What Is the Essential Characteristic That Distinguishes a Change in Accounting

question 23

Essay

What is the essential characteristic that distinguishes a change in accounting policy from either an error correction or a change in estimate?

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Definitions:

Antitrust Enforcement

The regulation and enforcement of laws to promote competition and prevent monopolies and other practices that restrain trade.

Economic Efficiency

A situation where resources are allocated in such a way that maximizes the production of goods and services, minimizing waste and inefficiency in an economy.

Sherman Act

A landmark federal statute in the U.S. that prohibits monopolistic practices and promotes competition among businesses.

McCarran-Ferguson Act

A U.S. federal law enacted in 1945 that exempts the business of insurance from most federal regulation, leaving regulation primarily to the states.