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"Accounting is an unchanging discipline independent of its environment and other influences."

Do you agree or disagree with this statement. Why or why not?

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"Accounting is an unchanging discipline independent of its environment and other influences."

Do you agree or disagree with this statement. Why or why not?

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I completely disagree with this statement. Accounting is definitely not unchanging. There are different ways to strategically account for assets as well as the costs of goods sold. With this, an accountant has to look at the industry that they are in to make sure that they are in line with the way business is done currently in order to compete and show an ...

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