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March 18, 2026The Accounting Review

The Accounting Concept of Profit: An Analysis and Evaluation in the Light of the Economic Theory of Income and Capital.

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ESEarl A. SpillerMCMarvin L. Carlson

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Overview

Analysis explores profit concepts in accounting through the lens of economic income and capital theory, suggesting deeper insights.

Key Points

  • This analysis aims to evaluate the accounting concept of profit in relation to economic theories of income and capital.
  • Review of literature on accounting profit and economic theory
  • Evaluation of key concepts from Hansen's book
  • Highlights the interplay between accounting profit and economic income
  • Emphasizes the implications for capital theory in accounting practices
  • Reveals a comprehensive framework for understanding profit in economic terms

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Spiller et al. (1973) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ba431a4e9516ffd37a4093https://doi.org/10.2308/tar-4495820
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Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1Accounting Concepts of Profit (Book).1985
  2. 2The Economic Analysis of Accounting Profitability (Book).1989
  3. 3THE CRITICAL EVENT AND RECOGNITION OF NET PROFIT.1959
  4. 4CONTEMPORARY THEORIES OF CORPORATE PROFITS RECORDING.1949
  5. 5REFORMULATION OF THE CONCEPTS OF CAPITAL AND INCOME IN ECONOMICS AND ACCOUNTING.1937