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Why we are giving prospective effect in case of change in accounting policy and retrospective effect for change in estimates

Shruthi Nachammai

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20-Feb-24 10:01

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Depreciation is accounting estimate & Change in depreciation is prospective

Sushmita Chowdhury

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20-Feb-24 13:34

But why ??

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Shruthi Nachammai

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20-Feb-24 16:26

estimates are given prospective effect. When we estimate we do not have all information. Estimated keep changing. If we keep doing retrospective adjustment, it will be complex nd difficult .

CA Suraj Lakhotia

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20-Feb-24 18:52

Tku sir

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Shruthi Nachammai

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21-Feb-24 09:22

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