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It is on the basis of going concern concept that the asset are always valued at market value?

True or False?

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Question added by SREEDEVI SUNILKUMAR , Business finance officer , Emirates Airline
Date Posted: 2014/04/03
Md. Amir Hossain Halima Tus Sadia
by Md. Amir Hossain Halima Tus Sadia , Senior Manager (Accounts & Finance) , Mulitfabs Limited

False

Divyesh Patel
by Divyesh Patel , Assistant Professional Officer- Treasury , City Of Cape Town

False

The accounting view of asset value is to a great extent grounded in the notion of historical cost, which is the original cost of the asset, adjusted upward for improvements made to the asset since purchase and downward for loss in value associated with the aging of the asset.

Muhammed Nisar
by Muhammed Nisar , Assistant Manager - Finance and Accounts , YouGotaGift

Statement which you made is True.According to the fundamental assumptions of Accounting, Asset are valued on going concern Assumptions,But the measurement will be on Historical Cost.

Three Fundamental Assumptions of Accounting are

Going Concern

Consistency

Accrual

 

Tareq Obeidat
by Tareq Obeidat , Chief Accountant , Etmam International Co

False .

 

Niranjan Singh
by Niranjan Singh , NA , NA (Private Practice)

True

Imran Adwani
by Imran Adwani , Head of Internal Audit , Abdulla Bin Zayed Investment Group

False.

This concept presumes that business will continue for forseeable future and hence, all investments in assets will be recovered by charging depreciation/ amortization against income earned over a period of time.

Jed Adtogan
by Jed Adtogan , Storekeeper , Department of Education

False

For accounting record purposes, assets should always be recorded at cost.

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