33:010:272 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Accounting, Accrual, Trial Balance

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Time period assumption (periodicity assumption)- accounts divide the economic life of a business into artificial time periods. Accounting time periods are generally a month, a quarter, or a year. Interim periods- monthly and quarterly time periods. Fiscal year- accounting time period that is one year in length begins the first day of a month and ends 12 months later on the last day of a month. Calendar year- what many businesses use as their accounting period (jan 1- dec 31) Accrual-basis accounting- companies record transactions that change a company"s financial statements in the periods in which the events occur. Net income means companies recognize revenues when they perform services (rather than when they receive cash. Recognizing expenses when incurred (rather than when paid) Cash-basis accounting- companies record revenue at the time they receive cash. Record an expense at the time they pay out cash. Accrual-basis accounting is therefore in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (gaap)

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