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Approaches to Accounting Theory
Tax Approach
Legal Approach
Ethical Approach
Economic Approach
Behavioral Approach
Structural Approach
Tax Approach
Tax vs commercial reporting
Depreciation
Inventory valuation
Income tax adverse acct theory
Legal Approach
Legal Title
Realization
Ethical Approach
Justice
Truth
Fairness
Conceptual Framework by FASB:
– SFAC 1: objectives of acct for business enterprise
– SFAC 2: qualitative characteristics of financial
information
– SFAC 4: objectives of acct for non-business
enterprise
– SFAC 5: definition of concepts such as recognition,
realization, and measurement
– SFAC 6 (replaced SFAC 3): defining elements of
financial statements for all enterprises
Economic Approach
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Corporate Social Accounting
Behavioral Approach
Effects of financial report to
decision maker, auditor/accountant
Measure the sociological,
economical, and psychological
effects
How do investor, creditor &
managers react to different
accounting procedures and
presentation
Structural Approach
Taxonomy of Accounting Theory:
– As an Art
– As a Science
– As Technology
Accounting Theory as an Art
Art according to Suwardjono:
– Keterampilan mengerjakan sesuatu atau
menerapkan suatu konsep/pengetahuan yang
memerlukan perasaan, intuisi, pengalaman,
bakat, dan pertimbangan (judgment).
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