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ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

Posted on July 21, 2019 By commerceiets No Comments on ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

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  • MEANING
    • FEATURES OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
    • TYPES OF PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING

MEANING

Principles are the general guidelines to action. Principles provide a base for performing some kind of task or action. Accounting Principles are the base as per which the books of accounts are maintained as well as accounting process is performed.

ACCORDING TO AICPA

“A general law or rule adopted or professed as a guide to action, a settled ground or basis of conduct or practice.”

ACCORDING TO WALTER B MEIGS, R E MEIGS AND C E JOHNSON

“The principles, which constitute the ground for rule for financial reporting, are termed as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.”

Thus, principles of Accounting are the rules of actions which are followed by an accountant. These are universally accepted and commonly known as ‘Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.’ “Generally Accepted Accounting Principles” consists of three important sets of rules

  • The basic principles of accountancy and guidelines
  • The detailed rules and standards issued by IASB(International Accounting Standards Board)
  • The generally accepted industry practices.          

These principles are followed while recording the transactions in the books of accounts and for treating the various items.

The principles of accounting have developed over a course of period from usage, reason, common experiences, and historical precedents, statements of individuals, professional bodies and regulation of Government Regulations.

FEATURES OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

FEATURES OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES
FEATURES OF ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES

MAN MADE: These principles are man-made. These are originated by the human being through the regular practice, reason and experience. These cannot be tested in the laboratory and hence they lack the universal applicability like the principles of Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

OBJECTIVITY: A principle is objective if it is free from personal bias or judgments of those who furnish the information. Objectivity also implies verifiability which means that there is some way of finding out the truthfulness or correctness of the information reported.

RELEVANCE: The Principles are relevant or useful to the accountant as well as the users of financial information. The principles are helpful in providing treatment to various financial transactions and events and guides how to communicate the financial information to the users and in which form.

FEASIBILTY: Feasibility means Practicability. The principles should be such which are capable to be used practically. The principles which cannot be followed while practicing accounting are not valid.

DYNAMIC: These principles are not static. They are bound to change with the passage of time in response to the changes in business practices, government policies and needs of the users of accounting information.

TYPES OF PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING

Principles of Accounting are divided into two categories which are as follows:

  • Accounting concepts
  • Accounting conventions

ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS: Accounting concepts are the assumptions that are formulated to convey the same meaning of accounting information to all the people and to make it more meaningful. The following are the various Accounting Concepts:

  • Going Concern Concept
  • Consistency Concept
  • Accrual Concept
  • Business Entity Concept
  • Money Measurement Concept
  • Accounting Period Concept
  • Cost Concept
  • Matching Concept
  • Dual Aspect Concept

ACCOUNTING CONVENTIONS: Accounting Conventions may be defined as a custom or generally accepted practice which is adopted either by general agreement or common consent among accountants. The following are the various accounting conventions:

  • Convention of Full Disclosure
  • Convention of Materiality
  • Convention of Conservatism or Prudence
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