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Saturday, March 8, 2014


The Double entry system of book keeping comprises of the following features :


  • Every business transaction affects two accounts.
  • Each transaction has two aspects, i.e., debit and credit.
  • Maintains a complete record of all business transactions.
  • Helps to check the accuracy of the accounting transactions, by preparation of trial balance.
  • Helps ascertaining profit earned or loss occured during a period, by preparation of Profit & Loss Account.
  • Helps ascertaining financial position of the concern at the end of each period, by preparation of Balance Sheet.
  • Helps timely decision making based on sufficient information
  • Minimises the possibilities of fraud due to its systematic and scientific recording of business transactions.

The Accounting Principles, concepts and conventions form the basis for how business transactions are recorded. A number of principles, concepts and conventions are developed to ensure that accounting information is presented accurately and consistently. Some of these concepts are briefly described in the following sections.

Revenue Realisation
According to Revenue Realisation concept, revenue is considered as the income earned on the date, when it is realised. As per this concept, unearned or unrealised revenue is not taken into account. This concept is vital for determining income pertaining to an accounting period. It reduces the possibilities of inflating incomes and profits.

Matching Concept
As per this concept, Matching of the revenues earned during an accounting period with the cost associated with the respective period to ascertain the result of the business concern is carried out.
This concept serves as the basis for finding accurate profit for a period which can be distributed to
the owners.

Accrual
Under Accrual method of accounting, the transactions are recorded when earned or incurred rather when collected or paid i.e., transactions are recorded on the basis of income earned or expense incurred irrespective of actual receipt or payment. For example, a seller bills the buyer at the time of sale and treats the bill amount as revenue, even though the payment may be received later.
       The cash basis of accounting is a method wherein revenue is recognised  when it is actually received, rather than when it is earned. Expenses are  booked when they are actually paid, rather than when incurred. This method is usually not considered to be in conformity with accounting principles and is, therefore, used only in select situations such as for very small businesses.

Going Concern
As per this assumption, the business will exist for a long period and transactions are recorded
from this point of view.
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 Accounting Period
 The users of financial statements required periodical reports to ascertain the operational and the  financial position of the business concern. Thus, it is essential to close the accounts at regular  intervals. viz., 365 days or 52 weeks or 1 year is considered as the accounting period.

 Accounting Entity
 According to this assumption, a business is considered as a unit or entity apart from its owners,  creditors and others. For example, in case of a Sole Proprietor concern, the proprietor is treated  to be separate and distinct from the business, which he controls. The proprietor is treated as a creditor to the extent of his capital and all the business transactions are recorded in the books of  accounts from the business stand point.

Money Measurement
In accounting, only business transactions and events of financial nature are recorded. Only transactions that can be expressed in terms of money are recorded.


Source : Tally ERP Turtorial 1 (01 Basics of Accounting).

 Types of Accounts

There are basically three types of Accounts maintained for transactions :

  1. Real Accounts
  2. Personal Accounts
  3. Nominal Accounts

Rules of Debit and Credit

In this video, you will learn in depth about accounting of business transactions and learn about how they affect different accounts, and how to apply the rules of debit and credit in different situations.

Monday, February 10, 2014

Difference between Historical Cost and Fair Value Accounting

CH 1 : ACCOUNTING IN ACTION

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

  • Explain what accounting is.
  • Identify users and uses of accounting.
  • Understand why ethics is a fundamental business concept.
  • Explain the meaning of generally accepted accounting principles and the cost principle.
  • Explain the meaning of the monetary unit assumption and the economic entity assumption.
  • State the basic accounting equation and explain the meaning of assets, liabilities, and owner’s equity.
  • Analyze the effect of business transactions on the basic accounting equation.
  • Understand what the four financial statements are and how they are prepared.

Sunday, February 9, 2014

There are five types of adjusting entries:

  • Accruals :An accrual involves an event that has occurred for which the related cash flow has not yet taken place.
    1. Accrued revenue—The company has delivered a product or service to a customer  but has not yet been paid.
    2. Accrued expense—The company has used up a good or service but not yet paid for it.