
Listed below are two comments on accounting conventions.
- According to the lASB’s Conceptual Framework, financial information must be either relevant or faithfully represented if it is to be useful.
- Materiality means that only items having a physical existence may be recognised as assets.
Which, if either, of these comments is correct?
Select ONE answer:
- 1 only
- 2 only
- Both of them
- Neither of them
Show your workings to arrive at your answer, and explain and justify your reasons:
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
This multiple-choice question is suitable for Accounting KS5 classes.
The answer is 4
- Not correct
- Not correct
- Not correct
- Correct -Information must be both relevant and faithfully represented to be useful and Materiality concerns whether an item in the financial statements can influence users’ decisions; there is no absolute amount that makes an item material.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

You must be logged in to post a comment.