1.Describe the usefulness of a conceptual framework. 2.Describe the FASB's efforts to construct a conceptual framework. 3.Understand the objectives of financial reporting. 4.Identify the qualitative characteristics of accounting information. 5.Define the basic elements of financial statements. 6.Describe the basic assumptions of accounting. 7.Explain the application of the basic principles of accounting. 8.Describe the impact that constraints have on reporting accounting information