Cash versus accrual

Unit 4: Accrual Basis of AccountingTopic 1 of 3

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Financial Accounting and Analysis

15 units

1 Basic Understanding of Financial Accounting
2 Conceptual Framework of Accounting
3 Accounting Process
4 Accrual Basis of Accounting
5 Accounting for Inventories and Cost of Goods Sold
6 Accounting for Cash and Internal Control
7 Accounting for Receivables
8 Accounting for Current Liabilities and Contingencies
9 Accounting for Long-Lived Assets
10 Accounting for Long Term Liabilities
11 Accounting for Shareholders' Equity
12 Basic Financial Statements
13 Cash Flow Statement
14 Value Added Statement
15 Analysis of Financial Statement

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What the syllabus expects

Comparison of accounting bases

Cash versus accrual

Bachelor of Business Studies (BBS) — First Year

Subject: Financial Accounting and Analysis (MGT 211)

Unit 4: Accrual Basis of Accounting

Academic Year: 2083/84

Topic Objectives

After studying this topic, students should be able to:

Explain the scope and key elements of cash versus accrual.
Identify the accounting treatment, prepare relevant records or calculations and interpret their financial effects.

Curriculum Scope

Comparison of accounting bases

Detailed Microsyllabus

Basis comparison
1. Cash movement versus earned income and incurred expenses.
2. Timing differences in recognition.
3. Consequences for periodic profit measurement.
Comparative application
1. Prepaid, accrued and unearned amounts.
2. Contrasting treatment of the same events.
3. Explain differences between cash movement and profit.

Curriculum reference: Tribhuvan University, Faculty of Management, BBS curriculum with first-year syllabus, PDF pages 20-22.

Source note: The curriculum scope above is retained from the existing TU syllabus breakdown. The numbered study subtopics are editorial elaborations for teaching and study, rather than a separately issued TU syllabus. Unit lecture hours apply to the whole unit; no separate topic hours or marks are assigned here.