A lot of students get confused with this principle and mistakenly record transactions to the wrong accounts.
Once you’ve figured out when revenue is earned, you’ll need to use the proper accounts. So, how do you know when revenue is earned? This question is the key to effectively applying this principle. The Revenue Recognition Principle states that you should record revenue only when it’s been earned, regardless of payment received or not received. For example, we’ll review the Revenue Recognition Principle and the Matching Principle below to see how they blend together and overlap. This makes it even more difficult to distinguish between the principles. It’s like the principles blend together and/or overlap. Since the “language” of accounting is new to you, it’s easy to get confused because some of the principles seem similar. Application of the principle is key and students usually struggle with applying the principles. While learning the principle name and definition is a good start, it may not be enough. As a student new to accounting, a lot of the ideas are completely foreign to you. This is one of the reasons accounting principles are challenging. Chances are you’ll see a test question that relates to the application of the principle. Hopefully, you’ll only see a definition question on your test. By that I mean, you can memorize an accounting principle and the definition. It’s easy to memorize information without truly knowing the information. Why Are Some Accounting Principles Difficult to Understand? This is an issue because they struggle when asked “ What principle is this?” on test questions illustrating common accounting scenarios.
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GAAP principles aren’t necessarily hard to understand, but a lot of students struggle with understanding how to apply the principles.
Thankfully, most first year accounting classes in the US mention IFRS but usually don’t require students to learn IFRS. IFRS replaced older standards in 2001 called International Accounting Standards (IAS). IFRS look to accomplish a similar goal to GAAP, they just approach it differently. The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) issues IFRS. Non-US companies use the International Financial Accounting Standards (IFRS). Generally accepted accounting principles are often referred to as US GAAP. Many people who don’t know what the term actually stands for often mistakenly use “GAPPS” instead of its proper acronym “GAAP.” Additionally, they help with financial statement preparation. In that post I provided a GAAP definition and answered the question, “ what is GAAP?” In summary, these basic accounting principles guide accountants on how to properly treat accounting transactions. We looked at some generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in this post. In this post we’ll take a look at the 3 most difficult accounting principles for students.
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