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Crash Course in Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis, Second Edition
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Crash Course in Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis, Second Edition

by Matan Feldman, Arkady Libman
February 2007
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
6h 32m
English
Wiley
Content preview from Crash Course in Accounting and Financial Statement Analysis, Second Edition

Wrap-up: Principles

We just covered four underlying principles in accounting:

  1. Historical Cost

Financial statements report companies’ resources and obligations at an initial historical cost. This conservative measure precludes constant appraisal and revaluation.
  1. Revenue Recognition

Revenues must be recorded when earned and measurable.
  1. Matching Principle

Costs of a product must be recorded during the same period as revenue from selling it.
  1. Disclosure

Companies must reveal all relevant economic information determined to make a difference to their users.
5. Historical Cost
Exercise
Q1:Under GAAP, how should companies record their resources?
At historical cost
At fair value
At book value
At acquisition cost
6. Accrual Basis
Exercise
Q1:Under the accrual basis of accounting,
Revenues are recognized when ...
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