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In accounting, the convention of conservatism, also known as the doctrine of prudence, is a policy of anticipating possible future losses but not future gains. This policy tends to understate rather than overstate net assets and net income, and therefore lead companies to "play safe". When given a choice between several outcomes where the probabilities of occurrence are equally likely, you should recognize that transaction resulting in the lower amount of profit, or at least the deferral of a profit.

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  • In accounting, the convention of conservatism, also known as the doctrine of prudence, is a policy of anticipating possible future losses but not future gains. This policy tends to understate rather than overstate net assets and net income, and therefore lead companies to "play safe". When given a choice between several outcomes where the probabilities of occurrence are equally likely, you should recognize that transaction resulting in the lower amount of profit, or at least the deferral of a profit. In accounting, it states that when choosing between two solutions, the one that will be least likely to overstate assets and income should be selected. Essentially, "expected losses are losses but expected gains are not gains". The conservatism principle is the foundation for the lower of cost or market rule, which states that you should record inventory at the lower of either its acquisition cost or its current market value. Conservatism plays an important role in a number of accounting rules, including the allowance for doubtful debts and the lower of cost or market rule. (en)
  • En contabilidad, la convención del conservadurismo, también conocida como la doctrina de la prudencia, es una política de previsión de posibles pérdidas futuras pero no de ganancias futuras. Esta política tiende a infravalorar, en lugar de sobrevalorar, los activos netos y los ingresos netos y, por tanto, lleva a las empresas a «ir a lo seguro». Cuando se da a elegir entre varios resultados cuyas probabilidades de ocurrencia son igualmente probables, se debe reconocer aquella operación que dé lugar a la menor cantidad de beneficios, o al menos al aplazamiento de un beneficio.​​ En contabilidad, establece que, al elegir entre dos soluciones, debe seleccionarse la que tenga menos probabilidades de sobrevalorar los activos y los ingresos. En esencia, "las pérdidas esperadas son pérdidas, pero las ganancias esperadas no son ganancias". El principio de conservadurismo es la base de la regla del menor coste o del mercado, que establece que hay que registrar las existencias al menor de los dos valores: su coste de adquisición o su valor actual de mercado. El conservadurismo desempeña un papel importante en una serie de normas contables, como la provisión para deudas de dudoso cobro​ y la regla del menor coste o del mercado.​ (es)
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  • In accounting, the convention of conservatism, also known as the doctrine of prudence, is a policy of anticipating possible future losses but not future gains. This policy tends to understate rather than overstate net assets and net income, and therefore lead companies to "play safe". When given a choice between several outcomes where the probabilities of occurrence are equally likely, you should recognize that transaction resulting in the lower amount of profit, or at least the deferral of a profit. (en)
  • En contabilidad, la convención del conservadurismo, también conocida como la doctrina de la prudencia, es una política de previsión de posibles pérdidas futuras pero no de ganancias futuras. Esta política tiende a infravalorar, en lugar de sobrevalorar, los activos netos y los ingresos netos y, por tanto, lleva a las empresas a «ir a lo seguro». Cuando se da a elegir entre varios resultados cuyas probabilidades de ocurrencia son igualmente probables, se debe reconocer aquella operación que dé lugar a la menor cantidad de beneficios, o al menos al aplazamiento de un beneficio.​​ (es)
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  • Convención de conservadurismo (es)
  • Convention of conservatism (en)
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