The primary qualities that make accounting information useful for decision-making are :
(a) Relevance and freedom from bias
(b) Reliability and comparability
(c) Comparability and consistency
(d) None of the above
(b) Reliability and comparability
Complete the following work sheet:
(i) If a firm believes that some of its debtors may ′default′, it should act on this by making sure that all possible losses are recorded in the books. This is an example of the ___________ concept.
(ii) The fact that a business is separate and distinguishable from its owner is best exemplified by the ___________ concept.
(iii) Everything a firm owns, it also owns out to somebody. This co-incidence is explained by the ___________ concept.
(iv) The ___________ concept states that if straight line method of depreciation is used in one year, then it should also be used in the next year.
(v) A firm may hold stock which is heavily in demand. Consequently, the market value of this stock may be increased. Normal accounting procedure is to ignore this because of the ___________.
(vi) If a firm receives an order for goods, it would not be included in the sales figure owing to the ___________.
(vii) The management of a firm is remarkably incompetent, but the firms accountants can not take this into account while preparing book of accounts because of ________ concept.
Discuss the concept-based on the premise do not anticipate profits but provide for all losses.
When should revenue be recognised? Are there exceptions to the general rule?
Fill in the correct word:
1. Recognition of expenses in the same period as associated revenues is called _______________concept.
2. The accounting concept that refers to the tendency of accountants to resolve uncertainty and doubt in favour of understating assets and revenues and overstating liabilities and expenses is known as _______________.
3. Revenue is generally recognised at the point of sale denotes the concept of _______________.
4. The _______________concept requires that the same accounting method should be used from one accounting period to the next.
5. The_______________concept requires that accounting transactions should be free from the bias of accountants and others.
The accounting concepts and accounting standards are generally referred to as the essence of financial accounting. Comment.
Why is it necessary for accountants to assume that business entity will remain a going concern?
What is the money measurement concept? Which one factor can make it difficult to compare the monetary values of one year with the monetary values of another year?
What is matching concept? Why should a business concern follow this concept? Discuss?
Why is it important to adopt a consistent basis for the preparation of financial statements? Explain.
What is the basic accounting equation?
Name any two types of commonly used negotiable instruments.
Why is it necessary to record the adjusting entries in the preparation of final accounts?
State the meaning of incomplete records?
What is ‘Depreciation’?
Briefly state how the cash book is both journal and a ledger.
State the meaning of a trial balance?
State the four basic requirements of a database applications.
Define accounting.
State the different elements of a computer system.
State the need for the preparation of bank reconciliation statement?
The journal entry to record purchase of equipment for ₹ 2,00,000 cash and a balance of ₹ 8,00,000 due in 30 days include:
(a) Debit equipment for ₹ 2,00,000 and Credit cash ₹ 2,00,000.
(b) Debit equipment for ₹ 10,00,000 and Credit cash ₹ 2,00,000 and creditors ₹ 8,00,000.
(c) Debit equipment ₹ 2,00,000 and Credit debtors ₹ 8,00,000.
(d) Debit equipment ₹ 10,00,000 and Credit cash ₹ 10,00,000.
Accounting equation remains intact under all circumstances. Justify the statement with the help of an example.
State the causes of difference occurred due to time lag.
What are special purpose books?
What are the steps taken by an accountant to locate the errors in the trial balance?
'Accounting information should be comparable'. Do you agree with this statement? Give two reasons.
Briefly explain the statement ‘wrongly debited by the bank’ with the help of an example.
What is a suspense account? Is it necessary that is suspense account will balance off after rectification of the errors detected by the accountant? If not, then what happens to the balance still remaining in the suspense account?
‘An accounting report is essential a report which must be able to fulfil certain basic criteria' Explain? List the various types of accounting reports.
Write two points of distinction between bills of exchange and promissory note.