Journal of
Accounting and Taxation

  • Abbreviation: J. Account. Taxation
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-6664
  • DOI: 10.5897/JAT
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 209

Full Length Research Paper

Fair value accounting: Perspective on stewardship function

Dusan Andrejcik
  • Dusan Andrejcik
  • Buckingham Business School, University of Buckingham, Buckingham MK 18 IEG, United Kingdom.
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Gurcharan Singh
  • Gurcharan Singh
  • Buckingham Business School, University of Buckingham, Buckingham MK 18 IEG, United Kingdom.
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Anwar Halari
  • Anwar Halari
  • Open University Business School, Open University, Milton Keynes MK 76 AA, United Kingdom.
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  •  Received: 10 July 2021
  •  Accepted: 15 September 2021
  •  Published: 31 October 2021

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