Start networking and exchanging professional insights

Register now or log in to join your professional community.

Follow

What is the reason for the adoption of accountants on the use of financial income rather than economic income?

user-image
Question added by Rashad Moursi , Finance Director & Business Development, International Business Transformer Owners Repr. - Hotels , Investment and financial
Date Posted: 2014/04/23
Mohammed Alsatrawi
by Mohammed Alsatrawi , Treasury Manager , Al Yusr Industrial Contracting Co

FInanacial Income only recognize the realize gain and realize loss. On the other hand, the Economic Income recognize realize and unrealize gain and losses. Bceuase of the conservtism principle in Accounting, the investors will get more accurate information. Economic income has some uncertainties because of recognizing the unrealized values where Accountants try their best to avoid these uncertainties to have better reaction from the investors.

Rashad Moursi
by Rashad Moursi , Finance Director & Business Development, International Business Transformer Owners Repr. - Hotels , Investment and financial

The reason is, That the most important disadvantages of economic income is the inability to measure the fair value.          

More Questions Like This