Question

Please describe each term listed below.

Accounting Standards Update (ASU)

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)

Cost Constraint (in regards to financial reporting)

Accounting Standards Codification (ASC)

Materiality

Measurement

Presentation

Recognition

Disclosures

Going Concern Assumption

Answer 1

solution :

Accounting Standards Update (ASU):
The FASB issues an Accounting Standards Update (Update or ASU) to communicate changes to the FASB Codification, including changes to non-authoritative SEC content.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP):
Generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) refer to a common set of accepted accounting principles, standards, and procedures that companies and their accountants must follow when they compile their financial statements. ... GAAP improves the clarity of the communication of financial information.

Cost Constraint (in regards to financial reporting):
In accounting, a cost constraint arises when it is excessively expensive to report certain information in the financial statements. ... The cost constraint only applies to certain types of financial reporting requirements, which are specifically identified in the accounting standards.

Accounting Standards Codification (ASC):
The FASB Accounting Standards Codification is the source of authoritative generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) recognized by the FASB to be applied to nongovernmental entities. The Codification is effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009.

Materiality:
The materiality principle states that an accounting standard can be ignored if the net impact of doing so has such a small impact on the financial statements that a reader of the financial statements would not be misled.

Measurement:
Accounting measurement is the computation of economic or financial activities in terms of money, hours or other units. An accounting measurement is a unit of some measurable element that is used to compare and evaluate accounting data. Accounting is often measured in terms of money.

Presentation:
Accountancy or accounting is the art of communicating financial information about a business entity to users such as shareholders and managers. The communication is generally in the form of financial statements that show in money terms the economic resources under the control of management .

Recognition:
The revenue recognition principle is a cornerstone of accrual accounting together with the matching principle. They both determine the accounting period, in which revenues and expenses are recognized.

Disclosures:
A disclosure is additional information attached to an entity's financial statements, usually as explanation for activities which have significantly influenced the entity's financial results.

Going Concern Assumption:
The going concern principle is the assumption that an entity will remain in business for the foreseeable future. Conversely, this means the entity will not be forced to halt operations and liquidate its assets in the near term at what may be very low fire-sale prices.