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accounting harmonization  

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  • Accounting harmonization is the process of minimizing the differences in financial reporting practices across national boundaries. Accounting is a social science, and accounting practice varies across countries due to differences in culture, religion, history, legal and taxation systems, financing and business ownership systems, and level of economic development. [Source: Encyclopedia of Business in Today's World; Accounting Harmonization]

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