A threshold quality is:
One that needs to be studied before considering the other qualities of that
information
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a cut-off point – if any information does not pass the test of the
threshold quality, it is not material and does not need to be
considered further.
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information is material if its omission or misstatement could
influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the
financial statements.
Faithful representation
If information is to represent faithfully the transactions and other events
that it purports to represent, they must be accounted for and presented in
accordance with their substance and economic reality and not merely
their legal form. This is known as ‘substance over form’.
To be a perfectly faithful representation, financial information would
possess the following characteristics:
Completeness
To be understandable information must contain all the necessary
descriptions and explanations. This may include estimated amounts
where absolute precision is neither possible nor cost-effective to achieve.
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