But Krauss said that from the moment he and the other scientists arrived on the island, they never saw anything untoward.
COMPANIES THAT FAIL THE $1 MILLION AVERAGE revenue test are not affected by the revenue procedure. For them, determining whether to use the cash or accrual method hinges on two issues: the material income-producing factor test and their type of entity. COMPANIES SELLING MERCHANDISE GENERALLY must use the accrual method to account for purchases and sales.
In short, GAAP requires accrual accounting rather than cash accounting, because the accrual basis better fits the defined objectives of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Accrual accounting requires companies to record transactions in the time period in which financial events occur.