list.
We are a retail store that sells for cash and on credit. We sold
$400,000 on credit last month. Based on prior experience, we
expect that we will eventually collect about 97% of our sales.
We sold $10,000 of old product on credit. The customer is
very weak financially.

4.a & b. Revenues Timing and

Amount
Transaction
Amou Last Year
Current Year
Next Year
nt
Cash
Sales Cash
(Receip Reven (Recei
ts)
ue
pts)
1. Cash sales made in
this year

Rs
110

2. Credit sales made in

this year;
cash received in
next year

Rs
220

3. Credit sales made in

last year;
cash received in this
year

Rs
230

4. Cash received in this

Rs

Sales Cash
Reven (Recei
ue
pts)

Sales
Reven
ue

4.a & b. Revenues Timing and

Amount
Transaction
Amou Last Year
Current Year
Next Year
nt
Cash
Sales Cash
(Receip Reven (Recei
ts)
ue
pts)

Sales Cash
Reven (Recei
ue
pts)

1. Cash sales made in

this year

Rs
110

110

110

2. Credit sales made in

this year;
cash received in
next year

Rs
220

220

3. Credit sales made in

last year;
cash received in this
year

Rs
230

230

4. Cash received in this

Rs

240

230

Sales
Reven
ue

220

240

4.C & d.Expenses Timing and

Amount
Timing of Expenses
First determine revenues for a particular period of time and then
recognize the expenses related to that revenue and period.

Amount of Expenses:
Direct matching
Period cost (Indirect cost)
Costs not associated with future revenues

Principle of Matching
When an event affects both revenues and expenses, both the
effects should be recognized in the same accounting period.

4.C & d.Expenses Timing and

Amount
Classify the following as (1) direct matching, (2) period
costs (indirect), or (3) costs not associated with future
benefits and indicate when expensed:

Costs of goods sold.

Controllers salary.
Sales persons commission based on sales.
Inventory that just became obsolete.
Sales persons monthly salary.
Building lost in a fire.

4. Summary of expenses measurement

Assets on
balance sheet as
on April 1, 2013

1. Was there a direct

association with the
revenue of the period?
N
2. Was there
an
o
association with
activities of the period?
N
3. Can the item
be
o
associate with benefits
of the future periods?
Ye
s
Assets on
balance sheet as
on April 1, 2013

Cost incurred
during
2013-14

Ye
s

Ye
s
N
o

Expense of 2013-14
Ex: Cost of goods
sold
Expense of 2013-14
Ex: Administration
expenses
Expense of 2013-14
Ex: Obsolete
inventory

5. Principle of Consistency
Once an accounting method is selected, use the same
method of accounting for all financial statements in
current accounting period as well as in subsequent
accounting periods.
Can change if there is sound reason to change.
Must be disclosed to users.

6. Principle of Materiality
Insignificant events may be disregarded.
Amounts need not be exact as long as inaccuracy would not
affect decisions of users.

Full disclosure of all important info.

Application of judgment and common sense.

Summary
Income statement is part of balance sheet
Cash Accounting Versus Accrual Accounting
Revenue recognition and measurement
Expense recognition and measurement
Accounting principles

Period principle
Conservatism principle
Realization principle
Matching principle
Consistency principle
Materiality principle

Reading
Chapter 3 of the prescribed text book
Solve the problems from 3.1 to 3.8 from chapter 3 of
prescribed text.