XFARE - Accounting Concepts Flashcards
Which financial statement best Portrays liquidity and solvency?
Balance sheet
What is the pervasive constraint of providing accounting information?
Cost/benefit rule
What are the three characteristics of relevant financial information?
- Timeliness
- Predictive value
- Feedback value
What are the three characteristics of reliable financial information?
- Verifiability
- Representational faithfulness
- Neutrality
What transactions affect cash today and net income later?
Deferrals
What is the threshold for accounting recognition?
Materiality
What is the accounting principle behind portraying loss but not game contingencies?
Conservatism
What accounting process requires revenues to be shown in the same time period With related expenses?
Matching
What is the overall goal of financial reporting?
Fairness in presentation
What is the effect on net income when ending inventory is overstated?
Net income is overstated