Intermediate Accounting
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Author: J. David Spiceland, Mark W. Nelson, Wayne M Thomas
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Chapter 20, Problem 20.6BYP
To determine
Changes in estimates:
Changes in estimates are accounted for prospectively in which, a company revises a previous estimates, earlier financial statements are not revised. In its place, the company simply incorporates the new estimate in any associated accounting determinations from then on.
To justify: The argument of Person L.
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