JAMB Principles of Accounts 2009 Question 2

Question 2

Accounting Concepts and Conventions

The accounting convention which states that the performance of a business should be determined by matching all expenses against all revenues is

  1. A.accruals
  2. B.materiality
  3. C.objectivity
  4. D.periodicity
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: A (accruals)

Explanation

The accruals (matching) concept matches the expenses of a period with the revenue of the same period.