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Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) Counter Why yesterday's accounting model doesn't work anymore, and how it can be fixed As Congress and the nation debate the state of accounting today, Rethinking the Rules of Financial Accounting examines the governing set of laws and proposes needed upgrades and improvements. Prolific writer Robert Anthony examines and discusses how and why specific rules of accounting contain inconsistencies, resulting in conflicting reports, and ways to correct the defects for reliable financial information. Robert Anthony continues to help generations of students and professionals learn and apply the rules of accounting. Now he turns his sights to practitioners as he discusses: How today's rules and standards were first developed Ways to improve each of the four key financial statements Implementation of changes in the rules for governing the financial reporting model.