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MODULE : B
CA R. C. JOSHI
B.Com(Hons.),LL.B,CAIIB,FCA
DEFINITION AND SCOPE ACCOUNTING
STANDARDS.
ACCOUNTING IS AN ART OF RECORDING
CLASSIFYING AND SUMMARIZING
TRANSACTIONS IN A SYSTEMATIC MANNER
AND IN TERMS OF MONEY TRANSACTIONS
AND EVENTS WHICH ARE IN PART AT LEAST
OF FINANCIAL CHARACTER AND
INTERPRETING THE RESULTS THEREOF.
Accounting
• ACCOUNTING SHOULD BE DONE IN SUCH A
MANNER THAT THE READER
(INVESTOR,CREDITOR, FINANCIER or BANK) IS
ABLE TO UNDERSTAND FOR THE PURPOSES FOR
WHICH ACCOUNTS ARE BEING READ &
INTERPRETED. i.e THE RESULTs OF BUSINESS
OPERATIONS, FINANCIALS & AND OTHER
RELEVANT ASPECTS
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACCOUNTANY
AND BOOKKEEPING.
• BOOK KEEKPING IS MERELY RECORDING THE BUSINESS
TRANSACTIONS IN BOOKS AND LEDGERS .
• ACCOUNTANCY IS WIDER CONCEPT: COMPILATION OF
ACCOUNTS IN SUCH A WAY THAT ONE IS IN A POSITION TO
UNDERSTAND STATE OF AFFAIRS OF BUSINESS.
• USERS OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE INCOME TAX
DEPT., S.T DEPARMENT SHAREHOLDERS, INVESTORS,BANKS
AND FIS AND SO ON APART FROMMANAGEMENT OF
ENTITY FOR MAKING POLICY DECISIONS.
• IT IS IN THE INTEREST OF ALL THAT FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS REFLECT TRUE AND FAIR VIEW OF STATE OF
AFFIAIRS OF A BUSINESS ENTITY.
ACCOUNTANCY
• ACCOUNTANCY INVOLVES:
• SYSTEAMATIC(including regulatory
compliance) CLASSIFICATION OF BUSINESS
TRANSACTIONS IN TERMS OF MONEY AND
FINANCIAL CHARACTER.
• SUMMARIZING : TRIAL BALANACE AND B/S
• INTERPRETING THE FINANCIAL
TRANSACTIONS.
PURPOSE OF ACCOUNTANCY
• TO KEEP A SYSTEMATIC RECORD
• TO ASCERTAIN THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
• TO ASCERTAIN FINANCIAL POSITION OF
BUSINESS.
• TO FACILITATE RATIONAL DECISION MAKING
• TO RAISE FINANCE.
• TO SATISFY REQUIREMENT OF LAW AND
USEFUL IN MANY RESPECTS.
Concepts of Accountancy
• Concepts are basic rules associated with
terminology in Accountancy. They are called
Accounting concepts.
• 1. Business Entity Concept :
THIS CONCEPT SEPARATES THE ENTITY OF
PROPRIETOR FROM THE BUSINESS TRANSACTION.
• CAPITAL CONTRIBUTED BY THE OWNER IS
LIABILITY FOR BUSINESS BECAUSE BUSINESS IS
DIFFERENT FROM OWNER.
Concepts of Accountancy :
Business Entity……
• ANY MONEY WITHDRAWN BY PROP. IS
DRAWINGS.
• PROFIT IS LIABILITY AND LOSS IS AN ASSET.
• ALL ENTRIES ARE KEPT DISTINCT FROM THE
POINT OF VIEW OF BUSINESS AND NOT FROM
OWNER.
• AN ENTERPRISE IS ECONOMIC UNIT SEPARATE
FROM OWNER.
Money Measurement
• EVERY TRANSACTION IS MEASURED IN TERMS
OF MONEY. VIZ PRODUCTION/ SALES/ WAGES
ETC ALL CONVERTED TO MONEY.
• INFLATION OR DEFLALTION NOT INCLUDED IN
VALUE OF ANY ASSET.
• Health of the owner or Director is not taken
into accounts even though it may have
significant impact.
COST CONCEPT
• COST CONCEPT: BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS ARE
RECORDED IN BOOKS AT COST PRICE.
• FIXED ASSETS ARE KEPT AT COST OF PURCHASE
AND NOT AT THEIR MARKET PRICE.
• EVERY TRANSACTION IS RECORDED WITH
PRESENT VALUE AND NOT ANY FUTURE VALUE.
• UNREALIZED GAINS ARE IGNORED.
• COST OF AN ASSET THAT HAS LONG BUT LIMITED
LIFE IS SYSTAMATICALLY REDUCED BY A PROCESS
CALLED DEPRECIATION. BUT SUCH DEPRECIATION
HAS NO RELATION TO MARKET VALUE OF ASSET.
Historical Records concept.
• This concept accepts that transaction that
have taken place are recorded.
• The business transaction are recorded as &
when they take place.
A RAMESH 1 REAL
B RENT 3 NOMINAL
C COMPUTER 4 REAL
D LAND 5 NOMINAL
E DISCOUNT 6 PERSONAL
Answers
A RAMESH 1 PERSONAL
B RENT 2 NOMINAL
C COMPUTER 3. REAL
D LAND 4 REAL
E DISCOUNT 5. NOMINAL
Golden Rules
1.DEBIT (Dr.) the Receiver and
CREDIT(Cr.) the Giver.
DR CR