Intermediate Accounting: Reporting And Analysis
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ISBN: 9781337788281
Author: James M. Wahlen, Jefferson P. Jones, Donald Pagach
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Describe the reasons for the political involvement during the accounting standards setting process.
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“A key component of the Accounting Conceptual Framework (ACF) is the qualitative characteristics of useful financial information that includes relevance, faithful representation, and other enhancing qualities for identifying and disclosing financial information.”
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By reviewing IFRS 15 and/or IFRS 16, critically evaluate how accounting regulators and practitioners reflect the qualitative characteristics in practice. Your analysis may also highlight any advantages and challenges in respect of applying the qualitative characteristics in any context(s).
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“A key component of the Accounting Conceptual Framework (ACF) is the qualitative characteristics of useful financial information that includes relevance, faithful representation, and other enhancing qualities for identifying and disclosing financial information.”
Requirements:
By reviewing IFRS 16, critically evaluate how accounting regulators and practitioners reflect the qualitative characteristics in practice. Your analysis may also highlight any advantages and challenges in respect of applying the qualitative characteristics in any context(s).
Your answer must clearly mention the IFRS(s) chosen and support your critical evaluation by drawing on evidence and arguments from credible, verifiable, and accessible sources e.g., peer-reviewed academic journals, professional publication, books etc.
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