Matching Principle – This principle mandates that the expenses of a business need to line up with its revenue. The expense or cost of doing business is recorded in the same period as the revenue that has been generated as the result of incurring that cost. In the case of the coffee wholesaler, when the100 coffee mugs were delivered in July they changed from being a part of inventory (asset) to a cost of goods sold entry (expense) in the month that the revenue from the sale was recognized. At this point, the difference between the revenue and expense is determined as the gross profit from the saleFull Disclosure Principle – This principle states that all past, present and future information that may have had an impact on the financial performance of the company needs to be fully disclosed. The historical performance of a company is readily available, but examining the numbers does not always provide the entire financial picture of a company. Sometimes there are alternative situations that need to be reported. Pending or current lawsuits are one example of a transaction that could severely impact a company’s bottom line. In addition, incomplete financial transactions or any other conditions that could impact the company’s performance must also be disclosed. Most of these transactions are disclosed in the footnotes to the financial statements
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