Class 11 Accountancy - Chapter Theory Base of Accounting NCERT Solutions | A concept that a business enterprise wil

Complete the following work sheet:
(i) If a firm believes that some of its debtors may ′default′, it should act on this by making sure that all possible losses are recorded in the books. This is an example of the ___________ concept.
(ii) The fact that a business is separate and distinguishable from its owner is best exemplified by the ___________ concept.
(iii) Everything a firm owns, it also owns out to somebody. This co-incidence is explained by the ___________ concept.
(iv) The ___________ concept states that if straight line method of depreciation is used in one year, then it should also be used in the next year.
(v) A firm may hold stock which is heavily in demand. Consequently, the market value of this stock may be increased. Normal accounting procedure is to ignore this because of the ___________.
(vi) If a firm receives an order for goods, it would not be included in the sales figure owing to the ___________.
(vii) The management of a firm is remarkably incompetent, but the firms accountants can not take this into account while preparing book of accounts because of ________ concept.

Discuss the concept-based on the premise do not anticipate profits but provide for all losses.

When should revenue be recognised? Are there exceptions to the general rule?

Fill in the correct word:
1. Recognition of expenses in the same period as associated revenues is called _______________concept.
2. The accounting concept that refers to the tendency of accountants to resolve uncertainty and doubt in favour of understating assets and revenues and overstating liabilities and expenses is known as _______________.
3. Revenue is generally recognised at the point of sale denotes the concept of _______________.
4. The _______________concept requires that the same accounting method should be used from one accounting period to the next.
5. The_______________concept requires that accounting transactions should be free from the bias of accountants and others.

The accounting concepts and accounting standards are generally referred to as the essence of financial accounting. Comment.

Why is it necessary for accountants to assume that business entity will remain a going concern?

What is the money measurement concept? Which one factor can make it difficult to compare the monetary values of one year with the monetary values of another year?

What is matching concept? Why should a business concern follow this concept? Discuss?

Why is it important to adopt a consistent basis for the preparation of financial statements? Explain.

What is the basic accounting equation?

Name any two types of commonly used negotiable instruments.

Why is it necessary to record the adjusting entries in the preparation of final accounts?

State the meaning of incomplete records?

What is ‘Depreciation’?

Briefly state how the cash book is both journal and a ledger.

State the meaning of a trial balance?

State the four basic requirements of a database applications.

Define accounting.

State the different elements of a computer system.

State the need for the preparation of bank reconciliation statement?

If the accounting information is not clearly presented, which of the qualitative characteristic of the accounting information is violated?

Which stakeholder group...                    would be most interested in
_____________________________       (a) the VAT and other tax liabilities of the firm
_____________________________       (b) the potential for pay awards and bouns deals
_____________________________       (c) the ethical or environmental activities of the firm
_____________________________       (d) whether the firm has a long-term future
_____________________________       (e) profitability and share performance
_____________________________       (f) the ability of the firm to carry on providing a
                                                                 service or producing a product.

Give four examples each of ‘provision’ and ‘reserves’.

Describe the various types of accounting software along with their advantages and limitations.

Distinguish between straight line method and written down value method of calculating depreciation.

Record the rectification entry for the following transactions:

Credit sales to Rajni 5,000 recorded in Purchases book:
This is an error of ..........................................
State the wrong entry recorded in the book of accounts

Correct effect should have been:

The rectification entry will be:

If suspense account does not balance off even after rectification of errors it implies that:

(a) There are some one sided errors only in the books yet to be located.
(b) There are no more errors yet to be located.
(c) There are some two sided errors only yet to be located.
(d) There may be both one sided errors and two sided errors yet to be located.

Opening capital is ascertained by preparing :

  (a) Total debtors account      (b) Total creditors account
  (c) Cash account                  (d) Opening statement of affairs

Explain how the following may be ascertained from incomplete records:
(a) Opening capital and closing capital
(b) Credit sales and credit purchases
(c) Payments to creditors and collection from debtors
(d) Closing balance of cash.

Briefly explain the benefits of maintaining a Bills Payable Book and state how is its posting is done in the ledger?