5 DEF Flashcards
Definition of Assets
“assets” are future economic benefits controlled by the entity as a result of
past transactions or other past events.
Definition of Liabilities
“Liabilities” are the future sacrifices of economic benefits that the entity is presently obliged to make to other entities as a result of past transactions or
other past events
Definition of Equity
“Equity” is residual interest in the assets of the entity after deduction of
its liabilities
Definition of Revenues
“Revenues” are inflows or other enhancements, or savings in outflows, of
future economic benefits in the form of increases in assets or reductions in
liabilities of the entity, other than those relating to contributions by owners,
that result in an increase in equity during the reporting period
Definition of Expenses
“Expenses” are consumptions or losses of future economic benefits in the
form of reductions in assets or increases in liabilities of the entity, other than
those relating to distributions to owners, that result in a decrease in equity
during the reporting period