Forums › Ask ACCA Tutor Forums › Ask the Tutor ACCA FR Exams › principle based approach vs standard based approach
- This topic has 3 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by MikeLittle.
- AuthorPosts
- June 13, 2015 at 1:35 pm #256726
hey
Please need some clarification
how International financial reporting standards is principle based while in its name the word (Standard)
and GAAP is standard based while in its name the word (principle)
Is not this a contradiction?
thanks
June 13, 2015 at 3:54 pm #256739How fascinating! I’ve never realised that! (And nor has anyone else that I know of)
I wonder how long it will be before the examiner at F7 asks a 15 mark question asking for students to explain this anomaly? And, just think, you will be the only one that has even given this conundrum any thought.
I, unfortunately, am in no position to explain the apparent inconsistency.
I’m sorry 🙁
June 14, 2015 at 7:00 am #256782Mike, are you being sarcastic?? because I guess it is a really nice question that i have never thought about before!!!!
June 14, 2015 at 4:01 pm #256823Well, maybe a little bit sarcastic, but seriously I have never ever before noticed this anomaly and I’m not really in any position to give you guidance on the matter
And for that I am genuinely sorry (and there’s no sarcasm in this post!)
- AuthorPosts
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.