What is the recognition criteria of equity?
Framework for Preparation and Presentation of Financial Statements (Framework) issued by International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) is one of the important documents. Many of...
What are the important Qualitative characteristics of Financial Statements?
As we understand that different users require financial information for assistance in their economic decisions. Entities publish financial statements so that users...
What is the objective of Financial Statements?
The basic objective of any financial statement is to fulfill information needs of the intended users. However, there are different kinds of financial statements...
What are the Fundamental accounting Assumptions underlying Financial Statements?
Fundamental assumptions, basic assumptions or fundamental accounting assumptions mean the accounting concepts that have been considered and followed while recording financial information. As information...
What is the difference between Exceptional item and Extraordinary item?
So far International Accounting Standards (IASs) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) have not defined such terminologies. However, apparently these terms seem to have...
What is meant by ‘line item’ in accounting standards?
Term line item basically refers to such piece of information which has its own weight and should be presented on a separate line on...
How POSSESSION and CONTROL of an asset are different in financial acconuting?
Possession of an asset might mean just having a physical control of the asset. The party who holds the asset is the possessor of...