"accounting effects" is a valid and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is used to refer to the financial implications of any changes in accounting and/or company policies. For example, one could say, "The accounting effects of the new policies are still uncertain."
That is mainly because of the accounting effects of good will, the amount in excess of assets being paid for Times Mirror and no reflection on Tribune's operations or cash profits.
HSBC's underlying profits - which ignore one-time accounting effects as well as the impact of changes in the bank's creditworthiness - rose 18%.
Rigid accounting transparency punishes initiative and will influence economic decision making and transaction structuring with short-term accounting effects in mind.
Excluding this adjustment and various other one-off accounting effects, HSBC's bottom-line profits-before-tax fell 6% in the year.
Without the nonoperating items and fair value accounting effects, BP's underlying replacement cost profit for the quarter totaled $5 billion, versus $2.9 billion for last year's comparable quarter.
"Although the announced steps are being taken primarily to offset the accounting effects of the adverse court ruling, they will also help maintain the company's strong capital ratios and position it to better address both current economic conditions and future growth opportunities," said KeyCorp chairman, Henry Meyer Henry Meyer.
Some have shown a tendency to emphasize losses from this accounting effect while playing down gains.
"They were referring to an accounting effect -- if you reduce future benefits by $200 million, you get to record that as profit.
This non-linear noise model takes into account effects in the image acquisition pipeline of a digital camera.
Integrated management of the catchment also should take into account effects of current climate change on the studied region.
The code takes into account effects of salt precipitation on porosity and permeability changes, and the wettability phenomena.
