Professional Documents
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Principles
Going Concern
Life of infinite duration
Profits measured for accounting periods as a
segment of infinite life
Periodicity concept
One year period is taken up for measuring
performance and appraisal of financial position
recorded
Matching
Matching of income with expenses of the
same period
Realisation
Change in value of an asset is recorded
only when business realises it
Accrual
Income is recognised when the right to
receive cash arises without waiting for
actual receipt
Expenditure is recognised when the
another
E.g. increase in one asset increases a