Download This PaperThe Problems of Accounting Standards
6 Pages Posted: 20 Oct 2012
Date Written: October 2012
Abstract
The main purpose of company accounts is stewardship, so accounting standards based on ‘decision‐usefulness for investors’ are misconceived. And making the standards compulsory ‘Instructions’ rather than voluntary ‘Suggestions’ causes many additional problems. All we really need is the Companies Act requirement for accounts to show ‘a true and fair view’.
Keywords: acceptance, accuracy, comparability, expectations, judgement
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Myddelton, D. R., The Problems of Accounting Standards (October 2012). Economic Affairs, Vol. 32, Issue 3, pp. 44-49, 2012, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2163968 or http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0270.2012.02173.x
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