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What (who) is accounting basis - definition

OCBOA; Other Comprehensive Basis of Accounting

Basis of accounting         
TIME WHEN FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ARE REPORTED
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A basis of accounting is the time various financial transactions are recorded. The cash basis (EU VAT vocabulary cash accounting) and the accrual basis are the two primary methods of tracking income and expenses in accounting.
Other comprehensive basis of accounting         
Other comprehensive basis of accounting (OCBOA) in United States accounting refers to a system of accounting other than GAAP. As explained in the Journal of Accountancy,
Cash method of accounting         
A METHOD THAT RECORDS REVENUE WHEN CASH IS RECEIVED, AND EXPENSES WHEN THEY ARE PAID IN CASH
Cash-basis accounting; Cash accounting; Cash-based accounting
The cash method of accounting, also known as cash-basis accounting, cash receipts and disbursements method of accounting or cash accounting (the EU VAT directive vocabulary Article 226) records revenue when cash is received, and expenses when they are paid in cash. As a basis of accounting, this is in contrast to the alternative accrual method which records income items when they are earned and records deductions when expenses are incurred regardless of the flow of cash.

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Other comprehensive basis of accounting

Other comprehensive basis of accounting (OCBOA) in United States accounting refers to a system of accounting other than GAAP. As explained in the Journal of Accountancy, under Statement on Auditing Standards (United States) No. 62, Special Reports, an OCBOA is any one of

  • A statutory basis of accounting (for example, a basis of accounting insurance companies use under the rules of a state insurance commission).
  • Income-tax-basis financial statements.
  • Cash-basis and modified-cash-basis financial statements.
  • Financial statements prepared using definitive criteria having substantial support in accounting literature that the preparer applies to all material items appearing in the statements (such as the price level basis of accounting).

In situations where GAAP-basis statements aren't necessary because of loan covenants, regulatory requirements or similar circumstances, an OCBOA may just be the answer.

Examples of use of accounting basis
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