Accounting Changes and Error Corrections

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What treatment applies when prior records do not exist for a principle change?

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Apply prospectively from the earliest practicable date.

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Why does a depreciation error require correction even after time has passed?

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It is non-counterbalancing and never self-corrects.

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What is the impracticability exception for a principle change?

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Use prospective application from the earliest practicable date.

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Why is a correction of an error treated differently from a legitimate accounting change?

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It corrects a mistake, not a new acceptable method.

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