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Accounting for Price Level Changes | Accounting

The following are the generally accepted methods of accounting for price level changes:-  1. Current Purchasing Power Method (or) General Purchasing Power Method (CPP or GPP Method) 2. Current Cost Accounting Method (CCA Method). Method # 1 Current Purchasing Power Method (CPP): Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales recommended that changes in the price level should be reflected [...]

By |2017-02-06T20:58:57+00:00February 6, 2017|Price Level Changes|Comments Off on Accounting for Price Level Changes | Accounting

Comparison between USA’s FAS 33 and UK’s SSAP 16

FAS 33 (USA) and SSAP 16 (UK) differ in the following respects: 1. General Requirements: SSAP 16 calls for a complete profit and loss account and complete balance sheet on a current cost basis that may be presented as supplementary information or as the "main accounts with supplementary historical cost accounts" or as "the only accounts accompanied by adequate historical [...]

By |2016-06-18T07:01:36+00:00June 18, 2016|Prices|Comments Off on Comparison between USA’s FAS 33 and UK’s SSAP 16

Price Changes of Goods and Services

The following points highlight the three main types of price changes of goods and services. The types are: 1. General Price Changes 2. Specific Price Changes 3. Relative Price Changes. Type # 1. General Price Changes: A general price change is the result of a change in the value of the monetary unit during periods of inflation and deflation. Generally [...]

By |2016-06-18T07:01:36+00:00June 18, 2016|Prices|Comments Off on Price Changes of Goods and Services
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