Midterma Flashcards
(45 cards)
process of identifying, measuring and communicating economic information to permit informed judgment and decisions by users of the information
Accounting
process of analyzing events and transactions to determine whether or not they will be recognize
Identifying
process of including the effects of an accountable event in the statement of financial position or the statement of comprehensive in country a journal entry
Recognition
It affects the assets, liabilities, equity income, or expenses of an entity
Accountable event
it is also known as economic activity, which is the subject matter of accountimg
Accountable event
It is not recognized, but disclose only in the note if they have accountimg relevance
non accountable events
A non accounting event that has an accounting relevance may be recorded through a what?
Memorandum entry
events that involve an entity and another external party
External events
an event were in the reciprocal, giving and receiving of economic resources
Exchange
One way transaction in the party giving something does not receive anything in return
non reciprocal transfer
An event that involves changes in the economic resources or obligations of an entity caused by an external party or external source, but does not involve transfers of resources or obligations
External event, other than transfer
sale, purchase, payment of liabilities, receipt of notes, receivable, and exchange for accounts receivable and the like, are examples of of what
Exchange
donationa, gifts or charitable contributions, payment of taxes, impositiom of fines, the provision of capital by owners, distributions to owners and the like, are example of what?
Non reciprocal transfer
change just in fair values and price levels, obsolescence, technological changes, vandalism, and the like, are example of what?
External event, other than transfer
events that do not involve an external party
Internal events
A type of internal events: process by which resources are transformed into finish goods. Examples are conversion of raw materials to finish products, production of farm products, and the like.
production
type of internal event: unanticipated loss from disasters or other similar events
Casualty
It involves assigning numbers normally in monetary terms to the economic transactions and events
Measuring
The most commonly used measurement base
Historical cost
Accordingly, financial statements are set to be prepared using a mixture of costs and what?
Values
costs include ____and ____
Historical cost, and current cost
values include _____
Other measurement bases
It is essential in providing relevant information. Thus, financial statements are set to be a mixture of fact and opinion.
Estimates
process of transforming economic data into useful, the accounting information such as financial statements and other accounting reports for dissemination to users. it also involves interpreting the significance of the processed information.
Communicating