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Assessing The Impact Of Transition From Rules-Based To Principles-Based Accounting In The Recognition Of Revenue: A Study Of Public Companies Listed In The Russell 3000 Index That Elected The Full Retrospective Method Of Accounting, Foday Y. Deen-Conteh
Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)
This research empirically assesses the impact on the financial statements for businesses listed on the Russell 3000 Index after the transition to FASB ASC Topic 606: Revenue from Contract with Customers. The study was focused on the 272 companies that elected the Full Retrospective Method of accounting after transition from rules-based accounting to principles-based accounting. The research applied Gray Comparability Index and Student t-Test to determine the significance of the difference between the ex ante and ex post revenues reported in the Form 10K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission. The companies were divided into all adopters, early-adopters, and non-early …