4 Major Difficulties in Setting up Accounting Standard

The following points highlight the four major difficulties faced in setting up accounting standard. The difficulties are: 1. Difficulties in Definition 2. Political Bargaining in Standard Setting 3. Conflict in Accounting Theories 4. Pluralism. Difficulty # 1. Difficulties in Definition: To agree on the scope of accounting and of principles or standards, is admittedly most difficult. Some, for example, equate [...]