RECOGNITION - TO RECOGNIZE

English translation: to incorporate items into the balance sheet or income statement

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English term or phrase:RECOGNITION - TO RECOGNIZE
Selected answer:to incorporate items into the balance sheet or income statement
Entered by: Cristina Giannetti

21:16 Jun 20, 2005
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting / financial statements
English term or phrase: RECOGNITION - TO RECOGNIZE
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Service income is recognized on the accrual basis when services are provided.
interest income is recognized on a time proportion basis on the principal outstanding and at the rate applicable.

DOES IT MEAN TO RECORD /TO MAKE AN ENTRY IN ACCOUNTANCY
Cristina Giannetti
Local time: 15:36
to incorporate items into the balance sheet or income statement
Explanation:
The concept of recognition is defined in the IASB Framework:

"82. Recognition is the process of incorporating in the balance sheet or income statement an item that meets the definition of an element and satisfies the criteria for recognition set out in paragraph 83. It involves the depiction of the item in words and by a monetary amount and the inclusion of that amount in the balance sheet or income statement totals. Items that satisfy the recognition criteria should be recognised in the balance sheet or income statement. The failure to recognise such items is not rectified by disclosure of the accounting policies used nor by notes or explanatory material.
83. An item that meets the definition of an element should be recognised if:
(a) it is probable that any future economic benefit associated with the item will flow to or from the enterprise; and
(b) the item has a cost or value that can be measured with reliability."
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Ralf Lemster
Germany
Local time: 15:36
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4 +6to incorporate items into the balance sheet or income statement
Ralf Lemster
3considered as having happened
Balasubramaniam L.


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recognition - to recognize
to incorporate items into the balance sheet or income statement


Explanation:
The concept of recognition is defined in the IASB Framework:

"82. Recognition is the process of incorporating in the balance sheet or income statement an item that meets the definition of an element and satisfies the criteria for recognition set out in paragraph 83. It involves the depiction of the item in words and by a monetary amount and the inclusion of that amount in the balance sheet or income statement totals. Items that satisfy the recognition criteria should be recognised in the balance sheet or income statement. The failure to recognise such items is not rectified by disclosure of the accounting policies used nor by notes or explanatory material.
83. An item that meets the definition of an element should be recognised if:
(a) it is probable that any future economic benefit associated with the item will flow to or from the enterprise; and
(b) the item has a cost or value that can be measured with reliability."



    Reference: http://www.iasb.org
Ralf Lemster
Germany
Local time: 15:36
Native speaker of: German
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recognition - to recognize
considered as having happened


Explanation:
It simply defines when an income can be treated as having come in for accounting purposes.

In the first case, service income is recognized (considered to have come into the coffers of the company) when the service has been provided, as opposed to when the payment is actually received.

Interest income, is recognized (is considered for calcualtion of income) when it is due.

Balasubramaniam L.
India
Local time: 19:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
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