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Question
Briefly explain any three limitations of financial statements.
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Solution
- Lack of qualitative information: Qualitative information, that is non – monetary information is also important for business decisions.
For example- Efficiency of the employees and efficiency of the management. But this is ignored in financial statements. - Record of historical data:
Financial statement are prepared based on historical data. They may not reflect the current position. - Ignores price level changes:
Adjustments for price level changes are not made in the financial statements. Hence financial statements may not reveal the current position.
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