ACCOUNTING POLICIES AS NECESSARY TOOLS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AC-COUNTING
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ABSTRACT
The topic of this work is 'Accounting policies as necessary tools for Development of Accountancy'. A review of related literature include definitions of items like: Accountancy, Accounting bases, Accounting methods, policies, Financial statements and principles. Primary data have been sourced from staff of Access bank and United Bank for Africa, while secondary data have been sourced from existing literatures like, logbooks, lecture notes etc. One hundred and two staff members of these banks constitute the population and sample size. Through this project, it has been found out that; 1. Greater improvement in the quality of financial statements/reporting is ensured. 2. Preparation of good and understandable financial statements is made easy and timely. Tt is recommended that only qualified and competent accountants should handle the financial reports of business organizations. 3. That accountants of firms should ensure fairness of their financial reports by full implementation of the accounting policies
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page
Dedication ..
Acknowledgement 111
Declaration IV
Certification v
Abstract VI
Table of Contents
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 ﾿ lntroduction ﾿ 1
1.1 ﾿ Background of the Study ﾿ l
1.2 ﾿ Statement of Problem ﾿ 3
1.3 ﾿ Objectives of the Study ﾿ 4
1.4 ﾿ Research questions and Hypothesis ﾿ 5
1.5 ﾿ Significance of the Study ﾿ 6
l.6 ﾿ Scope and Limitation of the Study ﾿ 6
1.7 ﾿ Definition of Terms. ﾿ 6
CHAPTER TWO
~· 2.0 Review of Related Literature 9
2.1 Definition of terms
·2.2 Sources and Development of the accounting policies 10
2.3 Accounting Principle and ConceptsIthc policies) 13
2.3. l Principle of Going Concern ﾿ 14
2.3.2 ﾿ Cost Concept ﾿ 15
2.3.3 ﾿ Money Measurement Concept ﾿ 15
2.3.4 ﾿ Principle of Double Entry ﾿ 16
2.3.5 ﾿ Separate Business Entity Concept ﾿ 16
2.3.6 ﾿ Matching IAccrual Concept ﾿ 17
2.3.7 ﾿ The Realization Principle ﾿ 17
2.3.8' ﾿ Substance over form principle ﾿ 17
2.3.9 ﾿ Materiality Principle ﾿ 18
2.3.10 ﾿ Prudence/Conservation Principle ﾿ 19
2.3 .11 ﾿ Principle of Fairness ﾿ 19
2.3.13 ﾿ The disclosure principle ﾿ 21
2.3.14 ﾿ Principle of Consistency ﾿ 21
2.3.15 ﾿ Principle of periodicity ﾿ 21
2.4 ﾿ Importance of accounting Policies ﾿ 22
2.6 ﾿ Meaning of Development ﾿ 24
2.7 ﾿ Development of Accounting ﾿ 25
CHAPTER THREli.: RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY
3.4 ﾿ Method of Investigation
3.5 ﾿ Decision Rule
﾿ CHAPTER FOUR
4.0 ﾿ Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation
4.1 ﾿ Data Analysis
4.2 ﾿ Testing of Hypothesis
4.3 ﾿ Interpretation of Hypothesis
CHAPTER FIVE
.5.0 ﾿ Summary of Findings, Conclusion And
5.1 ﾿ Summary of Finding
5.2 ﾿ Conclusion
5-.3 ﾿ Recommendation
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OKORIE, & /08/802, E. M. U. (2020). ACCOUNTING POLICIES AS NECESSARY TOOLS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AC-COUNTING. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture. Retrieved June 6, 2026, from http://repository.mouau.edu.ng/works/accounting-policies-as-necessary-tools-for-the-development-of-ac-counting
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OKORIE, and ENYINNAYA MOUA U/CEC/B.SC/07 /08/802. "ACCOUNTING POLICIES AS NECESSARY TOOLS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AC-COUNTING." Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, 23 Mar. 2020, http://repository.mouau.edu.ng/works/accounting-policies-as-necessary-tools-for-the-development-of-ac-counting. Accessed June 6, 2026.
Chicago
OKORIE, and ENYINNAYA MOUA U/CEC/B.SC/07 /08/802. "ACCOUNTING POLICIES AS NECESSARY TOOLS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AC-COUNTING." Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (2020). Accessed June 6, 2026. http://repository.mouau.edu.ng/works/accounting-policies-as-necessary-tools-for-the-development-of-ac-counting