ACCOUNTING TERMS - ACCOUNTING DICTIONARY - ACCOUNTING GLOSSARY
From the web's #1 provider of financial analysis / ratio analysis
HISTORICAL COST CONVENTION Definition
HISTORICAL COST CONVENTION is that assets are recorded at their initial cost and are not subsequently revalued upwards, and liabilities valued at the amount initially received in exchange for the obligation. The relevance of the convention is that figures remain objectively based on verifiable figures, but in times of high inflation historical cost can become a dubious convention to follow.
Learn new Accounting Terms
VIABILITY, in economics, is the capability of developing and surviving as a relatively independent social, economic or political unit.
C.G.A. means Certified General Accountant.
