Which concept should be considered if the owner of a business takes goods from inventory for their own personal use?

Which accounting concept should be considered if the owner of a business takes goods from inventory for his own personal

use?

A

The fair presentation concept

C

The going concern concept

D

 The business entity concept

Which accounting concept should be considered if the owner of a business takes goods from inventory for his own personal

use?

A

The fair presentation concept

C

 The going concern concept

D

The business entity concept

According to the IASB's Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting, which TWO of the following are part of faithful

representation?1 It is neutral2 It is relevant3 It is presented fairly4 It is free from material error

Which of the following accounting concepts means that similar items should receive a similar accounting treatment?

Listed below are some characteristics of financial information.1 Relevance2 Consistency3 Faithful representation4 Accuracy

Which of these are qualitative characteristics of financial information according to the IASB's Conceptual Framework for

Financial Reporting?

  • 1.

    The personal assets of the owner of a company will not appear on the company's balance sheet because of which principle/guideline?

  • 2.

    Which principle/guideline requires a company's balance sheet to report its land at the amount the company paid to acquire the land, even if the land could be sold today at a significantly higher amount?

  • 3.

    Which principle/guideline allows a company to ignore the change in the purchasing power of the dollar over time?

  • 4.

    Which principle/guideline requires the company's financial statements to have footnotes containing information that is important to users of the financial statements?

  • 5.

    Which principle/guideline justifies a company violating an accounting principle because the amounts are immaterial?

  • 6.

    Which principle/guideline is associated with the assumption that the company will continue on long enough to carry out its objectives and commitments?

  • 7.

    A very large corporation's financial statements have the dollar amounts rounded to the nearest $1,000. Which accounting principle/guideline justifies not reporting the amounts to the penny?

  • 8.

    Accountants might recognize losses but not gains in certain situations. For example, the company might write-down the cost of inventory, but will not write-up the cost of inventory. Which principle/guideline is associated with this action?

  • 9.

    Which principle/guideline directs a company to show all the expenses related to its revenues of a specified period even if the expenses were not paid in that period?

  • 10.

    When the accountant has to choose between two acceptable alternatives, the accountant should select the alternative that will report less profit, less asset amount, or a greater liability amount. This is based upon which principle/guideline?

  • 11.

    Public utilities' balance sheets list the plant assets before the current assets. This is acceptable under which accounting principle/guideline?

  • 12.

    A large company purchases a $250 digital camera and expenses it immediately instead of recording it as an asset and depreciating it over its useful life. This practice may be acceptable because of which principle/guideline?

  • 13.

    A corporation pays its annual property tax bill of approximately $12,000 in one payment each December 28. During the year, the corporation's monthly income statements report Property Tax Expense of $1,000. This is an example of which accounting principle/guideline?

  • 14.

    A company sold merchandise of $8,000 to a customer in December. The company's sales terms require the customer to pay the company in 30 days. The company's income statement reported the sale in December. This is proper under which accounting principle/guideline?

  • 15.

    Accrual accounting is based on this principle/guideline.

  • 16.

    The creative chief executive of a corporation who is personally responsible for numerous inventions and innovations is not reported as an asset on the corporation's balance sheet. The accounting principle/guideline that prevents the corporation for reporting this person as an asset is

  • 17.

    An asset with a cost of $120,000 is depreciated over its useful life of 10 years rather than expensing the entire amount when it is purchased. This complies with which principle/guideline?

  • 18.

    Near the end of the current year, a company required a customer to pay $200,000 as a deposit for work that is to begin in the following year. At the end of the current year the company reported the $200,000 as a liability on its balance sheet. Which accounting principle/guideline prevented the company from reporting the $200,000 on its income statement for the current year?

  • 19.

    A retailer wishes to report its merchandise inventory on its balance sheet at its retail value. This would violate which accounting principle/guideline?

  • 20.

    A company borrowed $100,000 in December and will make its only payment for interest when the note comes due six months later. The total interest for the six months will be $3,600. On the December income statement the accountant reported Interest Expense of $600. This action was the result of which accounting principle/guideline?

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    Which accounting concepts should be considered if the owner takes from inventory for his personal use?

    Business entity concept For example, when the owner invests money in the business, it is recorded as liability of the business to the owner. Similarly, when the owner takes away from the business cash/goods for his/her personal use, it is not treated as business expense.

    Which concept of accounting tells that business is separate from owner?

    The business entity concept states that the business is separate from the owner(s) of the business. Therefore the accounting records for even the simplest business, the sole trader, must be kept separate from the personal affairs of the owner or owners.

    What is concept of prudence?

    Prudence is the inclusion of a degree of caution in the exercise of the judgements needed in making the estimates required under conditions of uncertainty, such that income or assets are not overstated and expenses or liabilities are not understated.

    What is consistency concept?

    Meaning of consistency concept in English According to the consistency concept, once a business has decided on a particular method for treating an accounting item, it will treat all similar items in the same way in the future.