ACCOUNTING TERMS - ACCOUNTING DICTIONARY - ACCOUNTING GLOSSARY
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INVESTORS' COMPENSATION SCHEME Definition
INVESTORS' COMPENSATION SCHEME is a statutory scheme operated by the UK Securities and Investment Board to give individual investors up to £48,000 protection if an authorized investment business collapses.
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CONSERVATISM PRINCIPLE provides that accounting for a business should be fair and reasonable. Accountants are required in their work to make evaluations and estimates, to deliver opinions, and to select procedures. They should do so in a way that neither overstates nor understates the affairs of the business or the results of operation.
WORKING CAPITAL STATEMENT (WCS) is part of the financial statements "Statements of Cash Flows or Changes in Financial Position." The WCS normally includes sections covering: Sources of Working Capital, Uses of Working Capital, and Working Capital Changes.
