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Margins of Error in Accounting covers the main reasons why published company accounts cannot be completely 'accurate' and the likely extent of the resulting errors. Separate chapters cover: the 'interim-ness' of accounts; the use of current value estimates; the cumulative effect of inflation on money as the unit of account.
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DAVID R. MYDDLETON has been Professor of Finance and Accounting at the Cranfield School of Management, UK since 1972 (Emeritus since retiring in 2005). He has written books on the British tax system, inflation accounting and accounting standards. He is Chairman of the Trustees of the Institute of Economic Affairs.
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Book Title: Margins of Error in Accounting
Authors: D. R. Myddelton
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230595019
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Economics & Finance Collection, Economics and Finance (R0)
Copyright Information: D. R. Myddelton 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-21991-5Published: 15 January 2009
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-30539-1Published: 15 January 2009
eBook ISBN: 978-0-230-59501-9Published: 15 January 2009
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 171
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Financial Accounting, Accounting/Auditing, Economics, general