Which of the Following Accounting Elements Does the Matching Principle

question 190

Multiple Choice

Which of the following accounting elements does the matching principle help to match?

• A) revenues and liabilities
• B) expenses and assets
• C) expenses and revenues
• D) expenses and liabilities

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Definitions:

Equity

The ownership interest held by shareholders in a corporation, represented by their shares of stock.

Proportional

A relationship between two quantities where they increase or decrease at the same rate.

Tax Collection

The process performed by governments or authorized agencies to collect taxes from individuals, corporations, and other entities to fund public expenditures.

Administrative Costs

The resources used (which is a cost) by government to collect the tax, and by taxpayers to pay it as well as to evade it, over and above the amount of the tax.