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Accounting Procedures
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Accounting Procedures
An examination of the changes in IBM and General Motors concerning pensions, inventory and retirement.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages) |
4 sources |
1993
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"Changes in Accounting Procedures: A Discussion of ExamplesIntroduction
This research considers changes made in accounting procedures by four firms. Both the nature and the effects of these changes are discussed. The Accounting Practice Board (APB) Opinion 20 holds that a change in accounting procedures initiated by a firm is not justifiable unless a firm can demonstrate that such a change involves the use of an alternative procedure that is clearly preferable in the context of fair and accurate financial reporting. Such a change in accounting procedures might, as an example, involve a change in the method for the valuation of inventory from FIFO (first-in-first-out) to LIFO (last-in-first-out). This type of change would not only require a justification of desirability on the part of the firm, but..."
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"Accounting Procedures" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Accounting-Procedures/20058>
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