Basic Accounting Concepts

Basic Accounting Concepts:-
The basic accounting concepts are referred to as the fundamental ideas or basic
assumptions underlying the theory and practice of financial accounting and
are broad working rules for all accounting activities and developed by the
accounting profession. The important concepts have been listed as below:
• Business entity;
• Money measurement;
• Going concern;
• Accounting period;
• Cost
• Dual aspect (or Duality);
• Revenue recognition (Realisation);
• Matching;
• Full disclosure;
• Consistency;
• Conservatism (Prudence);
• Materiality;
• Objectivity.