CORNERSTONE 2.1
Cornerstone Exercise 2-16 Qualitative Characteristics
Three statements are given below.
Required:
Give the qualitative characteristic or constraint that is most applicable to each of the statements.
Concept Introduction:
Faithful Representation: It is concept which states that financial statements should be prepared with accuracy. A faithfully represented information has three attributes. That is it should be complete, error free and unbiased.
Requirement 1:
To specify the qualitative characteristic or constraint that is most suitable when the financial information is free from error or bias.
When the financial information is free from error or bias it is said to be a faithful information. A financial statement which includes all the information that ...
Concept Introduction:
Consistency: It means that when a company adopts an accounting principle or accounting method continuously in future accounting periods or multiple companies use same accounting principle or accounting method in a single period. A company follows consistency principle so that the results are comparable.
Requirement 2:
To specify the qualitative characteristic or constraint that is most suitable whenGriffin company uses the same method of depreciation from period to period.
Concept Introduction:
Materiality: It is an aspect of relevance. In a business, materiality constraint is a threshold if a misstatement or omission of any business event could influence decisions that users make based on financial statements of business.
Requirement 3:
To specify the qualitative characteristic or constraint that is most suitable when a trash can that is purchased for $10 is expensed even though it will be used for many years.
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