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why would politician prefer the cash basis over the accrual basis
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Accrual basis accounting:Recognizing non-cash circumstances as they occur.
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a system that recognizes revenue and expenses on a cash basis, not an accrual basis
Under accrual basis of accounting, transactions are recorded when they actually occurred while in cash basis accounting transactions are recorded when actual cash is paid. Accrual accounting follows the matching concept according to which all revenues in one period should be match with expenses.
Juha Kinnunen has written: 'The dependence of future cash flow on current accrual income and cash flow' -- subject(s): Accrual basis accounting, Cash flow, Cash basis accounting
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In Accounting, there are two types. There is Cash Basis Accounting and Accrual Basis Accounting. With Cash Basis, transactions are considered to have happened when cash is exchanged, ie. a cash sale or cash payment. In the Accrual Basis, transactions are considered when the event happens. For example, a sale happens when an invoice is given. A debt happens when a bill is received.
Accrual is a form of record-keeping. Usually, businesses record sales on a cash or accrual basis. Accrual accounting is when sales are recorded when they are made instead of when payment is received.
expenses on an accrual basis are greater than expenses on a cash basis
Yes cash basis is acceptable accounting concept in those industries or companies where all sales and purchases are done on cash basis and nothing on accrual basis but it is still not recommended method.