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Chapter 2 Accounting Concepts - Conventions
Chapter 2 Accounting Concepts - Conventions
ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS
AND CONVENTIONS
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing this chapter, you should be able to:
• Discuss the key accounting concepts and conventions
• Explain the key characteristics of accounting information
ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS AND CONVENTIONS
• are the basic standards or guidelines regarding the application
of accounting rules.
• to ensure that the business would have a standardised
methodology in preparing financial reports.
• promote comparisons of financial results from industry to
industry and from year to year.
• Act as a foundation for the preparation of the financial
statements of an enterprise.
ACCOUNTING CONCEPTS AND CONVENTIONS