Which of the Following Statements Is True Regarding the Recording

question 77

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true regarding the recording process?

• A) Because IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) rely more on fair value and less on historical cost than U.S. GAAP, the double-entry accounting system is not widely used by companies who use IFRS.
• B) Both IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) and U.S. GAAP use the same general rules of debits and credits and the steps in the recording process.
• C) A trial balance using IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) is organized by first showing the accounts from the statement of financial position followed by accounts from the income statement; a trial balance using U.S. GAAP is organized using the opposite order.
• D) All of these answer choices are correct.

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