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The matching of revenues and expenses is the fundamental principle underlying the concept of Accrual Accounting. Discuss why this is important and what a company might do to make itself look better by playing games with the matching principles. Also does the concept of conservatism sometimes take precedence over matching?

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The matching of revenues and expenses is the fundamental principle underlying the concept of Accrual Accounting. Discuss why this is important and what a company might do to make itself look better by playing games with the matching principles. Also does the concept of conservatism sometimes take precedence over matching?

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The matching of revenues and expenses is the fundamental principle underlying the concept of Accrual Accounting. Discuss why this is important and what a company might do to make itself look better by playing games with the matching principles. Also does the concept of conservatism sometimes take precedence over matching?

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