Introduction to accounting and finance

6 important questions on Introduction to accounting and finance

What is the threshold of materiality?

The accounting information should be considered material, or significant to influence decisions. What is considered material is a matter of judgement.

What are the three qualities of accounting information to provide a faithful representation?

1) it should be complete > everything that is needed for users to understand what is portrayed
2) it should be neutral > information should be presented without bias
3) it should be free from error > information should be as accurate as possible. Estimates should be described and prepared properly

What are four qualities that can enhance usefulness of accounting information?

  • comparability: i.e. Making comparisons over time or between certain aspects of business performance.
  • verifiability: supporting evidence e.g. Invoices
  • timelessness: in time for uses to make decisions
  • understandability: clearly as concise
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Why is more accounting information not always better?

Because providing additional accounting information costs money. At a certain point the costs of providing additional accounting information will not outweigh the value gained by the information. Subjective judgement is involvement in determining the right amount of accounting information.

Name the 7 characteristics of management accounting

  1. Is for managers
  2. Specific purpose
  3. Often very detailed
  4. unregulated
  5. reporting interval as often as needed
  6. Often based on projected future information as well past information
  7. tends to contain financial information and non-financial information

Name the 7 characteristics of financial accounting

  1. Is for users others than managers
  2. general purpose
  3. ususally a broad overview
  4. subject to accounting regulation
  5. reporting interval is (bi-)annual
  6. almost always based on historical information
  7. focus on financial information, emphasis on objective, verifiable evidence

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