會(huì)計(jì)分期是指會(huì)計(jì)信息應(yīng)按劃分期限收集和處理。會(huì)計(jì)分期假設(shè)是持續(xù)經(jīng)營(yíng)假設(shè)的一個(gè)必要的補(bǔ)充。如果假設(shè)一個(gè)會(huì)計(jì)主體應(yīng)持續(xù)經(jīng)營(yíng)而無(wú)期限,在邏輯上就要為會(huì)計(jì)信息的提供規(guī)定期限。這是會(huì)計(jì)這一信息系統(tǒng)的發(fā)揮作用的前提。有了持續(xù)經(jīng)營(yíng)和會(huì)計(jì)分期這兩項(xiàng)假設(shè),既把會(huì)計(jì)主體的經(jīng)營(yíng)活動(dòng)看成是逝水不斷的長(zhǎng)河,