Recognition
Recognition is the accounting process of including an asset, liability, equity, income, or expense in the primary financial statements.
Accounting concepts governing when items enter or leave the primary statements and what supporting information must be disclosed.
Recognition determines when an asset, liability, equity, income, or expense enters the primary financial statements. Derecognition removes all or part of a recognized item when the applicable requirements are met.
Financial Disclosures explain policies, judgments, risks, and uncertainty, but disclosure does not replace recognition when a standard requires an amount in the primary statements. Start with the transaction-specific standard, then address measurement, classification, presentation, and note requirements.
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Recognition is the accounting process of including an asset, liability, equity, income, or expense in the primary financial statements.