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An entitiy formed for the purposes of carrying on commercial enterprises
Organization
Interested in information about the stability and profitability of employers
and information which enables them to assess the ability of the enterprise to provide
remuneration, retirement benefits and employment opportunities.
Employees
Interested in information about the continuance of an enterprise especially
when they have a long-term involvement with, or are dependent on, the enterprise.
Managers
Need information to help them determine whether they should buy, hold or
sell their investments.
Investors
Interested in the allocation of resources and,
therefore, the activities of the enterprise. Require information in order to regulate the
activities of the enterprise, determine taxation policies, and as the basis for national
income and similar statistics.
Government and Regulatory Agencies
Interested in information that enables them to determine whether their loans
and related interest will be paid when due.
Lenders
refer to a common set of accounting principles,
standards, and procedures issued by the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (FASB).
Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
The personal transactions of the owner are
separate from that of the business he/she
owns
Accounting Entity
The company will continue operating
indefinitely until the foreseeable future,
and that company closure is not
imminent.
Assumption of Going
Concern
Providing financial accounting information for
specified period of time
Transactions are summarized and reported at
regular time intervals
Time period or Periodicity Concepts
Transactions are express in a monetary unit of
measure
Financial in nature
are recorded with the corresponding amount
expressed in the country’s currency.
Monetary Unit
Principles
Also known as the historical cost.
Means that all properties and services
acquired by the business must be recorded at
their original acquisition cost.
Amount shown in financial statements are
historical cost
Cost Principle
States that ALL material facts that will
significantly affects the financial statement
must be indicated
Sufficient information for informed
judgements
Full Disclosure
Principle
Established in recognition of the fact that
there is a cause-and-effect relationship
between revenue and expense.
Matching
Principle
Income should be recognized at the time it is
earned such as when goods are delivered or
when service has been rendered and NOT when
the business receive the payment
Accrual Principle
(INCOME)