The assumption that the Business
is going to continue in the
foreseeable future.
Accruals (Matching): -
The matching of costs and revenues
to the final accounts in which goods
and services were used.
Consistency: -
The continued adoption of policies
for dealing with financial records.
Prudence: -
Where losses are provided for immediately
in the financial records but profits are not
recognised until they have been realised.
Materiality: -
Where items with a low monetary are
not recorded individually.
Duality: -
The principle that every business
transaction has two aspects and is recorded
as a DEBIT and a CREDIT.
Business Entity: -
The assets and liabilities of the owner
are kept separate from the assets and
liabilities of the Business.
Realisation: -
Where revenue is regarded as having been
received only when the ownership of goods
are exchanged and where a sale is recorded
when it is either a cash or credit purchase.
Money Measurement: -
Where only items with a
monetary value are recorded
in the financial records of a
business.