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CONCEPTS AND
CONVENTIONS
CONTENTS-:
Accounting Concepts
Meaning
Types
Accounting Conventions.
Meaning
Types.
Difference B/w Accounting
Concepts &
Conventions..
ACCOUNTING
CONCEPTS
-:
2) MONEY MEASUREMENT
CONCEPT
Transactions
recorded.
Transactions of qualitative nature,
even though of great importance to
business are not considered.
3) GOING CONCERN
CONCEPT
Business
period.
As per this concept, fixed assets are
recorded at their original cost &
depreciation is charged on these
assets.
Because of this concept, outside
parties enter into long term contracts
with the enterprise.
4) ACCOUNTING PERIOD
CONCEPT
Entire
price.
This cost serves the basis for further
accounting treatment of the asset.
Acquisition cost relates to the past
i.e. it is known as historical cost.
7) REVENUE
RECOGNITION/REALISATION
CONCEPT
1.
2.
8) MATCHING CONCEPT
All
9) ACCRUAL CONCEPT
In this concept revenue is recorded
when sales are made or services are
rendered & it is immaterial whether
cash is received or not.
Same with the expenses i.e. they are
recorded in the accounting period in
which they assist in earning the
revenues whether the cash is paid for
them or not.
11) TIMELINESS
This
ACCOUNTING CONVENTIONS
An accounting convention may be
defined as a custom or generally
accepted practice which is adopted
either by general agreement or
common consent among
accountants.
1) CONVENTION OF FULL
DICLOSURE
Information
2) CONVENTION OF
CONSISTENCY
Accounting
3) CONVENTION OF
CONSERVATISM
All
4) CONVENTION OF
MATERIALITY
ACCOUNTING ACCOUNTING
CONCEPTS
CONVENTION
S
Establishe By law
Guidelines
d
based upon
customs or
usage
Biasness
No space for
Biasness in
personal
adoption
biasness in the
adoption