Q. General principles of accounting?
Organizations that have contributed towards the development of the principles are the 1)American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) 2)the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) 3)the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 4)the American Accounting Association (AAA) and 5)the Financial Executives Institute (FEI) and 6)the Institute of Management Accounting (IMA). This section describes the following major principles:
- The Exchange-price or cost principle.
- The Revenue recognition principle.
-The Matching principle.
- The Gain and loss recognition principle.
- The Full disclosure principle.