The true and fair view and the 'fair presentation' override of IAS 1

Accounting and Business Research

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 311-325

  Evans, Lisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 8744265291     PISSN: 00014788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00014788.2003.9729656     Document Type: Article

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