Accounting Standards Flashcards

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Accounting standards for private enterprises

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A set of accounting standards established by the accounting standards Board to help private Canadian organizations make the transition to global standards

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Accounting standards Board definition

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An independent Canadian organization that develops and establishes accounting standards for the Canadian private sector

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Business entity concept

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A long-standing accounting principle that keeps the accounting for a business separate from accounting for the owner or for any other business

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Canadian generally accepted accounting principles

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Specific guidelines established by professionals accountants to be followed in the preparation of accounting records and financial statements

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Continuing concern concept

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The assumption that the company will continue to operate normally unless it is known that it will not

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Cost principle

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The traditional accounting practice of the listing assets at their cost price rather than the market value

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International accounting standards Board

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And independent not-for-profit organization that develops and establishes international financial reporting and standards for the private sector

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International financial reporting standards are

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A set of clear and forcible and globally accepted accounting standards for publicly traded companies produced by the international accounting standards Board and adopted by over 100 countries

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Matching principle

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The principle that each expense item related to revenue earned must be recorded in the same physical period As the revenue it help to earn

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Objectivity principal

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The principle that the business is accounting records must be based on clear verifiable evidence. This means that different people will reach the same conclusion when looking at same source documents

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Reevaluation model

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And I F RS rule that allows accountants to record assets aftermarket rather than his stork values

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Revenue recognition principle

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The principle that states revenue is to be recorded in the accounts or recognized at the same time the transaction is completed

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Time periodConcept

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The concept that accounting must take place over specific fiscal periods that are of equal length and are used for measuring the financial progress of the business

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