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What does the Going Concern Concept in Accounting assume?

  • The business will continue to exist for a long period of time. (correct)
  • The business will cease operations soon.
  • The business will change its name frequently.
  • The business will only exist for a specific financial year.

In the Substance over Form concept in Accounting, what is preferred?

  • Formal view
  • Theoretical view
  • Legal view
  • Practical view (correct)

What is an example of substance over form in Accounting?

  • Ignoring financial regulations.
  • Selling a product without a license.
  • A machine bought on hire purchase being shown as a fixed asset. (correct)
  • Not recording any transactions.

When should final accounts be drawn up according to the Going Concern Concept?

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How does the Going Concern Concept impact decision-making in Accounting?

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Which accounting principle states that financial information should be free from significant errors, bias, and independently verified?

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Who uses the financial statements to decide whether to provide a company with a loan?

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What is the main reason for drafting financial statements in a common format?

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Which of the following is NOT an accounting principle for preparing consistent financial statements?

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Who would refer to the income statement and balance sheet to know the profit of a business?

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What characteristic must financial information have to be considered relevant according to accounting principles?

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According to the concept of Realisation Concept, when are profits considered realized?

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Which accounting concept dictates that only transactions expressible in monetary terms are to be recorded?

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In accounting, the Dual Aspect Concept dictates that every transaction affects how many items?

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Under the Business Entity Concept, whose transactions should be recorded?

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According to the Historic Cost Concept, at what value are transactions recorded?

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'Profits are realized when a customer takes ownership of the good or service regardless of whether money is received straight away' - which concept does this statement align with?

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What concept ensures that transactions of a similar nature should always be recorded in a consistent way?

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Which concept states that you should not waste time recording trivial transactions involving very small amounts of money?

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What concept dictates that only the income earned and expenses incurred in the current financial year should be included in the Trading and Profit and Loss Account?

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Which concept ensures that profits are not overstated and assets are not shown to be too high?

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What is the main purpose of the Consistency Concept?

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Which concept suggests that what is trivial for a large business could be material for a small business?

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Flashcards

Going Concern Concept

Assumes the business will continue operating for a long period of time.

Substance Over Form

Prioritizes the practical view and economic reality of a transaction over its legal form.

Substance Over Form Example

Treating a machine bought on hire purchase as a fixed asset.

Going Concern & Final Accounts

When the business is expected to continue operating in the foreseeable future.

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Going Concern Impact

It affects how assets and liabilities are valued on the balance sheet.

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Reliability in Accounting

Financial information is free from material error and independently verifiable.

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Relevance

Financial statements must have the ability to influence a business decision.

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Banker's use of statements

A banker uses financial statements to assess credit risk before providing a loan.

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Common format for statements

To ensure understandability among accounting users.

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Owner's use of statements

An owner uses financial statements to understand the profit of a business.

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Realisation Concept

Profits are considered realised when goods or services are exchanged for cash or a debtor.

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Money Measurement Concept

Only transactions that can be expressed in monetary units are recorded in the accounts.

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Dual Aspect Concept

Every transaction has two aspects which affects at least two items in the accounting equation.

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Business Entity Concept

Only business transactions are recorded, excluding the owner's private transactions.

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Historic Cost Concept

Transactions are recorded at their original cost to the business.

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Consistency Concept

Transactions of a similar nature must be recorded in a consistent way.

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Materiality Concept

Small transactions are not recorded.

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Accruals (Matching) Concept

Only income earned and expenses incurred in the current financial year should be included.

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Prudence Concept

Profits should not be overstated and assets should not be shown to be too high.

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Purpose of Consistency

To allow meaningful year-to-year comparisons of financial data.

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Materiality Depends on Size

What is trivial for a large business could be material for a small business.

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