Qualitative characteristics

Relevance

Understandability

Timliness

Verifiability

Accurate

Up to date

Decision making

Understandable

Present

Future

No boundaries of knowledge

No information left out

Able to review and analyse information

reasonable knowledge of business and economic activities

Information changes quickly

Must be readily available

Decision making requires dependant

Must be a true reflection

Directly verified

Indirectly verified

Checking Data

Checking techniques used

observation

Checking inventory