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The principle that financial statements can only show the quantifiable assets
or liabilities of a corporation
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1 FASB 2 AA,P,C: Conservatism
3 AA,P,C: Measurement & Units 4 AA,P,C: Periodicity
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Financial Accounting Standards Board, which
FASB oversees GAAP through issuance of SFAS, oversight
by the SEC
Standard Financial Accounting Statements, issued
SFAS
by the FASB
, The assumption that a corporation is an entity
AA,P,C: Accounting Entity
separate from any person
The Assumption that a corporation will continue to
AA,P,C: Going Concern
exist for the foreseeable future
The principle that financial statements can only
AA,P,C: Measurement &
show the quantifiable assets or liabilities of a
Units
corporation
the principle that financial statements reflect a
AA,P,C: Periodicity
standard period of time, usually years or quarters
The principle that resources and liabilities are
AA,P,C: Historical Cost recorded at their initial cost rather than a
continuously updating value
AA,P,C: Revenue The principle that revenues are recorded when
Recognition EARNED and MEASURABLE
The principle that costs must be recorded in the
AA,P,C: Matching
same period that revenues were generated
The principle that a corporation must reveal all
AA,P,C: Disclosure
relevant financial information
AA,P,C: Estimates and The constraint that estimates/predictions cannot
Judgement always be accurate
The constraint that one transaction may be deemed
AA,P,C: Materiality relevant for one company but not another, usually
based on size
The constraint that recording methods and
AA,P,C: Consistency
assumptions may not always be the same over time
The constraint that assets are usually understated
AA,P,C: Conservatism and liabilities are not understated, for example
historical cost measurements
depicts the revenues and expenses of a company
Income Statement
over a given time period
proceeds from the goods or services offered for
Revenue
sale by a company