Select the option which correctly completes the following sentence relating to the principles of double entry bookkeeping.
Question:
Select the option which correctly completes the following sentence relating to the principles of double entry bookkeeping. There is only one correct response. In the accounting equation Assets = Liabilities + Equity:
Select one:
if an asset account increases (by a debit), then one must also either decrease (credit) another asset account or increase (credit) a liability or equity account
if an asset account decreases (by a debit), then one must also either decrease (credit) another asset account or increase (credit) a liability or equity account
if an asset account decreases (by a debit), then one must also either increase (credit) another asset account or decrease (credit) a liability or equity account
Read the following statements and select the correct accounting doctrine/convention from the list above according the image:
Once an accounting method is adopted it should not be changed unless there is good reason to do so |
Financial reports are prepared in regular periods to allow the comparability. |