Which of the following accounting principles or conventions is contradictory to the GAAP requirement to expense R&D costs immediately?   matching principle   historical cost principle   comparability   conservatism

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Which of the following accounting principles or conventions is contradictory to the GAAP requirement to expense R&D costs immediately?
 
matching principle
 
historical cost principle
 
comparability
 
conservatism
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As per matching principle of accounting, all expenses of a particular period are matched with the revenues of that period. In case any expense or revenue is related to past year or some future year, then it should not be recorded in the current year.

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