Intermediate Accounting 14th Edition

Published by Wiley
ISBN 10: 0470587237
ISBN 13: 978-0-47058-723-2

Chapter 2 - Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting - Questions - Page 68: 29

Answer

The expenses of availing accounting information is mainly affiliated with the provision of highly trained accountants who structure and execute information frameworks, recover and investigate a lot of data, prepare financial statements/reports as per set principles, and audit the information displayed. These exercises are tedious and exorbitant. The advantages of availing accounting information are experienced by society, at large, since informed financial decisions help distribute rare assets to the best ventures.

Work Step by Step

At times, new accounting standards require presentation of information that isn't readily assembled by the accounting frameworks of most organizations. A determination ought to be made as to whether the additional or incremental costs of availing the proposed info surpass the gradual advantages to be acquired. This assurance requires cautious judgment since the advantages of the proposed information may not be promptly obvious.
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