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What are the four main characteristics of an asset?

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  1. A probably future economic benefit.
  2. Exclusive right to control a benefit.
  3. The benefit must arise from some past transaction or event.
  4. The asset must be capable of reliable measurement in monetary terms.
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Assets that have a real, physical substance is known as?

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A tangible asset

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What is a ‘tangible asset’?

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An asset that has a real physical substance

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Inventory, plant and equipment are examples of what type of asset?

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A tangible asset

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Provide examples of a tangible asset?

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Inventory, plant, equipment

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What type of asset has no physical substance but still represent potential benefits?

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Intangible asset

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What is an INTANGIBLE ASSET?

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An INTANGIBLE ASSET has no physical substance but still represents potential benefits.

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Copyrights, trademarks, patents, franchise, goodwill are examples of?

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An INTANGIBLE ASSET

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Provide examples of an INTANGIBLE ASSET

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Trademarks
Patents
Franchise
Goodwill

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What is the opposite of ASSET?

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CLAIMS

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What is the opposite of a CLAIM?

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ASSETS

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Those with different interest in ASSETS are said to have a what?

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CLAIM

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What is a CLAIM?

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Represents interests (amounts) that entities have in an asset.

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Interests (amounts) that that entities have in an asset are known as what?

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a CLAIM

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LIABILITIES and OWNER’S EQUITY (CAPITAL) are two types of what?

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CLAIM (against an asset)

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What are the two types of CLAIMS (against an asset)?

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  1. LIABILITIES

2. OWNER’S EQUITY (or CAPITAL)

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The claims of external entities that have arisen from past transactions or events are known as?

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LIABILITIES

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What is a LIABILITY?

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Claims of external entities as a result of past transactions or events?

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What sort of transactions could result in a liability?

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External entity supplying a good or service,

External entity lending money

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a bank overdraft is an example of…..

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LIABILITY

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accounts payable is an example of….

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a LIABILITY

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a personal loan is an example of…

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a LIABILITY

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a provision for warranty is an example of…

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a LIABILITY

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Staff long service leave and holiday pay is an example of….

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a LIABILITY

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what characteristics must a LIABILITY have?

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The same as an asset;

  1. probable economic impact
  2. obligation must have risen from a past transaction or event
  3. Reliable measurement
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An estimated liability with an amount of uncertainty on the amount or timing is known as a what?

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a PROVISION

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What is a PROVISION

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an estimated liability that has an amount of uncertainty on the amount and/or timing.

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what type of liability is an income tax and why?

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Income tax is a PROVISION (liability) as there is some question over the exact amount that will need to be paid until the taxes completed and submitted.

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a potential liability that might arise under certain circumstances are known as what?

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CONTINGENT LIABILITY

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what is a CONTINGENT LIABILITY

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a liability that ‘might’ occur under certain circumstances.

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for limited companies, where are CONTINGENT LIABILITIES included within their annual report?

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As a NOTE

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$1,000 is owed by a customer who will never be able to pay. Should this appear as an asset or liability on the statement of financial position of a business? Explain.

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Neither as an asset or liability as the company unlikely to have a future benefit since the customer is unlikely to repay.

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Could the following items appear as an asset or liability on the statement of financial position of a business? Explain.

The purchase of a licence from business B giving business A the right to produce a product designed by business B. Production of this new product is expected to increase profits over the period in which business A holds the licence.

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The item should be included as an asset for business A.

  1. There is an expectation of future value return.
  2. There is ownership (in the form of a licence)
  3. It is the result of a transaction or past event (being a purchase)
  4. The item can be readily measured by the increase in revenue each year it generates.
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Could the following items appear as an asset or liability on the statement of financial position of a business? Explain.

The hiring of a new marketing director by business A who is confidently expected to increase profits by at least 30% over the nest three years?

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People are typically not considered assets as a company does not have ‘ownership’ of a person.

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Could the following items appear as an asset or liability on the statement of financial position of a business? Explain.

The purchase by business A of a machine that will save $10k per annum. It is currently being used by the business but was acquired on credit and is not yet paid for.

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Yes, the machine would be listed as an asset:

  1. future economic benefit,
  2. Business A effectively owns it legally
  3. A transaction occurred in the form of a credit approval
  4. The item can be readily measured in monetary terms.

(the amount owing would also be entered as a liability claim)

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Could the following items appear as an asset or liability on the statement of financial position of a business? Explain.

$2,000 owing to Business B for the satisfactory supply of goods during the past month.

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Yes, this would show as a liability claim (accounts payable):

  1. Past transaction or event - (supply of goods)
  2. Assumed the goods are owned
  3. Their is reliable form of value measurement
  4. Assumed potential for future economic benefit
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Could the following items appear as an asset or liability on the statement of financial position of a business? Explain.

Magazine subscriptions worth $27,400 have been received in advance by a publisher from business A.

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Business A will record the advance payments relating to the subscription as a liability until such time as the magazines have been delivered and the contract completed.

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Could the following items appear as an asset or liability on the statement of financial position of a business? Explain.

Business A has guaranteed a manager’s personal loan of $100,000. The manager has maintained the account in good order and $79,000 is currently owing.

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Given the manager is unlikely to default, the loan guarantee would not be recorded as a liability claim.

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Could the following items appear as an asset or liability on the statement of financial position of a business? Explain.

There is a legal claim against business A for negligence over faulty workmanship. It is likely that they will settle out of court for $50,000.

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Given the payout is likely, the settlement amount should be recorded as a contingent liability claim.

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What is the term for the claim of the owner(s) against a business?

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The OWNER’S CAPITAL

41
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What is meant by the OWNER’S CAPITAL?

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the OWNER’S CAPITAL represents the claim of the owner against the business.

42
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Residual interest in the assets of the entity after deducting all of its liabilities is known as…..

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EQUITY

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What is EQUITY?

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Residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all liabilities.

44
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What is the ACCOUNTING EQUATION (short version)?

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ASSETS = OWNER EQUITY + LIABILITIES

45
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what is the following equation often referred as:

ASSETS = OWNER EQUITY + LIABILITIES

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ACCOUNTING EQUATION (short version)

46
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if a company buys something on say 30 days credit, how will it be recorded on a financial statement and what is the common name of the line item?

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it will be recorded on the claims liability side as ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

47
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What is ACCOUNTS PAYABLE?

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money owed to someone else like 30-day credit and such.

48
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what is the EXTENDED ACCOUNTING EQUATION?

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ASSETS AT END OF PERIOD = OWNERS EQUITY AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD + PROFIT (OR - LOSS) +/- OTHER OWNERS EQUITY CHANGES + LIABILITIES AT END OF PERIOD

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assets that are held for the short term are called….

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CURRENT ASSETS

50
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what is a current asset?

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a CURRENT ASSET are assets that are held for the short term.

51
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cash and other assets that are expected to be consumed or converted to cash, usually within the next 12 months or within the operating cycle are called…

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CURRENT ASSETS

52
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tangible non-current assets are usually put into what general category?

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PROPERTY, PLANT and EQUIPMENT

53
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what general type of items are kept under the general heading PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

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tangible non-current assets

54
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Three classifications of OWNER’S EQUITY?

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OWNER’S EQUITY CONTRIBUTED
RETAINED PROFIT
OTHER RESERVES

55
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A sole trader injects $100 into his company, where and under what category is this shown on the balance sheet?

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Claim liabilities, OWNERS EQUITY CONTRIBUTED

56
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a sole trader company makes $100 profit and decides to keep this within the company for future use. Where and under what category is this shown on the balance sheet within the claim liabilities?

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RETAINED PROFITS (retained earnings)

57
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What are the three types of OWNERS EQUITY

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OWNER'S EQUITY CONTRIBUTED
RETAINED PROFITS (RETAINED EARNINGS)
58
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describe the display of information within a horizontal statement of financial position?

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On the left - current assets and non current assets

On the right - liabilities (further broken down into current and non-current) and owner’s equity

59
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What is the formula for the horizontal statement of finacial position?

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CURRENT ASSETS + NON-CURRENT ASSETS = CURRENT LIABILITIES + NON-CURRENT LIABILITITES + OWNERS EQUITY

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when entering individual items under a categories (e.g. non-current assets) what order are they usually put in?

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Order of liquidity (ascending or descending depends on country)

61
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what are the two types of statement of financial position FORMATS?

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HORIZONTAL format and VERTICAL (NARRATIVE) FORMAT.

62
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HORIZONTAL format relates to…..

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

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VERTICAL format relates to….

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION

64
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what are the two types of VERTICAL format statement of financial position?

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  1. ENTITY APPROACH

2. PROPRIETARY APPROACH

65
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(statement of financial position, vertical format); what is the underlying formula for the ENTITY APPROACH?

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(same as horizontal) CURRENT ASSETS + NON-CURRENT ASSETS = CURRENT LIABILITIES + NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES + OWNER’S EQUITY

66
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(statement of financial position format) which vertical format is the same as the horizontal format?

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ENTITY APPROACH

67
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which format focusses on the owner’s equity rather than the entity itself?

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Proprietary Approach

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What is the formula for the PROPRIETARY APPROACH (vertical format, statement of financial position)

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Current Assets + Non-Current Assets - Current Liabilities - Non-Current Liabilities = Owner’s Equity

69
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An entity with users who rely on general-purpose financial statements for their information relating to that entity is known as…..

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REPORTING ENTITY

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what is a REPORTING ENTITY?

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an entity with users who rely on general-purpose financial statements for their information relating to that entity.

71
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rules that have been devised over time in order to deal with practical problems experienced by preparers and users of financial reports are known as?

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CONVENTIONS

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what are CONVENTIONS?

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CONVENTIONS are rules that have been devised over time in order to dearl with practical problems experienced by preparers and users of financial reports.

73
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What does GAAP stand for?

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GAAP stands for ‘GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRACTICE’

74
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accounting conventions (or principles, assumptions or accepted ideas) on which accounting rules, records and reports were or are based are known as ….

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GAAP

75
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What is meant by GAAP?

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GAAP are accounting conventions (or principles, assumptions or accepted ideas) on which accounting rules, records and reports were or are based

76
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the convention that states the business and its owner(s) are treated separate and distinct for the purposes of accounting is known as …….

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THE BUSINESS ENTITY CONVENTION

77
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what is THE BUSINESS ENTITY CONVENTION?

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THE BUSINESS ENTITY CONVENTION is the convention that the business and its owner(s) are treated separately as distinct entities for the purpose of accounting.

78
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the convention that caution should be exercised when making accounting judgements is known as ……

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THE PRUDENCE CONVENTION holds that caution should be exercised when making accounting judgements.

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what is the PRUDENCE CONVENTION?

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THE PRUDENCE CONVENTION holds that caution should be exercicsed when making accounting judgements.

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Using the PRUDENCE CONVENTION, how should losses be recorded?

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Under the PRUDENCE CONVENTION, all losses should be recorded at once and in full; both actual losses and expected losses.

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Using the PRUDENCE CONVENTION, how should profits be recorded?

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Profits are only recognised when they arise.

82
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the accounting convention that assets should be recorded at their historic (acquisition) cost is known as…

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The HISTORIC COST CONVENTION

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What is the HISTORIC COST CONVENTION

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The HISTORIC COST CONVENTION holds that the value of assets should be recorded at their historic (acquisition) cost.

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The convention that financial statements should be prepared on the assumption that a business will continue operations for the foreseeable future; unless there is evidence to the contrary is known as …

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The GOING CONCERN CONVENTION

85
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what is the GOING CONCERN CONVENTION?

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The GOING CONCERN CONVENTION holds that financial statements should be prepared on the basis that the organisation will continue operating into the foreseeable future; unless their is evidence to the contrary.

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The convention that each trasanction has two aspects and the each aspect must be recorded in financial statements is known as …

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the DUAL ASPECT CONVENTION

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what is the DUAL ASPECT CONVENTION

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the DUAL ASPECT CONVENTION holds that every transaction has two aspects and both aspects must be recorded in financial statements.

88
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the formal system of recording using ledger accounts with reflect the dual aspect of financial transactions is known as …

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DOUBLE-ENTRY BOOK-KEEPING/ACCOUNTING

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what is DOUBLE-ENTRY BOOK-KEEPING/ACCOUNTING?

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DOUBLE-ENTRY BOOK-KEEPING/ACCOUNTING is the formal system of recording using ledger accounts which reflect the dual aspect of financial transactions.

90
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the accounting convention that accounting should only deal with those items which are capable of being expressed in monetary terms is known as ….

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THE MONEY MEASUREMENT CONVENTION

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what is the MONEY MEASUREMENT CONVENTION ?

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the MONEY MEASUREMENT CONVENTION states accounting should only deal with items capable of being expresssed in monetary terms.

92
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the accounting convention that money will not change in value over times is known as …

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the STABLE MONETARY UNIT CONVENTION

93
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What is the STABLE MONETARY UNIT CONVENTION?

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the STABLE MONETARY UNIT CONVENTION holds that money will not change in value over time.

94
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The amount of loss that must be wriiten-off for an asset where the carrying amount is more than the recoverable amount is known as ….

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an IMPAIRMENT

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what is an IMPAIRMENT?

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an IMPAIRMENT is the amount of loss that must be writtent-off for an asset where the carrying cost is higher than the recoverable amount.

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