General
Assets & Liabilities
Equations
Financial Statements
100

Residual interest in assets minus liabilities

What is equity? 

100

an asset account usually ….....when it it debited 

What is increase ?

100

Liabilities + Equity = 

What is Assets 

100

The purpose of Financial Statements are .....

What is to provide provide a snapshot of a company's financial health and helping stakeholders assess a company's performance and financial position. 

200

an asset begins to depreciate when...

What is when it start to be used? 

200

An increase in a liability account mean it was .....

What is credited ?

200

There are three are the main elements of the accounting equation 

What is assets, liabilities, equity

200

Three statements make up the financials

What is Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cash Flow Statement ?

300

Two situations should you make a prior period adjustment

What is Change in accounting policy and Material error in prior year? 


300

There are circumstances where financial assets and liabilities be offset

What is Legally enforceable right to offset AND
Intention to settle on a net basis?

300

Receivables / Credit sales x 365

What is receivable days ?

300

In a balance sheet report, the total value of assets should be able to match the worth of the following

What is the the total sum of equity and liabilities ?

400

Six (6) qualitative characteristics of financial information

What is 

  • Relevance
  • Faithful representation
  • Comparability.
  • Verifiability.
  • Timeliness.
  • Understandability


400

Financial obligations or debts that an individual or business owes to external parties, such as loans or mortgages, fall under this category

What are Liabilities ?

400

There are two other element of the accounting equation 

What is revenue and expenses ?

400

A lease incentive accounted for within the financial statements

What is a lease incentive is deducted from the initial measurement of the asset?

500

If an accountant does not know the accounting treatment of leases, what is the ethical issue.

What is Lack of professional competence and due care (ACCA Principle) ?

500

According to the Framework, there are circumstances Where liabilities be recognized

What is relevant information and faithful representation?

500

Fair value - Transaction costs = 

What is financial Liabilities 

500

The limitations of financial statements

What is 

     Historic (prepared to a specific date and published after the reporting date)

  • Standardised format
  • Limited narrative information
  • Based on estimates and judgements
  • Different accounting policies limiting comparison on a company to company basis