Intermediate Accounting (16th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 1118743202
ISBN 13: 978-1-11874-320-1

Chapter 4 - Income Statement and Related Information - Review and Practice - Using Your Judgment - Accounting, Analysis, and Principles - Page 194: Principles

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This reporting violates the principle of faithful representation because the administrative expenses should be treated as operational expenses in the period they were incurred; it doesn't matter that they were one-time. Such accounting treatment would mislead the users about Counting Crow's financial statements because they are material. The treatment may end up understating the administrative expenses associated with the entity's operations; this misrepresentation violates the requirements of the conceptual framework.

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This reporting violates the principle of faithful representation because the administrative expenses should be treated as operational expenses in the period they were incurred; it doesn't matter that they were one-time. Such accounting treatment would mislead the users about Counting Crow's financial statements because they are material. The treatment may end up understating the administrative expenses associated with the entity's operations; this misrepresentation violates the requirements of the conceptual framework.
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