Changes to accounting policy may have both direct and indirect effects. List the methods used to record indirect consequences of a change in accounting policy under International Financial Reporting Standards

Changes to accounting policy may have both direct and indirect effects. List the methods used to record indirect consequences of a change in accounting policy under International Financial Reporting Standards

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