Friday, August 24, 2007

FAQs on Accounting for Managers

Accounting for managers

Simple Questions

1

What do you mean by accounting ?

2

What are current assets ?

3

What are current Liabilities ?

4

Who are the users of financial statements ?

5

Who issues accounting standards in India ?

6

What is a capital expenditure ?

7

What is a revenue expenditure ?

8

What are different types of acounts ?

9

What is a ledger ?

10

What is a trial balance ?

Average Questions

1

Explain what is a 3 columnar cash book ?

2

Explain what are contingencies and events occuring after a balance sheet date ?

3

What is the difference between financial accounting and cost accounting ?

4

What is management accounting ?

5

What are fixed assets ?

6

what is the difference between conventions and concepts ?

7

Explain the difference fixed price contracts and cost plus contracts ?

8

Explain the concept of conservatism ?

9

What is the difference between owners equity and outside liability ?

10

What is a petty cash book ?

Difficult questions

1

What are cum interest and ex interest bonds ?

2

What are compensatory errors ?

3

How is advance tax treated in the books of accounts ?

4

What is the difference between anexures and attachments ?

5

What is the vertical form of balance sheet ?

6

What do you mean by cheques issued but not presented for paymeny ?

7

What is imprest system of accounting ?

8

Which system of stock valuation is considered in an inflationery economy

LIFO or FIFO .

9

What is deferred revenue expenditure ?

10

Name 3 intangible assets ?

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