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June 15, 2026Issues in Accounting Education0 citations

Accounting Income: The Relationship Between Capital Maintenance and Asset Measurement.

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RCRobert J. CoombesPEPeter H. Eddey

Key Points

  • The aim is to clarify the relationship between capital maintenance and asset measurement in accounting income.
  • Presents various accounting methods for price change adjustment.
  • Compares 'stock of capital' and 'transactions' concepts of income.
  • Focuses on educational approaches to convey complex principles.
  • Highlights the critical distinction between capital maintenance and asset measurement.
  • Aims to simplify the understanding of accounting for price changes.

Abstract

Abstract This paper presents an approach to teaching the various, and often confusing, methods of accounting for price changes. It emphasizes the "stock of capital" versus the "transactions" concept of income, and highlights the importance of the distinction between capital maintenance and asset measurement principles in a manner that is both simple and comprehensive.

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Coombes et al. (1986) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a2f9718a1cfeec4908283edhttps://doi.org/10.2308/iae-5325772
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Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context:

  1. 1A Capital Maintenance Approach To Income Measurement.1981
  2. 2The Capital Maintenance Rule and the Net Asset Valuation Rule.1969
  3. 3Capital Maintenance, Price Changes, and Profit Determination.1970
  4. 4THE MEASUREMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF INCOME.1949
  5. 5CONCEPTS OF INCOME UNDERLYING ACCOUNTING.1937