What are the Elements of Financial Statements?
The main purpose of financial statements is to provide financial information to the users to assist them in their economic decisions. The financial statements basically present the financial information in such form that it is not only understandable but also useable. That is why financial statements present the financial effects of different business events that […]
What is LISH inventory method?
LISH is the acronym for Last-in, Still-here and is basically just another name given to First-in, First-out (FIFO) method which is a well known inventory valuation method based on particular cost flow assumption. Different authors sometime coin new terms, this might be one of them. As FIFO is the widespread term and is also used […]
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 the basic concepts that also form the very foundation of International Accounting Standards (IASs) have been discussed in it and provides a framework for development of accounting standards as well. Although […]
Why residual value (salvage value) is not allocated to the useful life of a depreciable asset?
Scrap value or salvage value or residual value is the value which we expect to receive by selling an asset at the end of its useful life. So basically it is the monetary value of the economic benefits that will be recovered from the asset by selling the asset and not through use of the […]
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 can get their information needs fulfilled. The dependence of users’ economic decision on financial statements is crucial and if the financial information is not accurate or is not true and fair then 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 for different purposes. Broadly we can divide the financial statements in two different types: General Purpose Financial Statements Special Purpose Financial Statements As said earlier that the basic objective of every […]
Why Financial Statements are prepared on Accrual basis?
Financial Statements assist internal and external users by providing them financial information which they in making economic decisions. As their decisions are based on financial information underlying financial statements therefore, decision making process depends heavily on the relevance and reliability of financial statements which in simple words mean that if financial statements are not reporting […]
What is Inventory?
Inventory is simply such asset that business has bought and holds with an intention to be sold in the normal course of the business i.e. it is the business of the entity to buy and sell such assets. The words stock, goods and inventory are used interchangeably and mean one and the same thing. Some […]
What is Folio coloumn and its use?
Folio, as in its literal meanings also, means a sequence of number of words for the purposes of dividing a book into meaningful parts or just for reference. Same goes for its use in accounting as well. Folio coloumn is used in Journals as well as in Ledgers. It usually contains the reference in forms […]
What is the difference between revenue, income, profit, gain and return?
Every student who starts accounting and get an idea of these terms, the instinct of differentiating kicks in and he/she starts looking for the differences among these terms. Though there are sometimes minor and sometimes major differences among these terms but these days, with an exception of few, these terms are used interchangeably. For example, […]
