accrual basis principle
1accrual basis — See accrual convention. American Banker Glossary In the context of accounting, practice in which expenses and income are accounted for as they are earned or incurred, whether or not they have been received or paid. Antithesis of cash basis… …
2basis — Fundamental principle; groundwork; support; the foundation or groundwork of anything; that upon which anything may rest or the principal component parts of a thing. Accounting. Term used in accounting, especially in tax accounting, to describe… …
3basis — Fundamental principle; groundwork; support; the foundation or groundwork of anything; that upon which anything may rest or the principal component parts of a thing. Accounting. Term used in accounting, especially in tax accounting, to describe… …
4basis — ba·sis / bā səs/ n pl ba·ses / ˌsēz/ 1: something (as a principle or reason) on which something else is established the court could not imagine any conceivable basis for the statute see also rational basis 2: a basic principle o …
5Comparison of cash and accrual methods of accounting — Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Cash flow management · Chart of accounts  …
6Matching principle — Accountancy Key concepts Accountant · Accounting period · Bookkeeping · Cash and accrual basis · Cash flow management · Chart of accounts  …
7the accruals basis — ► (also the accrual(s) method, also the accrual(s) principle) a method used in accounting in which amounts of money are recorded at the time something is bought or sold, although payments may not yet have been made or received: »While the full… …
8Cost basis — Part of a series on Taxation Taxation in the United States …
9the accrual principle — UK US noun [S] ACCOUNTING ► ACCRUALS BASIS(Cf. ↑accruals basis) …
10Value added tax — Taxation An aspect of fiscal policy …
