Financial Accounting

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ISBN: 9781259307959

Author: J. David Spiceland, Wayne M Thomas, Don Herrmann

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education

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2. Discuss the major principle that describes recording expenses.

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Solution Summary: The author explains the major principle that describes recording expenses, the matching principle, which ensures that the expenses incurred in the current period are matched against the revenues earned.

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