What is the Prudence Concept?

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WHAT IS THE PRUDENCE CONCEPT?
The prudence concept states that the final accounts should always report conservative and cautious figures. This includes the figure for the profit and the valuation of assets. Additionally, the business should not overvalue its profits or assets nor should it understate losses or liabilities. Also profits are not to be anticipated but recognised when they can be reliably measured. When there is any doubt of valuing an item, the concept suggests that the item is recorded at a “prudent” amount, in other words, it should reflect as a conservative and cautious amount in the accounts. The concept is applied to the accounts of a business in many ways. The most common use of the prudence concept is the creation and application of the provision for depreciation. In short, the provision is a book entry to reduce the value of an asset over its lifetime; as a result the asset book value and profits are reduced to make these values more prudent. Another main use of the concept is the practice of the provision for bad debts or doubtful debts. The provision again is a book entry which reduces the amount of debts owed to the business this results in the debtors figure being reduced and therefore the amount reflected is more conservative and cautious.

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