Class 11 Accountancy - Chapter Theory Base of Accounting NCERT Solutions | Why is it important to adopt a consisten

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?

What is the basic accounting equation?

The realisation concept determines when goods sent on credit to customers are to be included in the sales figure for the purpose of computing the profit or loss for the accounting period. Which of the following tends to be used in practice to determine when to include a transaction in the sales figure for the period. When the goods have been:
a. dispatched
b. invoiced
c. delivered
d. paid for Give reasons for your answer.

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?

Distinguish between a ‘ready-to-use’ and ‘tailored’ accounting software.

What do you understand by Imprest amount in petty cash book?

State the title of the accounts affected, type of account and the account to be debited and account to be credited :
                                                                                         ₹
1. Bhanu commenced business with cash                  1,00,000
2. Purchased goods on credit from Ramesh               40,000
3. Sold goods for cash                                                 30,000
4. Paid salaries                                                            3,000
5. Furniture purchased for cash                                  10,000
6. Borrowed from bank                                                50,000
7. Sold goods to Sarita                                                10,000
8. Cash paid to Ramesh on account                           20,000
9. Rent paid                                                                 1,500

When an entry is made in journal:
(a) Assets are listed first.
(b) Accounts to be debited listed first.
(c) Accounts to be credited listed first.
(d) Accounts may be listed in any order.

‘An organisation is a collection of interdependent decision-making units that exists to pursue organisational objectives’. In the light of this statement, explain the relationship between information and decisions. Also explain the role of the Transaction Processing System in facilitating the decision-making process in business organisations.

Explain briefly the procedure of calculating the date of maturity of a bill of exchange? Give example.

Which stakeholder group...                    would be most interested in
_____________________________       (a) the VAT and other tax liabilities of the firm
_____________________________       (b) the potential for pay awards and bouns deals
_____________________________       (c) the ethical or environmental activities of the firm
_____________________________       (d) whether the firm has a long-term future
_____________________________       (e) profitability and share performance
_____________________________       (f) the ability of the firm to carry on providing a
                                                                 service or producing a product.

You are a senior accountant of Ramona Enterprises Limited. What three steps would you take to make your company’s financial statements understandable and decision useful?

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[Hint : Refer to qualitative characteristics of accounting information]

State True or False :
(i) Gross profit is total revenue.
(ii) In trading and profit and loss account, opening stock appears on the debit side because it forms the part of the cost of sales for the current accounting year.
(iii) Rent, rates and taxes is an example of direct expenses.
(iv) If the total of the credit side of the profit and loss account is more than the total of the debit side, the difference is the net profit.

Give two examples of errors of commission?