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Accounting terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| States that everything the company owns, or controls (assets) must be recorded at their value at the date of acquisition, | Cost Principle |
| Businesses must report any business activities that could affect what is reported on the financial statements. | Full Disclosure Principle |
| Businesses may only report activities on financial statements that are specifically related to company operations, not those activities that affect the owner personally. | Economic Entity Concept |
| System of using a monetary by which to value the transaction, such as the U.S dollars. | Monetary Unit |
| If uncertainty in potential financial estimate, a company should err on the side of caution and report the most conservative amount. | Conservatism |
| Period of time in which you performed the service or gave the customer the product is the period in which revenue is recognized. | Revenue Recognition Principle |