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Profit Loss Account-Session 4-1
Profit Loss Account-Session 4-1
Account or
Income Statement
MANAC I
Basic Concepts Covered:
1. Money measurement.
2. Entity.
3. Going concern.
4. Cost.
5. Dual aspect.
6. Accounting period.
7. Conservatism.
8. Realization.
9. Matching.
10. Consistency.
11. Materiality
12. Diversity among independent entities
13. Dependability of the data
14. Property Right concept
Balance Sheet - Review
Status report.
Financial position at point in time.
Assets = liabilities + shareholders’ equity.
Financial Statements and
Financial Accounting
Financial Statements are the products of
Accounting
Results = Profit
Loss
On March 2, Rewanchal took a loan of Rs. 20,000 from Venu for RSL.
On March 3, RSL purchased for cash two computers, each costing Rs.
29,000.
On March 4, RSL purchased supplies for floppy disks and stationary
for Rs. 6,000 on credit.
On March 19, RSL completes its maiden sale of software to a retail
store and receives a price of Rs. 12,000.
On March 21, RSL pays Rs. 2,000 to its creditors for supplies.
1. Accounting period.
2. Conservatism.
3. Realization.
4. Matching.
5. Consistency.
6. Materiality.
Accounting period:
Specified arbitrary interval of time.
Accounting year
Example
Conservatism
“Anticipate no gains, but provide for all possible losses”
Requires judgment.
Application of Conservatism: Inventory
for $800.
Cost of item B is also $500. Because of a new
Realization
Determines the point of time when revenue
Consistency
Once a choice is made for the treatment of a
transaction, the same is consistently
followed
Consistency
Basis of
Accrual Basis Cash Basis
Accounting
Revenue When cash is
When earned
collected
Expense When cash is
When incurred
paid
GAAP
Yes No
Compliance
Illustration
We purchase merchandise worth Rs. 1,000 during
the period; sell one half of this during the period for
Rs. 750. Rental for the facilities during the period
was Rs. 200
Discussion…
Item Remarks
Cost of inventory Rs 1000 The purchase prices of the merchandise.
Increase in owners equity i.e., The sale proceeds realized in exchange of one
Revenue Rs 750 half of the merchandise.
Expenses i.e., expiration of The cost of the merchandise parted with in
inventoriable cost Rs 500 exchange for the revenue. The cost with respect
to the revenue earned and hence expired cost.
Expenses i.e. expiration of The cost of rent for the facility is a cost incurred
non-inventoriable cost Rs 200 during the period and expiring during the period
i.e., a period cost.
Ending Inventory Rs 500 The unexpired cost. An asset merchandise
inventory, as a convention valued at cost.
Accounting Period
Earnings’
Example 3