Difference between revisions of "Consistency"
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According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)]], | According to [[College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition)]], | ||
:[[Consistency]]. The accounting principle that requires companies to follow the same accounting methods or procedures from period to period. | :[[Consistency]]. The accounting principle that requires companies to follow the same accounting methods or procedures from period to period. | ||
| + | According to the [[Corporate Strategy by Lynch (4th edition)]], | ||
| + | :[[Consistency]]. Strategy evaluation criterion associated with the strategy being in agreement with the objectives of the organization. | ||
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*[[Principles of Accounting]]. | *[[Principles of Accounting]]. | ||
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Revision as of 14:20, 10 July 2020
Consistency is the accounting principle that requires companies to follow the same accounting methods or procedures from period to period.
Definitions
According to College Accounting: A Practical Approach by Slater (13th edition),
- Consistency. The accounting principle that requires companies to follow the same accounting methods or procedures from period to period.
According to the Corporate Strategy by Lynch (4th edition),
- Consistency. Strategy evaluation criterion associated with the strategy being in agreement with the objectives of the organization.
Related concepts
- Accounting (alternatively known as accountancy) is management of financial data, information, and knowledge about financial transactions of legal entities. Accountancy tends to include bookkeeping and, depending on a particilar enterprise, may also include quatitative analysis of financial data in the bookkeeping system and/or business intelligence.
