(1) Relevance and Faithful representation
(2) Confirmatory value
(3) Comparability
(4) Fair value
(5) Material
(6) Full disclosure principle
(7) Periodicity
(8) Revenue recognition
P2. Fill in the blanks below with the qualitative characteristic, accounting principle or assumption that best...
Question 21 SFAC NO. 8 identifies the qualitative characteristics that make accounting informations Presented below are a number of questions related to these qualitative characteristics and underlying constraint (a) Sprull Inc. switches from FIFO to average-cost to FIFO over a 2-year period. Which qualitative characteristic of accounting information is not followed (b) Assume that the profession permits the savings and loan industry to defer losses on investments i els because immediate recognition of the loss may have adverse economic consequences...
Indicate the qualitative characteristic of financial information being described in each item below: (a) Financial statements should include all information necessary to portray the underlying transactions. (b) Financial information should make a difference in a user’s decision-making. (c) Financial information should not favour one user or stakeholder over another. (d) Financial information should reflect the economic substance of business events or transactions. (e) Financial information should help users assess the impact of past, present, or future events. (f) Financial information...
Exercise 2-35 Qualitative Characteristics Listed below are the fundamental and enhancing qualitative characteristics that make accounting information useful. • Relevance • Faithful representation • Comparability • Verifiability • Timeliness • Understandability Required: 1. Match the appropriate qualitative characteristic with the statements below (items can be used more than once). a. When information is provided before it loses its ability to influence decisions, it has this characteristic. b. When several accountants can agree on the measurement of an activity, the information...
6. Match the qualitative characteristics below with the statements that follow. Timeliness Faithful Representation Predictive value Completeness Relevance Confirmatory value Free from error Comparability Neutrality Understandability Materiality a. Quality of information that permits users to identify similarities in and differences between two sets of economic phenomena. b. Having information available to users before it loses its capacity to influence decisions. c. Information about an economic phenomenon that has value as an input to the processes used by capital providers to...
Listed below are several information characteristics and accounting principles and assumptions. Match the letter of each with the appropriate phrase that states its application. (Items a through k may be used more than once or not at all.) a. Economic entity assumption g. Expense recognition principle b. Going concern assumption h. Full disclosure principle c. Monetary unit assumption i. Relevance characteristic d. Periodicity assumption j. Faithful representation characteristic e. Understandability characteristic k. Verifiability characteristic f. Revenue recognition principle ____ 1....
Review the transactional information and identify the accounting assumption, principle, and or constraint to which it is related. Select an option below to match with each question: A) Time Period or Periodicity Assumption B) Economic Entity Assumption C) Fair Value D) Revenue and Expense Recognition Principle E) Revenue Recognition Principle F) Cost principle G) Full Disclosure Principle H) Separate or Economic entity Principle I) Expense Recognition Principle 1) The amount of goodwill recorded by a company that purchases another company...
The following is a list of qualitative characteristics of useful accounting information identified in the FASB's and the IASB's Statement of Financial Accounting Concepts No. 8 and statements describing the qualities. A. Comparability B. Decision usefulness C. Relevance D. Faithful representation E. Predictive value F. Confirmatory value G. Verifiability H. Neutrality I. Free from error J. Consistency K. Materiality L. Timeliness M. Understandability N. Completeness Required: Select the appropriate letter identifying each quality on the statement describing the quality. 1....
JICES Exercise 2-1 The conceptual framework has been created to make accounting information useful Indicate whether the following statements about the conceptual framework are true or false (a) Accounting standards that rely on a body of concepts will result in useful and consistent pronouncements () General purpose financial reports are most useful to company insiders in making strategic business decisions. (c) Accounting standards based on individual conceptual frameworks wil generally result in consistent and comparable accounting reports. (d) Capital providers...
QUESTIONS 1. What is a conceptual framework? Why is a conceptual frameworke ry in financial accounting? 2. What is the primary objective of financial reporting? 3. What is meant by the term qualitative characteristics of accounting informat "? 4. Briefly describe the two fundamental qualities of useful accounting information 62 Chapter 2 Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting 5. How is materiality for immateriality) related to the proper presentation of financial statements? What factors and mesures should be considered in essing...
Can somebody help me with my accounting project, here are the instructions: Financial Analysis Project Project Requirements and Instructions Sheet Objective In accordance with the Knowledge, Skills and Abilities objectives of the course, you are required to evaluate the financial performance of a publicly traded US Corporation and write a 10 page (excluding appendix and other supporting documents) report on your findings. This event will help participants develop the ability to understand, analyze, and make decisions based on financial information—these...