26/04/2026
■Qualitative Characteristics of
Accounting Information ■
●To be useful, Accounting Information
should have following four qualities :-
1▪︎ Realiability : -
It should be correct, without mistakes
& anyone should be able to check it &
Trust it.
2▪︎ Relevance :-
It should help users make decisions &
Meet their needs.
3▪︎ Understandability:-
It should be simple & Clear enough for
Users to understand.
4▪︎ Comparability :-
Accounting Information should be
presented in such a way that Users
Can compare it easily- both over time
(Intra and Inter firm comprision).
In other words, Comparabilty means
Accounting Info should be Consistent
& Uniform so it can be compared
across time and with others.
It supports bitter decisions - making
By helping Users understand trends and
Difference.
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