The Continuing Debate Over Depreciation, Capital and Income (RLE Accounting)

Download or read book The Continuing Debate Over Depreciation, Capital and Income (RLE Accounting) written by Richard P. Brief and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-05 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with first principles, then discussing the origin and evolution of the debate over depreciation, capital and income, several related topics are addressed in this volume originally published in 1993. These include the allocation problem, interest rate approximations, issues concerning financial reporting and analysis and the meaning and economic impact of ‘accounting error’. The underlying themes concern the importance of history and the need for an appreciation of basic concepts and relationships in accounting