inflation accounting

  • 1Inflation accounting — is a term describing a range of accounting systems designed to correct problems arising from historical cost accounting in the presence of inflation. [ [http://financial dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/inflation+accounting Wall Street Words: An… …

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  • 2inflation accounting — Accounting practices allowing for the effects of inflation. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * inflation accounting inflation accounting ➔ accounting * * * inflation accounting UK US noun [U] ACCOUNTING ► a method of keeping accounts in which a …

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  • 3Inflation-Accounting —   [ɪn fleɪʃn ə kaʊntɪȖ, englisch] das, (s), Methode im betrieblichen Rechnungswesen, die den Einfluss von Geldwertänderungen bei der Rechnungslegung von Unternehmen ausschalten beziehungsweise verdeutlichen soll. Inflation Accounting kann eine… …

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  • 4Inflation Accounting — Special accounting techniques, which can be used during periods of high inflation. Inflation accounting requires statements to be adjusted according to price indexes, rather than rely solely on a cost accounting basis. Companies operating in… …

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  • 5inflation accounting — A method of accounting that, unlike historical cost accounting, attempts to take account of the fact that a monetary unit (e.g. the pound sterling) does not have a constant value; because of the effects of inflation, successive accounts expressed …

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  • 6inflation accounting — A method of accounting that, unlike historical cost accounting, attempts to take account of the fact that a monetary unit (e. g. the pound sterling) does not have a constant value; because of the effects of inflation, successive accounts… …

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  • 7inflation accounting — /ɪn fleɪʃ(ə)n əˌkaυntɪŋ/ noun an accounting system, where inflation is taken into account when calculating the value of assets and the preparation of accounts …

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  • 8inflation accounting — method for showing accounting reports modified to changes in the index …

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  • 9accounting — ac‧coun‧ting [əˈkaʊntɪŋ] noun [uncountable] 1. ACCOUNTING JOBS the usual word for the profession of accountancy in the US 2. ACCOUNTING the work of keeping a company s financial records, recording its income and expenses, and its business deals:… …

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  • 10Accounting reform — is an expansion to accounting rules that goes beyond the realm of financial measures for both individual economic entities and national economies. It is advocated by those who consider the focus of the present standards and practices wholly… …

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