When should revenue be recognised? Are there exceptions to the general rule?
Revenue should be recognised when sales take place either in cash or credit and/or right to receive income from any source is established. Similarly, rent for the month of March even if received in April month will be treated as revenue of the financial year ending 31st March.
There are two exceptions of this rule:
a) In case of sales on installment basis, only the amount collected in installments is treated as revenue.
b) In case of long term construction contracts, proportionate amount of revenue, based on part of the contract completed by the end of the financial year is treated as realised.
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.
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?
The realisation concept determines when goods sent on credit to customers are to be included in the sales figure for the purpose of computing the profit or loss for the accounting period. Which of the following tends to be used in practice to determine when to include a transaction in the sales figure for the period. When the goods have been:
a. dispatched
b. invoiced
c. delivered
d. paid for Give reasons for your answer.
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?
Name and explain different types of reserves in detail.
What are the effects of depreciation on profit and loss account and balance sheet?
Explain the development and role of accounting.
What is meant by closing stock? Show its treatment in final accounts?
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.
Furniture purchased from M/s Rao Furnishigs for 8,000 was entered into the purchases book.
This is the error of ........................................
State the wrong entry recorded in the book of accounts
Correct effect should have been:
The rectification entry will be:
Define a computerised accounting system. Distinguish between a manual and computerised accounting system.
Give any three examples of revenues.
List any five users who have indirect interest in accounting.
What is petty cash book? How it is prepared?