4 2: The Accrual Basis and Cash Basis of Accounting Business LibreTexts

The cash basis is acceptable in practice only under thosecircumstances when it approximates the results that a company couldobtain under the accrual basis of accounting. Companies using thecash basis do not have to prepare any adjusting entries unless theydiscover they have made a mistake in preparing an entry during theaccounting period. While cash accounting is […]