The Accounting Principle Underpinning the Practice of Providing for Bad

question 32

Multiple Choice

The accounting principle underpinning the practice of providing for bad and doubtful debts is the:

• A)matching convention.
• B)dual aspect convention.
• C)historical cost convention.
• D)going concern convention.

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Definitions:

Accounting Effects

The impacts on a company's financial statements resulting from transactions, changes in accounting policies, or economic events.

Dividend Elimination

The process of removing intercompany dividends out of consolidated profit to avoid double counting when preparing consolidated financial statements.

Dividend Revenue

Income received from owning shares in a company, typically distributed from the company’s profits at regular intervals to its shareholders.

Dividend Declared

A formal announcement by a company’s board of directors to pay a specified dividend to the company's shareholders, determining the amount and date of the payment.