Intermediate Accounting 14th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 0470587237
ISBN 13: 978-0-47058-723-2

Chapter 2 - Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting - Questions - Page 68: 12

Answer

The four rudimentary assumptions in the financial accounting structure include: -A monetary unit consumption -An economic entity assumption -A periodic assumption -A going concern assumption

Work Step by Step

In the monetary unit principle, money is treated as a unit of measurement with the value of the currency assumed to remain constant, therefore maintaining its purchasing power. The economic entity assumption allows a type of organization or society to be considered as an economic entity. The periodic assumption allows an accountant to divide financial computations into different periods of the year; for instance, quarterly, monthly etc. The going concern assumption, on the other hand, enables the assumption that a business entity will continues to carry out its operations in the foreseeable future.
Update this answer!

You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this answer.

Update this answer

After you claim an answer you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback.