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  1. archives.cpajournal.com › 1998 › 0398CPA Journal Online

    California uses two tests to determine the existence of a unitary business. The most common test is the three-utilities test that focuses on the three factors of ownership, operations, and use to determine if a unitary business exists. Unity of ownership is deemed to be 50% ownership, either directly or indirectly.

  2. Nov 1, 2023 · Accounting theory is also based on a number of accounting principles. For example, the cost principle states that you should only record a transaction at its original acquisition cost, while the economic entity principle states that you should keep separate the transactions of different business entities.

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  4. Apr 14, 2015 · The unitary business principle originated in the United States in the 19th century with state property taxes and transcontinental railroad and express companies. The issue in those early cases was ...

    • What Is Accounting Theory?
    • Understanding Accounting Theory
    • Special Considerations

    Accounting theory is a set of assumptions, frameworks, and methodologies used in the study and application of financial reporting principles. The study of accounting theory involves a review of both the historical foundations of accounting practices, as well as the way in which accounting practices are changed and added to the regulatory framework ...

    All theories of accounting are bound by the conceptual framework of accounting. This framework is provided by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB), an independent entity that works to outline and establish the key objectives of financial reporting by businesses, both public and private.Further, accounting theory can be thought of as the ...

    Accounting as a discipline has existed since the 15th century. Since then, both businesses and economieshave greatly evolved. Accounting theory is a continuously evolving subject, and it must adapt to new ways of doing business, new technological standards, and gaps that are discovered in reporting mechanisms. For example, organizations such as the...

  5. This paper. employs economic analysis to frame a three part test of whether a. unitary business exists. Underlying the. tests is the notion that a unitary business exists when separate accounting cannot. satisfactorily isolate the profits of individual firms. The first test is common control. The' second is whether transfer priees on.

    • Charles E McLure, Charles E McLure
    • 1983
  6. Accounting Theory and Policy Making. The relationship between accounting theory and the standard-setting pro-cess must be understood within its wider context, as shown in Exhibit 1.1. We caution that Exhibit 1.1 is extremely simplistic. Economic conditions have an impact on both political factors and accounting theory. Political fac-

  7. Division of power can also occur via a unitary structure or confederation . In contrast to federalism, a unitary system makes subnational governments dependent on the national government, where significant authority is concentrated.