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Accounting Concepts

AAisha10y ago
Dear John, Which of the following statements defines the business entity concept? A- The business will continue to operate for a foreseeable future. B- A business is always a separate legal entity, distinct from those who own or manage that business C- A business is never a separate legal entity, distinct from those who own or manage that business D- Financial transactions are recorded and presented from the perspective of the business, rather than from the perspective of the owners or managers of that business. Answer given = D I was just wondering, why is B incorrect? I thought the business entity concept should treat the business as separate from their owners. Isn't it the same meaning with B? Thank you :)
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor10y ago#1
For a limited company the business is a separate legal entity. For a sole trader however, the business is not separate in law - the business is the owner (even though we record transactions for the business separately - that is the concept). The free lectures on chapter 1 of the lecture notes will help you with this. (Our free lectures are a complete course for Paper F3 and cover everything needed to be able to pass the exam well.)
AAisha10y ago#2
Thank you very much, John :)
John MoffatJohn MoffatTutor10y ago#3
You are welcome :-)
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