Monday, 8 December 2014

What kind of information is provided by Financial Statements?

What kind of information is provided by Financial Statements?

1. Historical Information: Financial statements presentation of historical data and does not deal with the future of the entity.

2. Financial Information: financial statement mainly provides the financial information and only limited non financial information is disclosed in the financial statements.

Can Historical information be used for Decision Making?


Yes historical information provides some bases for future decision. For example with the help of the historical information you can determine different trends and on the bases of that trend you can predict the values. This technique is known as forecasting.

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