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CFAS
Conceptual Framework & Accounting Standards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Definition of Accounting | A service activity, process or science that provides quantitative information that is useful in making economic decision |
| Committee on Accounting Terminology of AICPA | An art of recording, classifying and summarizing transactions which is likely to be financial in nature. |
| American Accounting Association | A process of identifying, measuring and communicating economic information to make an informed decision for the users. |
| 1. Identifying | process of recognition or nonrecognition of business activities as “accountable” events. |
| 2. Identifying | An activity is accountable or quantifiable when it has an effect on assets, liabilities, and equity. |
| 2 Transactions | External and Internal Transactions |
| External Transactions | those economic events that involve one entity and another entity. |
| Internal Transactions | activities that take place entirely within the entity only. No parties are |
| Measuring | process of assigning peso amounts to the accountable transactions. |
| 1. Communicating | The most important part of preparing and distributing accounting reports to potential users |
| 2. Communicating | reason why accounting become so called “universal language of business” |
| Implicit in the communication process: | - Recording or Journalizing - Classifying (Posting to the Ledger) - Summarizing (Financial Statements) |
| Identifying, measuring, and summarizing as component | analytical, technical and formal component |
| 1. Overall Objective of Accounting | To provide quantitative financial information about business that is useful to statement users particularly owners and creditors in making economic decisions. |
| 2. Overall Objective of Accounting | An information system that measures business activities, processes information into financial reports and communicates the reports to decision makers. |
| 3. Overall Objective of Accounting | The Primary task of Accountants is to supply financial information so that the users could make informed judgement and better decisions. |
| 4. Overall Objective of Accounting | Financial Reports tells us how well an entity is performing in terms of profit and loss and where it stands in financial terms. |
| Republic Act No. 9298 - Philippine Accountancy Act of 2004 | A law regulating the practice of accountancy in the Philippines. |