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Month: September 2020

Accounting principles

September 23, 2020 Khayyam Javaid, ACA

Purpose of this section “accounting principles” is to explain the fundamental principles of accounting which are accepted as general rules…

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Comparability

September 22, 2020 Khayyam Javaid, ACA

As briefly discussed in the chapter “characteristics of financial information”, comparability is one of the qualitative characteristics of useful financial…

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Consistency

Khayyam Javaid, ACA

As briefly discussed in the chapter “characteristics of financial information”, consistency is one of the qualitative characteristics of useful financial…

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Understandability

Khayyam Javaid, ACA

As briefly discussed in the chapter “characteristics of financial information”, understandability is one of the qualitative characteristics of useful financial…

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Materiality

Khayyam Javaid, ACA

Main purpose of financial accounting is to prepare and present the financial statements of an entity which are used by…

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Matching principle

Khayyam Javaid, ACA

Matching principle is one of the basic accounting principles, which requires that revenues earned and expenses incurred to earn those…

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Revenue recognition principle

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Revenue is the income of a business earned from its normal business activities and is often considered as one of…

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Substance over form

Khayyam Javaid, ACA

In accounting, substance over form principle requires that business transactions should be recorded in accordance with their economic substance rather…

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Prudence concept

Khayyam Javaid, ACA

It is normal in accounting that in certain areas, uncertainties are involved which require the management to make estimates, so…

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Historical cost principle

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In accounting, the cost at which an asset is acquired originally is referred as historical cost. Whereas cost is defined…

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    • Financial Accounting
      • Basics of accounting
      • Double-entry accounting system
      • Accounting cycle
      • Accounting principles
      • Bookkeeping
      • Accounting of assets
      • Property, plant and equipment
      • Financial instruments
      • Inventory
      • Accounts receivable
      • Accounting of liabilities
      • Accounting of income
      • Accounting of expenses
    • Management Accounting
      • Introduction
      • Relevant costing
      • Cost of Goods Sold Statement
      • Marginal and Absorption Costing
      • Inventory Valuation
      • Inventory Management
    • IFRS
      • IFRS 15 – Revenue from contracts with customers