ACC 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Accrual, Matching Principle, Bank Reconciliation

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Required by gaap (generally accepted accounting principles) Transactions recorded in the periods in which the events occur. Accrual basis is a more complex system that records both cash and non-cash transactions. B/c it links income measurement to selling process (the principal activity of the company) Accountants divide the economic life of a business into artificial time periods (periodicity. Fiscal year = any 12 mo. period. Allows accountants to divide up the complex, ongoing activities of a business into periods of a year, quarter, month, week, etc. The precise time period covered is included in the heading of the financial statement. The result companies report their financial results for specific periods of time! Guided by the revenue recognition and matching principles. Used to determine when revenue is recorded and reported (in which the performance obligation is satisfied) Revenue recognized in the period when both: Record and report expenses in the same time period as the revenue is generated.

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